Other HR

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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New Federal Regulation On Method Of Destruction Of Certain Employment Records

As part of the federal government's fight against indentity theft, effective June 1, 2005, employers who discard certain information about employees will be required to make efforts to ensure that those records are actually destroyed. Under changes ...
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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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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 ...
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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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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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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 Office Party and Alcohol-Related Accidents

With the Holiday season upon us, many employers will begin making plans for holiday office parties. Often, alcohol will be served. if there is an alcohol-related accident following the party, is the employer at risk? The courts increasingly are ...
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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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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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Waging War Against Binding Arbitration: Will Trial Lawyers Win the Battle?

We all likely consume goods or services subject to standard contracts with vendors, contracts that we often do not even bother to read before we sign. Only when a problem with the vendor – or the provided goods or services – arises do we even pull ...
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