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Nonunion shops: You can be liable for ‘unfair labor practices’

10/01/2003

Before you lash out against workers who rise up against a pay issue or other working condition, stop yourself. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects employees’ rights to engage in …

Unionized or not, beware of ‘unfair labor practices’

10/01/2003

Issue: Punishing workers for protesting work conditions could constitute “unfair labor practices”, even if your work force isn’t unionized.
Risk: Defending an NLRA claim …

Know best days of the week to hire, fire and do evaluations

10/01/2003

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Privacy: Don’t open employees’ personal mail

10/01/2003

You can’t outsource your WARN Act notice obligations

10/01/2003

If your company outsources HR tasks, don’t expect the outside provider to share the rap for a Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act violation, the law that requires certain companies …

To claim religious bias, worker must first voice need for accommodation

09/01/2003

A person’s religion is not like his sex or race, something obvious from a glance. That’s why Title VII imposes a duty on workers to provide fair warning of any employment …

Secondhand smoke leads to multimillion-dollar penalty

09/01/2003

If your workplace still allows smoking, consider this: A New York jury awarded $5.27 million to a sales director of a modeling firm who claimed that secondhand smoke subjected her …

Workers can’t claim self-defense as reason to ignore anti-violence rule

09/01/2003

As part of your anti-violence policy, include a clearly worded ban on physical and verbal abuse in the workplace, even if it’s in self-defense. Include descriptions …

FMLA doesn’t apply to workers who try to deceive you

09/01/2003

If you discover that one of your employees has either misused or lied about his leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you’re well within your rights to fire …

Never assume pregnancy will affect employees’ ability to work

09/01/2003

Issue: It’s up to pregnant employees to decide if pregnancy or maternity will prevent them from performing their jobs.
Risk: Liability for up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in …

Terminations

Nonunion shops: You can be liable for ‘unfair labor practices’

Unionized or not, beware of ‘unfair labor practices’

Know best days of the week to hire, fire and do evaluations

Privacy: Don’t open employees’ personal mail

You can’t outsource your WARN Act notice obligations

To claim religious bias, worker must first voice need for accommodation

Secondhand smoke leads to multimillion-dollar penalty

Workers can’t claim self-defense as reason to ignore anti-violence rule

FMLA doesn’t apply to workers who try to deceive you

Never assume pregnancy will affect employees’ ability to work

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