Articles for Legal & Accounting Experts

Connecticut Dealer Sues In Virginia Over Internet Sale

Monday, August 21, 2006
Thomas B. Hudson, Esq. - One of the costs of doing business over the Internet may be that the dealer finds that he or she is subject to suit in the buyer’s home state...

Employers With e-mail Beware?

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - The most effective tool is for an employer to implement an e-mail policy. This policy should be added to any existing employee handbooks...

Thoughts On The FMLA

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - Perhaps the most favored method among employers is the "rolling" 12 month period under subsection (d)...

"What Is Harrassment?"

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - Define harassment as verbal or physical conduct that "denigrates or shows hostility or aversion towards an individual"...

Pre-Employment Personality Tests May Cause More Trouble Than They Are Worth

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - Two main areas that these tests violate are invasion of privacy and disparate impact on protected classes of applicants...

Negligent Hiring: How To Protect Yourself

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - Employers are immune from liability unless the employee can prove that the information disclosed was known to be false ...

An Employer's Duty To Accommodate Religious Practices And Beliefs Of Employees

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - This could include allowing the employee to have flexible arrival and departure times, ... or permitting the employee to make up time lost...

Spirtuality Training?

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - You should note any New Age Training program does not become legally troubling until it is objected to by an employee...

Retaliation Claims Can Get You Even If An Employee Has No Underlying Discrimination Claim

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - An employee can complain of discrimination or harassment without any support for the allegations, yet be protected under the retaliation laws...

Workplace Violence

Monday, August 21, 2006
Ron Smith - Regardless of the worth of the employee involved, if a situation of this sort exists, take immediate and decisive action...

Courts Mandate Training For Managers And Supervisors

Monday, August 14, 2006
Ron Smith - It has long been the view among attorneys and employer consultants that supervisor training for employers is a must...

Defending Discrimination Charges

Monday, August 14, 2006
Under federal law, an employee has 300 days to file a charge from the last adverse employment action...

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