Posts Tagged ‘employment discrimination’

Can’t I Just Drug Test My Employees?

Monday, June 4th, 2012

Or “What CAN or CAN’T I Require of My Employees?” We’ve all been there. You’re interviewing a candidate or sitting with an employee and you can’t help but wonder what, if anything, he/she does at home that might affect his/her quality of work. Or, lately a current employee has been distracted and off his/her game [...]

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Unions Threaten Boycott Over “Right to Work” State

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Unions Threaten to Boycott Upcoming Democratic Convention in Charlotte, NC Because Dem. Leadership Chose “Right to Work” State Although CEDR has no professional HR opinion on Union issues, this is a great opportunity to address something we hear frequently from employers: “My HR expert told me I don’t need to worry about my employee handbook [...]

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Employee Retaliation Claims – Being Careful

Friday, February 4th, 2011

By now, every employer in the country should have learned that you can’t “retaliate” against an employee because they have made a claim for employment discrimination.  That includes all the standard flavors such as race, religion, gender, sexual harassment, age, disability, national origin and perhaps even sexual orientation. For those of you that have a [...]

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