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Strategic Workforce Restructuring in Uncertain Markets
April 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Event details
Economic uncertainty, shifting market demands, and rising labor costs are prompting many organizations to reevaluate their workforce structures. While workforce reductions and restructurings can help maintain financial stability and strategic focus, poorly planned actions can expose organizations to significant legal, financial, and reputational risk.
In this session, specialists will explore how organizations can approach workforce restructuring strategically by balancing cost management with legal compliance, talent retention, and long-term business performance. The Crowe human capital consulting leader and a labor and employment attorney will provide a practical framework for planning and implementing workforce changes while reducing litigation exposure and protecting enterprise value.
Participants will gain insight into common legal pitfalls in reduction-in-force (RIF) decisions, including Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act) considerations, disparate impact risks, age discrimination patterns, and severance agreement requirements. Presenters will also address how organizations can design defensible workforce strategies through data-driven decision-making, talent segmentation, documentation discipline, and coordinated governance among human resources, legal, and finance.
Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how to implement workforce restructuring initiatives in a way that supports business objectives, protects key talent, and minimizes legal and operational risk.
By attending this session, you should be able to:
- Identify common legal risks associated with workforce restructuring and RIF decisions
- Explain WARN Act triggers, disparate impact considerations, and age discrimination risks related to workforce reductions
- Examine governance, documentation, and decision-making practices that support defensible workforce planning
- Apply structured workforce planning concepts to balance cost management, compliance, and talent retention
Continued professional education
Prerequisites: None
Program level: Overview
Advance preparation: None
Delivery method: Webinar (group internet based)
Field of study: Personnel/human resources
This session is recommended for 1.0 hour of CPE credit.
Note: All participants MUST be logged into the webinar INDIVIDUALLY to receive CPE credit. CPE credit will only be granted in the name of the individual logged into the LIVE presentation. Crowe is unable to grant CPE credit for groups viewing the webinar or for viewing on-demand recordings of the webinar.
There is no registration fee for participating in this webinar; therefore, there is no cancellation fee.
