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Westchester County defends shrink-wrap abuse charge

02/01/2007

A learning-disabled man whom Glen Island Park fired filed a federal lawsuit and EEOC complaint against the Westchester County Parks Department alleging that his supervisors restrained him with shrink wrap and set it on fire …

JPMorgan Chase settles pair of disability-bias claims

02/01/2007

JPMorgan recently settled a pair of expensive disability discrimination suits …

Indiana Unemployment Compensation Law

02/01/2007

Indiana’s unemployment compensation system, like that of many other states, provides temporary payments to employees who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. The program draws from a public policy that assumes “economic insecurity due to unemployment is … a serious menace to the health, morale, and welfare of the people of this state and to the maintenance of public order” and is “essential to public welfare.” Indiana administers its unemployment compensation program through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (www.in.gov/dwd/) …

Sample Policy: At-Will Employment

01/01/2007
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What to do when complainer is actually the harasser?

01/01/2007

Just because an employee urges you to investigate alleged discrimination, don’t assume you have to treat that person with kid gloves. If it turns out that the complainer was actually the one causing the problems, you can—and should—take action

You can demand that staff work overtime, but be consistent

01/01/2007

If your organization hits a busy time and needs employees to work long hours, don’t hesitate to require everyone to pitch in. Federal rules allow you to require nonexempt employees to work overtime, so long as you pay them time-and-a-half for hours worked above 40 in a week

Sample Policy: Absenteeism/tardiness

01/01/2007
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Sample Policy: Military Leave

01/01/2007
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Sample Policy: Peformance Reviews

01/01/2007
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Sample Policy: Progressive Discipline

01/01/2007
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