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As these debates suggest, the idea that franchises, especially those in the fast-food sector, create dead-end jobs is widespread.

What steps should an employer follow before conducting a criminal background check? The following checklist addresses issues that employers should consider and

Basically, an employer is one who controls and directs the performance of work, especially the details and means by which the work is done.

The following are among the factors employers should consider in using a skills or ability test or a psychological test as a tool in making employment decisions

Once a decision is made to implement an EAP, employers should consider a number of factors.

Typically, a higher-level manager or human resources practitioner receives a request from a line supervisor to discipline an employee because of an employee's a

Each year thousands of employers are sued by employees for wrongful discharge.

School districts.— All records and references relating to an allegation of a criminal offense committed by a school employee that did not lead to formal charges

[The following survey can be given to all employees before a pandemic to help employers determine which factors, including chronic medical conditions, might cau

When you attempt to check references supplied by a potential employee, you may find that many people and institutions will ask for a release before providing in

A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey finds that most organizations provide extended leave benefits beyond what the federal law requires.

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[Note that employers who are carriers subject to the Railway Labor Act should omit the last sentence of the notice.]

Note: The following sample notice form may be used for employees to notify employers of qualifying events or other changes in status that affect benefit coverag

NOTICE OF QUALIFYING EVENT

The following sample form may be used by employers, employee organizations and plan administrators to notify covered employees and spouses of their rights under

For a worker to be insulated from company discipline for engaging in activity that the employer has not authorized, the worker's activities must be both concert

Although immediate dismissal is unavoidable sometimes, it is not a good practice. Without an investigation, the real facts of the situation could be hidden.

With certain exceptions, an exempt white-collar employee must receive full salary for any week in which he or she performs any work, regardless of the number of

Because of this widespread use of computers, employers should consider formulating a computer use policy.

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act does not set a specific time for giving of advance notice, but the Defense Department strongly rec

Restitution Withholding Act.— An employer who violates the law may be deemed in contempt of court and may be required to reinstate a terminated employee (Sec.

The provisions of this section are supplemental to any statutes, existing or to be enacted in the future, that are designed to protect and safeguard a citizen's

Child labor.— Employers must post a printed notice in a conspicuous place where minors under 18 years of age are working that states the maximum number of hours

Nothing in this act shall prohibit an employer from terminating an employee covered in this act for lawful reasons other than responding to an emergency call th

Any person or entity violating the New Hire Act of 1997 may be subject to an administrative penalty not to exceed $25 per violation (Sec. 25-11-17).