While all situations that could occur in the workplace can not possibly be anticipated, the following is a list of things that should be considered.
All persons involved in conducting an internal investigation should be advised to follow these tips to avoid the risk of defamation liability:
Follow these steps in exercising progressive discipline with an employee:
For a corporation convicted of an offense, such corporation may be sentenced to pay a fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for a Class B misdemeanor; not to e
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).
In October 2008, the Department of Labor consolidated the USERRA posters used by private and state employers and by federal agencies.
USERRA poster (Private and state employers)USERRA poster
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
The interrogation of employees about their union activities, sympathies or knowledge of union affairs may not be unlawful in and of itself.
Off-duty conduct has traditionally been considered part of the employee's private life and irrelevant to the workplace.
The resolution of workplace investigations often depends on the credibility of the parties.
Since privacy can become an issue in electronic mail systems, employers should issue a policy that establishes a legitimate business interest for employers to m
All persons who are regularly employed by the state and whose pay is $75,000 or less exclusive of benefits shall be permitted to also engage in employment in th
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
Contact the Alabama Department of Labor at 1789 Cong. W.L. Dickinson Drive, Montgomery, AL 36130. Telephone: (334) 242-3460.
Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act.— A “No Smoking” sign or signs, or the international “No Smoking” symbol, which consists of a pictorial representative of a burning
Violation of the wage payment law is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $250 for each offense, and each day's violation again