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The Department of Labor offers these nine tips to make office celebrations more enjoyable and much safer:

Although you can prohibit smoking on the job, avoid a policy that prohibits an employee from smoking off the job as well. Such a broad prohibition can invade a worker’s privacy and is specifically barred by some state laws. 

Now that the holidays are here, OSHA has released its Nine Tips for Office Celebrations.

Workplace Drinking Culture Influences Alcohol Intake Elsewhere, Study Finds A restrictive workplace drinking culture curbs an individual's overall alcohol intake, even outside of work, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, as reported by Newswise. The

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Key ingredients to a successful employee assistance program include:

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.

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

Checklist: Keeping Liability to a Minimum. To keep potential company liability at a minimum when hosting social events for employees:

In its extensive information regarding drug use in the workplace, the US Department of Labor cautions employers not to feel safe from the drug abuse problem bec

Anyone who employs any minor in violation of Kentucky's child labor law or any order or ruling issued under that law, or who obstructs the Department of Workpla

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Willful violation of the recordkeeping or retaliation provisions is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $100, imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both (

Contact the Public Protection and Regulation Cabinet, Insurance Department, 229 W. Main, Frankfort, KY 40602. Telephone: (502) 564-3630. Fax: (502) 564-6090.

Although you can prohibit smoking on the job, avoid a policy that prohibits an employee from smoking off the job as well. Such a broad prohibition can invade a worker’s privacy and is specifically barred by some state laws. 

Employees may be discharged without notice for violation of major rules and regulations such as:

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Purposes. The purposes of this policy are:

Sole proprietors need to have an Employer Identification Number (EIN) only if they have one or more employees, if they have a Keogh plan, or if they are require

No matter how careful you are when you hire new employees, chances are that, at some point, you will have to respond to unacceptable types of conduct on the job

Employees who are currently using illegal drugs are not protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), although the law does provide alcoholics and rec

There are two possible areas of employee liability that may occur during office parties:

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

A growing number of states partially or completely limit workers' compensation benefits when the cause of a work-related injury is the employee's intoxication o

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Civil penalties.— Any person who sells, offers for sale, or furnishes any article of any description to a person under 16 years of age to be used for the purpos

List of providers.— If an employer does not have an employee assistance program, the employer must post in a conspicuous place a listing of providers of employe

Contact the Commissioner of Insurance at 135 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130-3351. Telephone: (334) 269-3554. Fax: (334) 240-3194.

Alabama Workers' Compensation Fraud Poster

Employee assistance programs.— If an employer has an employee assistance program (EAP), it must inform employees of the benefits and services provided by the EA