What steps should an employer follow before conducting a criminal background check? The following checklist addresses issues that employers should consider and
Welfare benefit plans must meet certain participant disclosure rules.
The following list contains some of the common issues addressed by the state legislatures and issues that employers need to be aware of when considering restric
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
Ask yourself the following questions to determine whether your employer's anti-harassment efforts really protect the organization and its employees.
School employees.— There are also specific prohibitions against discrimination against certain school employees (Title XII, Ch. 151B, Sec.
When contacting a personal reference supplied by a potential employee, it is important to ask the right questions.
Direct Deposit Enrollment Form. The following is a sample Direct Deposit Enrollment Form that allows employees to sign up for direct pay deposit.
Wages/vested vacation wages.— Kentucky includes vested vacation benefits in the statutory definition of wages due upon termination (Sec.
If you contract with a medical provider, negotiate concerning malpractice liability:
Dear [ ]:
Below is a sample EAP policy statement that can be modified to fit the particulars of a given situation.
Notice: Various state and federal laws prohibit employment discrimination based on age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, handicap, or veteran status
[The following sample policy statements are for holiday leave.
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A welfare benefit plan administrator must make certain documents available for inspection by any plan participant or beneficiary.
Because of this widespread use of computers, employers should consider formulating a computer use policy.
There are forms of harassment that are gender-based but are not sexual in nature.
In most states, independent contractors are not entitled by statute to workers' compensation.
You are faced with the following situation:
Alabama has not enacted a continuation of health care coverage law, but an insurer may not terminate health coverage for a subject of abuse when the person does
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
Contact the Alabama Department of Labor at 1789 Cong. W.L. Dickinson Drive, Montgomery, AL 36130. Telephone: (334) 242-3460.
Any person found guilty of violating Alabama's polygraph testing law will be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor (Sec. 2, P.A. 523, L. 1995).
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).