331: Essential Tips to Keep Managers Out of Legal Trouble with Peter Rahbar

The Modern Manager

Have you read your company handbook? As a manager, a simple decision at work could land you in hot water, so reading your company handbook is essential, especially for new managers.

You must know not only how to lead effectively but also how to lead legally. That’s where our workplace legal expert comes in.

Meet Peter Rahbar. Peter is a workplace legal expert who guides clients through the most important decisions of their professional lives. After almost twenty years of representing major international corporate clients in high-profile matters, including over a decade as the chief employment attorney for a major global media company, Peter founded The Rahbar Group, a boutique employment law practice based in New York City.

Peter specializes in representing individuals, including C-Suite executives, media personalities, and other professionals working in finance, media, sports, real estate, fashion, and tech.

In this episode, Peter shares essential legal tips for managers: understanding company policies, maintaining professional boundaries, and handling complaints properly.

He discusses why managers should avoid treating their teams like a family, how to respond to health disclosures and accommodations, and more.

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Conversation Topics

• (00:00) Introduction
• (05:05) What does every new manager need to know
• (04:32) Common pitfalls that managers usually fall into
• (08:01) How to support company policies, even when you disagree
• (10:20) Why managers should avoid calling their team a family
• (12:59) What managers can (and can’t) do when a team member requests a medical accommodation
• (21:29) Should managers tell their team when accommodations are made?
• (23:03) A great manager Peter has worked for
• (26:43) Keep up with Peter
• (27:04) [Extended Episode Only] What to do when someone brings a complaint against you
• (32:10) [Extended Episode Only] Adjusting communication styles for different team members

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