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ADA reasonable accommodation checklist

Business Management Daily

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) helps people with disabilities receive the same rights and equal opportunity as everyone else. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title I of the ADA. Putting the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act into action sometimes proves confusing for employers.

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Employee terminations 101: What to say and do when it happens

Insperity

This may vary depending on a specific company and its organizational structure and culture, but generally the following parties should be present when an employee is terminated: The employee’s direct supervisor or manager A third-party witness (for example, the manager’s manager or a human resources [HR] professional).

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

Business Management Daily

Creating an effective documentation retention policy involves reviewing company and human resources requirements, state law, federal law, industry and governmental regulatory requirements, and insurance policies. Input from senior management, human resources, and the record-keeping department is a must. Per the U.S.

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Massachusetts wage and hour laws you need to know

Genesis HR Solutions

They must also be free to leave the workplace. Massachusetts workers have a right to receive their wages, including tips, earned vacation pay, promised holiday pay, and earned commissions that are definitely determined, due and payable. Parental Leave & Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) in Massachusetts.

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Navigating HR compliance in a complex regulatory environment

Higginbotham

Failure to comply with human resource regulations can result in costly fines, legal judgments, damage to the company’s reputation or even all three of these effects at once. The primary federal law governing EEO is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. State laws may impose additional requirements.

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HR record keeping requirements — stay in compliance

Business Management Daily

Human resource departments have extensive record-keeping obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ), the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA Act), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and other state and federal laws.

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Business law basics for HR: 8 things every HR professional needs to know

Business Management Daily

Human Resource professionals navigate an increasingly complex business and legal environment. Title VII (The Civil Rights Act) was passed under the Commerce Clause. So was the Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ) and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Equal Pay Act, which requires equal pay for equal work.