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BP to pay $92,000 for 2005 accident that killed 15

09/01/2007

OSHA announced that it has fined BP Products of North America $92,000 for violations at its refinery in Texas City. The citations come as the result of a March 2005 accident that killed 15 people and injured 170 others …

The long and short of it: Do different grooming policies equal discrimination?

09/01/2007

Q. We have a company policy requiring male employees to keep their hair cut short. One worker says we can’t force him to cut his hair because we don’t tell female workers to do the same. Is this true? …

Does grooming policy interfere with religious belief?

09/01/2007

Q. Can we require a job applicant to cut his hair as a condition of employment even if he alleges that his religion forbids him from cutting his hair? …

Dealing with foul-smelling workers: 6 tips for ‘The talk’

08/07/2007

Hosting a termination meeting may be easier than having to tell an employee that he or she has offensive body odor. Here are six tips for handling the issue in your workplace:

Roadside smokers prompt Honda to reconsider property-Wide ban

08/01/2007

To comply with the state smoking ban, Honda Motor Co. made its Marysville plant and surrounding property smoke-free on Feb. 8. By Feb. 9, visitors and employees began driving off the property to smoke …

Florida passes domestic-Abuse law granting victims time off

08/01/2007
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Underage teen sues McDonald’s franchise over sex with boss

08/01/2007

A teenage girl who worked in a Coral Springs McDonald’s is suing the franchise holder after her store manager, Hector Figueroa, carried on a sexual relationship with her for nearly a year …

Gun-Toting good Samaritan is fired

08/01/2007

When Colin Bruley, a leasing agent for the Jacksonville apartment complex where he lives, heard a woman screaming that she’d been shot, he grabbed his shotgun and ran to help …

Florida enacts law providing leave to deal with domestic violence

08/01/2007

For the first time, the state of Florida has passed a leave law that affects the private sector. The newly minted Domestic Violence Leave Law provides time off to employees who suffer domestic abuse …

Court tells employer to tell customers: We’re sexual harassers

08/01/2007

In a startling court order, a judge has required a company to tell its customers about a sexual-harassment verdict that cost it more than $2.3 million …