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A recent study released by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the nation’s leading provider of employment-related drug testing services, revealed that drug use by employees and applicants is at the lowest level since 1988.

The following checklist describes things an employer should consider when contracting with providers.

To keep potential company liability at a minimum when hosting social events for employees:

Care must be taken in choosing an outside EAP vendor in order to find one that can meet the needs of both the employees and the organization.

Follow these tips to avoid the risk of defamation liability:

All persons involved in conducting an internal investigation should be advised to follow these tips to avoid the risk of defamation liability:

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

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Consider as part of the termination process requesting departing employees to sign the following form to authorize providing future references.

If you contract with a medical provider, negotiate concerning malpractice liability:

Discriminatory language in advertisements.

The following checklist describes things an employer should consider when contracting with providers.

A previous employer can be a valuable source of information regarding someone you are considering hiring.

Recognizing that breast milk promotes optimum growth and development of infants, [Organization Name] accommodates mothers who choose to continue breastfeeding a

IRS regulations require employers to properly withhold the employer's share of FICA tax from tips and to pay the employer's share of the FICA tax on tips.

Have you ever given an employee the hint that he or she should resign before a decision is made to terminate the employee? Typically, prompted resignations occu

In many workplace situations, an employer and a staffing company may be considered joint employers.

Employers may resort to workplace searches to combat problems of workplace security, drug or alcohol use on company grounds, or company theft.

Just because we do not mean for a contingency worker to become an employee does not mean that it does not occur.

Criminal penalty.— A person commits the crime of unlawful DNA collection, analysis, retention, or disclosure if the person knowingly collects a DNA sample from

Contact the Department of Labor at 1111 W. Eighth Street, P.O. Box 21149, Juneau, AK 99802-1149. Telephone: (907) 465-2700. Fax: (907) 465-2784.

If an employer fails to pay over withheld amounts to a creditor within 14 days of the end of the pay period and fails thereafter to comply with a written demand

No permit is required to carry a deadly weapon within one's own dwelling or business premises or on real property one owns or leases.

For more information, contact the Colorado State Directory of New Hires, P.O. Box 2920, Denver, CO 80201-2920; Phone: 303-297-2849.