We’ll outline the tips you need to ensure that your handbook is legally compliant, while at the same time explaining how to prevent it from becoming a binding contract you didn’t intend to make.
New Guidance on Performance and Conduct Issues Under ADA September 05, 2008 -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a guide addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to a wide variety of performance and conduct issues.
Sexual Harassment Policy = Protection from Liability? September 05, 2008 -- If an employer maintains a sexual harassment policy and an employee doesn?t use it, is the employer then exonerated from liability for sexual harassment? A federal court sitting in Pennsylvania recently faced that issue.
New DOT Drug-Testing Guidelines Now in Effect September 05, 2008 -- New Department of Transportation (DOT) drug- and alcohol-testing regulations took effect August 25. The changes to 49 CFR Part 40 contain new or revised guidance on issues related to adulterated, substituted, diluted, and invalid urine specimens.
Pet Food Plant in the Doghouse for Safety Violations September 04, 2008 -- OSHA has proposed $50,400 in penalties for 26 alleged safety and health violations found at a pet food manufacturing facility in Dublin, Georgia.
