From Hello to Goodbye ─ Proactive Tips for Maintaining Positive Employee Relations

Evaluating the complete employment relationship in reverse--from departure through hire— From Hello to Goodbye is the HR professional’s complete guide to understanding the various ways business relationships end, managing disability and leave issues, properly classifying workers, maintaining an inclusive workplace, increasing retention, and avoiding litigation. Updated to reflect new research and best practices in addition to recent legal and regulatory compliance complexities, the Second Edition also features practical tips for managing emotional reactions, suggestions to make the business case for inclusion, and practical guidelines for keeping yourself (and your company) safe from violence in the workplace.

Christine V. Walters MAS, JD, SPHR, has nearly 25 years of combined experience in HR administration, management, employment law practice, and teaching. She has been engaged as an expert witness, and testified before the U.S. Congress, state legislative committees, and federal administrative agencies. Ms. Walters has been interviewed and quoted in a variety of media, including television, radio, and print media. Ms. Walters has presented at national, regional, and state conferences across the country, including the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Employment Management Association (EMA), the American Physical Therapy Association, College and University Personnel Association, Credit Union National Association, and more. Today, Ms. Walters serves as an independent consultant doing business as FiveL Company, Helping Leaders Limit Their Liability by Learning the LawSM, providing proactive guidance, training programs, education, and counsel on employment and HR issues, policies, procedures, and practices for clients across the country and in a variety of industries. She was also an adjunct faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University, teaching a variety of courses in the graduate, undergraduate, and certification level programs from 1999 through 2006. Ms. Walters is licensed to practice law in the state of Maryland.