The following checklist was developed by David K. Fram, Director of EEO and ADA Training, National Employment Law Institute.
Before making an employment decision based on off-duty misconduct, HR should consider the following guidelines:
In general, no deductions may be made (except for items included in the category of board, lodging, or other facilities) that result in a weekly wage less than
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Child labor.— Employers of minors must post the working hours for each day of the week in which a minor is employed (Sec. 339.400).
Employers violating the rest period requirements of Sec. 337.365 are subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 (Sec. 337.990).
[Note that employers who are carriers subject to the Railway Labor Act should omit the last sentence of the notice.]
Liens.— A lien may be placed on all property, both real and personal, of an employer who has been assessed civil penalties by the Commissioner of Workplace Stan
Note: On January 30, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13496 entitled Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws.
The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would amend the National Labor Relations Act, which is the primary law governing issues related to labor relations, unions and collective bargaining.
On January 30, 2009, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13496 entitled Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Law.
Yes. In 2009, the US Supreme Court held in 14 Penn Plaza v.
The fact that an employee is on FMLA leave does not always preclude termination of employment or prevent an employer from declining to reinstate an employee on
The FMLA does not modify or affect any federal or state law prohibiting discrimination on the basis race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disabil
Neutrality agreements often include card check agreements.
Under Alaska's public records law, a state employee has the right to examine the employee's own personnel files and may authorize others to examine those files.
A person who employs a minor in any capacity on the premises of a business that offers adult entertainment is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offe
Each department, office, institution, or agency of the state government must keep for its files a complete leave record, covering each of its officers and emplo
If a holiday listed above falls on a Saturday, Saturday and the preceding Monday are both legal holidays for officers and employees of the state (Sec.
A second conviction subjects violators to imprisonment for not less than 60 days nor more than one year.