The following general notice guidelines should be considered if, after consulting with legal counsel, it is determined that a polygraph is appropriate.
Employment-based discrimination on the basis of AIDS/HIV status may be prohibited by the states' fair employment practices laws, either explicitly or through a
Checklist: Determining Independent Contractor Status. Basically, an employer is one who controls and directs the performance of work, especially the details and means by which the work is done.
What basic rules should be followed with at-will employees?
Before making an employment decision based on off-duty misconduct, HR should consider the following guidelines:
When you are hiring someone, there are many things to consider. Finding the right person for the job is certainly one of them.
The following checklist is designed to help employers construct a family and medical leave policy and analyze requests for family leave.
You should modify the handbook information presented here to reflect your situation and to identify areas for improvement.
To ensure that your company is in compliance with the federal and state laws controlling the limits of the independent contractor relationship, periodically go
Victims of domestic violence, as well as victims of sexual assault or stalking, sometimes leave their jobs because of the violence in their personal lives.
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Explanation. Smoking is a hot issue in society today, and you, as an employer, need to make your stance on smoking in the workplace clear.
Recognizing that breast milk promotes optimum growth and development of infants, [Organization Name] accommodates mothers who choose to continue breastfeeding a
Note: On January 30, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13496 entitled Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws.
In many workplace situations, an employer and a staffing company may be considered joint employers.
Federal, state and local laws not only restrict an employer's ability to test employees—and applicants—for AIDS, those laws also regulate the way in which an em
There are two possible areas of employee liability that may occur during office parties:
Many states have enacted laws requiring employers to provide a specified level of continued health coverage for employees who meet eligibility requirements.
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The transfer of the personnel file of an employee must be effectuated upon the written request of the employee.
For any one occurrence, the bereavement leave shall not exceed three days.
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
There are specific provisions in the deadly force law for federally licensed nuclear power facilities (Sec. 13A-3-23(a), as amended by S. 283, L. 2006).