Provide brief answers, using appropriate key terms learned throughout this course (for example: Worker's Compensation, OSHA, discrimination, FLSA, etc.).
Why is each of the following good legal advice?
1. Employers should not ignore employees starting work early, staying beyond scheduled hours, or coming in to work on days off.
2. Group health plans must not limit eligibility based on health status, medical condition, claims experience, medical history, genetic information, or the disability of an employee or dependent.
3. Employers must not create or control "company unions."
4. Employers should require that employees report all injuries that occur in the workplace as soon after they occur as possible
5. Employers that have contracts with the federal government must create and maintain drug awareness programs for their employees
6. Whenever possible, employers should offer employees selected for downsizing the opportunity to transfer to other facilities.
7. Employers need to exercise particular care in making employment decisions regarding employees that have filed charges or spoken out about discrimination.
8. For applicants that are not hired, application forms and other documents should be retained for at least one year from when the decision not to hire was made.
9. For all persons hired, employers must view documents establishing identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. and record the documents examined on I-9 forms.
10. Supervisors should be well-trained at identifying signs of drug use and impairment.
1. Employers should not ignore employees starting work early, staying beyond scheduled hours, or coming in to work on days off.
2. Group health plans must not limit eligibility based on health status, medical condition, claims experience, medical history, genetic information, or the disability of an employee or dependent.
3. Employers must not create or control "company unions."
4. Employers should require that employees report all injuries that occur in the workplace as soon after they occur as possible
5. Employers that have contracts with the federal government must create and maintain drug awareness programs for their employees
6. Whenever possible, employers should offer employees selected for downsizing the opportunity to transfer to other facilities.
7. Employers need to exercise particular care in making employment decisions regarding employees that have filed charges or spoken out about discrimination.
8. For applicants that are not hired, application forms and other documents should be retained for at least one year from when the decision not to hire was made.
9. For all persons hired, employers must view documents establishing identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. and record the documents examined on I-9 forms.
10. Supervisors should be well-trained at identifying signs of drug use and impairment.