Introduction the organization being discussed is a Foster Care Agency located in Detroit, Michigan. This organization provides foster care services to neglected and abuse children throughout Wayne County of Michigan. The goal of Foster Care is to give a child a home and a family to care for him/her until he/she is either returned to his/her birth parents or adopted. Foster Care is a part of a process that leads to a permanent home for a child. If a child is a temporary ward of the court, then the
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ASSIGNMENT #2 – FAMILY RELATED ISSUES ALICE F. EDDINGTON PROFESSOR RHONDA J. WILLIAMS EVANS LAW, ETHICS, AND GOVERANCE LEG 500 JANUARY 26, 2012 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) What is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? It is an act that was passed in 1993; it is a national policy that grants workers up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave in four situations. The four are: pregnancy, caring for an infant, this includes new borns, adoptions, and foster children that have been
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Legal Process Paper University of Phoenix Employment Law/MGT 434 Anne Peters November 04, 2008 Legal Process Paper In this paper, employees will learn the basic process, to file a discrimination complaint against an employer. The process to file a complaint base on any type of discrimination is very similar; however, in this case the discrimination is Racism. John Flores, is a 40 year old male, with African American, and Hispanic parents. He works for the private
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not allow employers to make this decision. Secondly, in regard to women in the work force I dont want flexible hours so I could get home early to cook my family dinner. I want equal pay!!! Third, I am not for cutting funding to agencies like planned parenthood. This agency doesn't solely perform abortions, it provides preventative care. I have went without insurance and I was able to get an annual checkup without paying a fortune… Also, Romney keeps saying how important Education is yet he did
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Islands. The private sector employees working in the states mentioned including the Virgin Islands are protected by Federal OSHA. However, federal agencies are required to implement a safety and health program that include the same standards as the private employers has. Under OSHA federal agencies are not fined however, OSHA does monitor federal agencies as well
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Public Welfare. Once those persons would obtain employment their childcare subsidy funding source would automatically transfer to CCIS. In the mid 2000’s it was determined that CCIS would provide the childcare subsidies for both working families and those receiving TANF benefits. Under the new guidelines TANF clients would receive the childcare subsidies automatically, at the time of applying for cash benefits, to attend training programs, employment, or education. Families who are working and are
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Dos and Don’ts of The Legal Context of Employment Decisions – What management needs to know? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 termed as ‘equal employment opportunity was the first federal law designed to protect employees from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. At the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the use of limited preferences based on race, ethnicity, and sex, when there is a “manifest imbalance” in a “traditionally segregated
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Samuelson, 2010). The employee and company must meet several conditions for the law to be applicable. FMLA has a broad spectrum and applies to public and privately held companies differently. In the case of public agencies, FMLA applies to all local, state or Federal government agencies regardless of the number of employees, as well as public or private elementary or secondary schools (U.S. Department of Labor, 2012). Privately held companies, however, must have a minimum of 50 employees for the law
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ARJ/ST 2007‐07‐09 1 Employability in working life: Graduates’ expectations and possibilities after graduation Airi Rovio‐Johansson and Stefan Tengblad Gothenburg Research Institute (GRI), School of Business. Economics and Law at Göteborg University Airi.Rovio‐Johansson@gri.gu.se Stefan Tengblad@gri.gu.se th Nordic Academy of Management Conference, Paper presented at the 19 August 9‐11, Bergen, Norway. Abstract The aim of the study is to investigate graduates’ strategies
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are working in human resources who wish to further develop (or refresh) their current knowledge, skills and capabilities in resourcing and talent planning * have a responsibility for recruitment and selection in an organisation or recruitment agency * have recently embarked on a career in HR * are a line manager Learning outcomes On completion of this unit,
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