protection of both the employer and the employee. I agree with the statement “Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation.”. Furthermore, there have been many employee related regulations that have been set forth ; an example of such is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The human resources process is built on legal, safety, and regulatory requirements that all HR personnel must abide by. The legal effect on the human resources process allows HR to do the right
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Rocky v. Columbia Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, 54 F. Supp. 2d 1159 (S.D. Fla. 1999). Facts: Plaintiff, a hospital employee with a disabled son, was fired for excessive tardiness, absenteeism, and other performance-related reasons. The employee alleged her absence from work was to care for her disabled son, and that she was fired in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On motion for summary judgment, the district court found in favor
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federal employment laws that are applicable to both states, there are a number of employment laws that vary from state to state. I will first delve into discerning the laws in Michigan and Arizona: State Child Labor Laws Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal government has set a minimum age requirement for a youth seeking to work as well as employment limitations on individuals under the age of 18 (Federal Child Labor Laws, 2013). The law further distinguishes between agriculture and non-agriculture
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the role The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has on how business is conducted and to ensure that their laws and regulations are met. The human resource department is responsible for maintaining compliance of employment and work place related laws. The human resource department also trains personnel to ensure that the laws are understood and upheld. The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity laws prevent companies and supervisors from discriminating against employees on the basis of many
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I learned of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), and the importance of it. This particular act entitles eligible employees to take unpaid leave, while still having your job secured and your medical benefits active, for specified family and medical reason. In order to be eligible I had to go through an approval process. I had to be an employee that had worked for the company for at least a 12 month period and had worked at least 1,250 hours. I also had to obtain medical certification from
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According to Walsh (2010) at the turn of the twentieth century, employment law was virtually nonexistent in the United States. A major breakthrough came in the 1930’s with the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (was drafted mainly to help African-American) declared that people born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power are entitled
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Incentive programs are one of many ways organizations motivate employees. Our goal is to design an incentive program that is aligned with the company’s goals, needs, skills, and abilities. Incentive pay can be determined by merit pay and performance bonuses. Studies have found that pay-for-performance plans help achieve organizational goals and desired performance results. Merit pay is a reward in which employees receive permanent pay increases such as raises as a function of their individual performance
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Creating a family-friendly workplace is a strategy that more and more business are employing to keep their staff happy and productive. Although family-friendly workplace policies are often very expensive to implement, many employers feel that the rewards are worth the investment. Family friendly workplaces serve an employee’s needs by allowing them to better balance work and family, and fulfill the needs of the employer by increasing employee satisfaction and productivity, and reducing turnover
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Analysis of Labor and Employment Laws Situation A - Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) The FMLA was created in 1993 to assist employees in dealing with their personal family issues and work responsibilities. It allows a qualified employee to take an unpaid, excused, job-protected absence, for up to twelve workweeks in a 12-month period, to care for themselves or a family member with a serious health condition. Some of the covered conditions are: to care for a newborn child within one year
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It is critical that social sector organizations familiarize themselves with relevant employment laws that affect their employees and their organizations. Often social sector organizations begin with like-minded persons informally coming together for the purpose of addressing a challenging social problem. However, regardless of the ties that bind those who work together on a social mission, the social sector organization must comply with applicable employment laws and implement relevant policies
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