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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) helps to enforce federal laws concerning employment discrimination. If people claim that a company discriminated against them on the basis of their race, religion, sex or other protected characteristic, the EEOC may...
The actions of employees while working at a company and after leaving the organization can have a direct impact on an organization's success. Someone's failings could lead to a product recall or a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company. An employee could also...
Sometimes, employees decide to take legal action against the company that hired them. Oftentimes, it is a belief that the business has failed to meet some kind of financial responsibility that leads to those claims. Failing to pay a worker's full wages would result in...
Both federal employment laws and Florida State laws make it clear that companies should never consider protected characteristics when making decisions about who to hire or fire. All workers should receive fair consideration for employment and advancement opportunities...
The terms that you include in your employment contracts determine what responsibilities you have to your workers and also what they should do for your organization. You can potentially include provisions in an employment contract that will protect your business for...
Layoffs sometimes become necessary for a company's financial stability. Maybe the organization expanded too quickly during a time of success and has now been struggling to cover the costs of operating multiple different facilities. Perhaps your company recently merged...
Employers have to know and comply with all state and federal employment laws. There are many rules that place a burden on employers by requiring them to absorb certain expenses or losses. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a perfect example. The FMLA protects...
It can be frustrating to know that you’ve done your best to instill a no-nonsense attitude in the workplace when it comes to sexual harassment and still realize that some people bring that kind of boorish (and illegal) behavior through your door. Yet, it happens all...
You depend on your employees to keep your business running and they depend on you for their paychecks. Yet, in many ways, your interests and the interests of your staff members are at odds. It is best for your profit margins for you to keep staffing costs as low as...
As a business owner, you want to use a dress code at your company. You feel that it will help create the atmosphere that you’re seeking to make, and it will give your business the professional aesthetic that is so important in your industry. However, when you inform...