OSHA has cited Mountain Pure MS and proposed penalties totaling $164,150 following the investigation of a fatal May 24 accident at the company's Magee, Mississippi, facility.
A recent survey, Education Assistance Plans, conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, reveals trends in organizations' education assistance policies.
Health care benefit plans’ summary plan descriptions (SPDs) are written at too high a level to allow “average participants” to identify and read important plan information, according to the results of a study recently prepared by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
Benefits costs rose more quickly than salaries for the period June 2006 to September 2006, according to the most recent Employment Cost Index from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Although industry surveys indicate that employers anticipate strong growth in consumer-driven healthcare plans (CDHC), low selection rates remain a significant stumbling block among employees offered such plans as one option among many, according to a report released by The Conference Board, the international business research organization.
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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
The following checklist addresses specific management steps to better supervise telecommuters.
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
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.
Each year thousands of employers are sued by employees for wrongful discharge.
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
Drug Testing Consent Form
Ask yourself the following questions when considering whether or not a proposed course of action could violate an individual's right to privacy:
Example of Independent Contractor Agreement
While it’s clear that the extent to which HR practices are used varies widely across firms of all sizes and tenures, it’s also true that firms which use best HR practices to a greater degree have higher productivity and stronger market performance relative to their competitors.
The proposed protocol would apply to employers in general industry, shipyard employment and the construction industry.
While any business operates best when all employees are present, employee absence and tardiness create more of a problem in some businesses than in others.
It is our organization's policy to do whatever is necessary to safeguard everyone and everything associated with the facility.
On employment applications, at-will statements:
Employees may be discharged without notice for violation of major rules and regulations such as:
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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.
Because of this widespread use of computers, employers should consider formulating a computer use policy.
The best way to find out what employees want is to ask them. Employee surveys are a useful way of obtaining this information.
You are faced with the following situation: