The investigation of sexual harassment complaints, what to include in your personnel handbook, the art of interviewing are all topics of interest if you own or run a law firm. Indeed, as times change, so do business conditions and needs. An employer's practices may no longer work well when the employer has doubled or tripled in size. This is FindLaw's collection of HR articles that do not fit neatly into a single category, part of the Human Resources section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Massachusetts: Material Change in Employment Relationship Could Invalidate Prior Restrictive Covenant
For years, commentators have viewed Massachusetts as neutral territory for the enforcement of noncompete agreements. An employer’s need to protect its most important assets, including the company’s strategic vision, customer base, and trade secrets ...
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Executive Termination
"Nasty, brutish and short" was how the 17th century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes described civil life without the stabilizing presence of a monarchical system. Similar words can be used to describe the employment experiences of an increasing ...
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Arbitration Clauses in Employment Disputes: Staying Out of Court
The explosion in employment claims litigation highlights the need for employers in Hawaii to become more aggressive in avoiding the court system for resolution of employment disputes. Very few Hawaii employers have the financial ability to survive ...
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Violence in the Work Place: Some Legal Considerations
(1) Red flags for liability in pre-employment, employment, and post employment stages. (2) Appropriate corporate policies, practices and procedures. Know when to seek assistance. (3) Appropriate actions in handling applicants, employees, and former ...
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The Average Weekly Wage for Temporary Total Disability
Article provided by the Eley Law Firm. Please visit our Web site at www.eleylawfirm.com. Temporary total disability (TTD) is a type of benefit available to injured workers during the period of time they are recovering from a workplace injury or ...
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The Art of Interviewing: Do's and Don'ts
Interviewing and selecting candidates poses one of the more difficult challenges employers' face. A skillfully conducted interview is an integral tool in the hiring process. On the other hand, a poorly conducted interview not only wastes the time of ...
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Managing Employee Absenteeism
When an employee works a standard five-day week, one can assume 260 workdays exist annually. After subtracting 10 days on average for vacation and another 10 days for federal, state and local holidays, an employer could expect 240 workdays a year ...
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New Legislation May Require Extensive Changes for New & Existing Executive Compensation Arrangements
The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the "Act") was passed by Congress on October 11 and is expected to be signed into law by the President shortly. If enacted, this legislation will make significant changes to rules relating to deferred ...
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This Investigation of Sexual Harassment Complaints
This month's topic is investigation of sexual harassment complaints. The procedure discussed below may also be used when investigating claims of other types of harassment prohibited by the Fair Employment and Housing Act (such as harassment based on ...
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NJ Employers May Be Liable for Negligent Misrepresentation for Inaccurate Employment References
In Singer v. Beach Trading Co., Inc. et al., No. A-1617-04T5 (N.J. App. Div., July 19, 2005), the New Jersey Appellate Division, in a case of first impression, defined the circumstances under which an employer may be held liable for damages as a ...