For my week 2 discussion board, I will discuss the union, how it works, and why people join them. The Labor Union is an association that consists of employees with common interest of fighting for better wages, reasonable hours, safer working conditions and protection from economic and legal exploitation. The Union also fights better health benefits and aid to workers who are injured or retired. Some of the reasons why employees join the Union is because they feel like they are being treated unfairly
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Dependency Work and Gender Equality” was an article that I felt was relatable. This is due to my position working for In Home Supportive Service (IHSS) which has allowed me experience first hand the struggles with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) due to the limited time they are offered. The goal of In Home Supportive Service (IHSS) is to give people who are at risk of being place in a home an opportunity to continue to live in their own home independently with assistance from a caretaker
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has made. Employee benefits are much more than health insurance, vacation time, and 401 (k) plans. Companies with 50 or more employees must also provide workers with unpaid family and medical leave benefit under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Health insurance is typically a matter of agreement between an employer and employees. The article talks about efficiency of mandated benefits. It is argued that companies could provide the employee benefits in terms of money or insurance as negotiated
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Swedish Daddies Tonya McKenzie Professor Swinney Strayer University February 20, 2015 Abstract This paper explores the balance between career and family life. Whether we believe the mindset of corporate America is conducive to the type of work and family arrangement that is suitable. Then explain reasons why or why not. This writer will tell whether or not the United States should require organizations to provide paid maternity leave if so, discuss whether or not the United States should
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Labor | EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity | EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning | EVP | Employee Value Proposition | FCRA | Fair Credit Reporting Act | FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act | FMLA | Family & Medical Leave Act | FTE | Full Time Equivalent | GINA | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act | HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act | HRIS | Human Resources Information Systems | HRP | Human Resource
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Employment Law Compliance Plan HRM/531 June 6th, 2015 Employment Law Compliance Plan Memorandum To: Traci Goldman From: Date: 06/06/2015 Subject: Employment Laws Regarding your request, I am to prepare an employment law compliance plan for Ms. Mary Lee Luther, HR Director for Clapton Commercial Construction. I understand that the company is based in Detroit, Michigan but would like to expand their business in Arizona. The company currently employs 650 employees and would be adding
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include data into the new system. The processes they utilize to keep this data will be the same, just within the new system. The system will only allow them access to the specific data that they already had responsibility over. This data includes FMLA absences, ADA accommodations, job analysis data, compensation data, salary surveys, complaints, harassments, and grievances. Specific data viewing, altering, and inputting will only be given to department managers,
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of this report it will be assumed has worked the required hours to meet the standards for the FMLA. After review of Employee A case it is clear that the employee was in fact entitled to take up to 12 weeks off of unpaid leave. He will be allowed to return to his previous job, at the previous rate of pay, but has been denied the request for the 11 weeks of withheld salary. Violation: No violation of FMLA has occurred. The law states clearly that we must allow up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for an
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SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Fifth Edition Maryland Commission for Women 311 W. Saratoga St. Ste 272 Baltimore, MD 21201 410-767-3049 The Women’s Law Center, Inc. Copyright: 1982, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2008 The Women’s Law Center, Inc. Sex Discrimination in Employment Fifth Edition Revisions Provided By: Jill Wrigley, Women’s Law Center of Maryland With Editorial Assistance From: L. Tracy Brown, Women’s Law Center of Maryland Laurence Ruth, Women’s Law Center of Maryland Jessica Morgan
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health benefits, flexible spending accounts, life insurance policies, employee assistance programs, and tuition reimbursement plans. Temporary employees are hired on a temporary basis to fill positions for which an employee may be on leave such as FMLA, disability, or maternity. In some cases, temporary positions may result in regular full time positions if the organization sees a need to keep the employee. Hiring a temporary employee saves the organization the costs that hiring a regular employee
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