At-will employment

purpose of the contract must be legal. An employment contract is a written document between an employee and an employer setting forth the terms of their relationship. Generally an employment contract will have a start date, compensation, type of work, hours of work, is the bonus guaranteed or discretionary, vacation time and other benefits. Other key issues addressed are type of employment – employee or contactor, non-compete agreement, insurance. Employment contract can be very useful if the…

Do you have an employment litigation attorney on retainer? Employers are required, by law, to follow ever-changing state and federal employment laws. You want to spend your hard earned profits on building your business instead of paying fines or defending lawsuits. An employment attorney can help you do just that. Why Do You Need to Hire an Attorney Now, Instead of Later? Your employee handbook and training process fails to address sexual harassment. A new employee begins making unwanted…

Employment in the United States creates a broad standard that people adhere to because of the increasing competition in the job market. People need to figure out what employers look for, especially those who want a job right out of college. To counter these thoughts and worries, prospective employees need to start early. Whether or not they start in high school or college, finding opportunities to gain information and experience counts a lot in the eyes of many companies. These experiences and…

Employment Uses for Social Media In today’s world, social networking sites allow people to connect with an unlimited number of people all around the world. Keeping in touch with family, friends and making new acquaintances. Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram allows people to keep in touch with family and friends, and even make some new acquaintances without ever having to make a time to meet up in person. Other sites such as LinkedIn, Skype, Facetime, company blogs and…

1. A) First and foremost, Sue is correct in determining that Simon is attempting to perform employment discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made it clear that sex and age are not to be the basis for termination; Simon has made it clear that he has no problems with Betty’s performance – only the fact that Betty is not young and pretty. However, Sue must keep in mind her priorities – she is a CPA first, not an EEO official. In this case study, the company is nearing the…

The United States employment laws consist of: Wages and Hours Worked, Safety and Health Standards, Health Benefits, Retirement, Workers Compensation, Workplace Conditions, Standards and Equal Opportunity. The concepts of work and family balance in the United States are not a realistic concept or practice, as to other countries around the world. As working Americans, it becomes very difficult to manage family life, while having to pursue a career. Americans theoretically work longer hours, with…

philosophy of Employment First is “the idea that competitive employment in an integrated setting should be the priority outcome for people with disabilities” (Ohio’s Path to Employment First, 2014). In March 2012, Ohio Govender John Kasich signed into order the Employment First Executive order. With the signing of this executive order, the state of Ohio joined twenty-six other states implementing an official policy or legislation act related to the idea of Employment First. The Employment First…

applicant? (TCO 7) All of the following would be likely to cause the HR person to remove an applicant from the pool during the initial screening of the selection process except (TCO 7)What advice does your text give to organizations that want to use employment testing………? (TCO 8) Training should be performed in which of these situations? (TCO 8) Which of the following is not true regarding a learning organization? (TCO 8) The andragogical model of teaching makes assumptions of the learner…

Abstract The concepts of industrial relations and employment relations have been used interchangeably to connote the relationship that exists in a work organization between the owners of the factors of production and labour. Attempts have been made to explain and label correctly both concepts but the controversy rages on. Scholars have opined that industrial relations is broader than employee relations and vice-versa. This paper attempts to clearly identify the differences (if any), the…

7.1 Employment Law Concepts: Employment law concepts: Fossum (2012) explained that employment law is a broad area that formed form everything employee and employer relationship. Labor law on the other hand covered the negotiation process between employees an employer. Fossum( 2012) also explained that there are so many laws and regulations that control Employment law, and these laws and regulations could be both federal laws or state laws that is different depending on the state. Independent…