Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Issues HCS 341 April 4, 2011 Abstract Legal, Safety, and regulatory issues all have a large impact on the human resources process as they relate to the statement “Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation.” In today’s society litigations seem to be an increasing greatly, and administrators do their best to create human resources processes that avoid any possible litigations on them and or their organization. I completely
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Harnischfeger Corporation Introduction Harnischfeger Corporation is a machinery company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Harnischfeger was founded in 1884 as a partnership and was incorporated in Wisconsin in 1910 under the name Pawling and Harnischfeger. There were two major segments in this company, Construction Equipment and the Mining and Electrical Equipment divisions and Material Handling Equipment and the Harnischfeger Engineers divisions. Harnischfeger experienced a rapidly growth during
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Clapton Commercial Construction Company To: Atwood and Allen Consulting Company From: John Doe Date: 8/25/2014 Re: Employment Law compliance plan Purpose: The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the management and employees of Atwood and Allen Consulting Company, about a consulting assignment from Clapton Commercial Construction Company over their employment law compliance plan. The company is seeking consultancy services from us. It is therefore crucial that we provide the
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There are several legislation act that were established in regards to AIDS epidemic. They are Rehabilitation Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Employee Retirement Income System Act (Goetch, p. 543). Rehabilitation Act- its motivation is to offer security to individuals with inabilities, including laborers. It expresses that any office or association that gets government financing falls inside of the domain of the demonstration. Such substances may not victimize people who have inabilities
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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates the employee’s pension. The provisions under ERISA supersedes state and local laws. There are healthcare laws that protect those that may separate from their place of employment. Or those that are on temporary leave from work. This is covered under the Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, better known as COBRA. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) applies to employers with 50 or more employees. It provides
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HR and Business Acronyms AA 1.) Affirmative Action 2.) Adverse Action AACU American Association of Colleges and Universities AAO Affirmative Action Office AAP Affirmative Action Plan AAR Average Annual Return AARP American Association of Retired Persons ABF Asset Based Financing ABM Activity Based Management ABMS Activities Based Management System ABS Asset Backed Security ACH Automated Clearing House AD & D Accidental Death and Dismemberment ADA Americans with Disabilities
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Cost Club Senior Regional Staff This handout is intended to explain the five key regulatory areas Cost Club must adhere to. Following is a list of those areas: Employee Privacy, Employee Unions, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Employee Privacy Federal Law – General Privacy Laws * Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994 – 18 U.S. Code 2721. This law limits disclosures of personal information
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report for the GRINNELL COLLEGE MEDICAL BENEFIT PLAN – RETIREE GROUP, (Employer Identification No. 42-0680387, Plan No. 507) for the period July 1, 2014 to June 30,2015. The annual report has been filed with the Employee Benefits Security Administration, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT Benefits under the plan are provided by a trust (benefits are provided in whole from trust funds). The value of Plan assets, after subtracting
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provide additional information employees can use to help monitor their wage benefits. By choosing from the Wages subtopics list it will also help employees narrow their browsing. This information is useful so that employees and employers understand employee qualification for benefit programs. The Department of Labor enforces the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA), which sets basic minimum wage and overtime pay standards. These standards are enforced by the Department's Wage and Hour Division. This law
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The 1,000 employee stock options granted on January 1, 2006 have two vesting conditions; the first being a performance condition and the second being a service condition according to ASC 718-10-20. The performance condition requires the company to achieve cumulative revenue in excess of $10 million over a three year vesting period. The service condition, instead, requires that the eligible employees have to be still employed by Long Shot after the three-year reporting period. These conditions have
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