Briefing the 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
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principles of ASCLD. All labs deal with biological matter, so there has to be safety standards set in order to protect workers from exposure. A good example of this is if someone was exposed to blood collected form a scene or evidence, or a victim. OSHA sets standards and regulations that must be followed, so labs need to have policies in place, and visible to all employees. There are examples of all such a memos
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NewCorp Scenarios Legal Brief Three legal encounters that NewCorp is contending with are unsatisfactory performance and corrective action plan, sexual harassment and discrimination, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance Legal Encounter 1 NewCorp hired Pat in Vermont causing Vermont state law to apply to this legal encounter. NewCorp had Pat sign a document stating that NewCorp must issue a corrective action plan but failed to uphold this contract by eliminating
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Employment Law Compliance Plan for Clapton Commercial Construction Giselle Vellon HRM/531 September 23, 2013 Ellen Thomas Employment Law Compliance Plan for Clapton Commercial Construction ------------------------------------------------- memorandum to: | Marylee luther | from: | giselle vellon | subject: | employment law compliance plan | date: | September 23, 2013 | cc: | Traci Goldman | | | As you embark on the journey of expanding your business into a new state, there
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Nick Reed Professor Hijazi 9 December 2010 Sociology of Popular Culture Since the early 20th century, the fast food industry has become very powerful and influential in America. So much so, that it has been able to shape the American government in many ways that fit its central goal of gaining as much profit as possible. As Eric Schlossen demonstrates in his book, Fast Food Nation, the fast food industry has done this through a variety of techniques and have succeeded in changing many laws
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not consider the sparks or the level of dust to be hazardous and would not try to correct the situation. Seeing that they would not change the situation I would go ahead and file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Having to file a complaint within the company, especially with such negative responses would more than likely cause job hardship. This would be because the company might feel as though I was trying to create problems and could potentially be causing
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Final Exam Jessica ETH/316 Michael Scott Due June 30, 2014 Question #1 Introduction Ethics are considered the science in which one bases their beliefs, while morals are the choices made based on those beliefs. To be considered a virtuous person one must understand and demonstrate the “acceptable” beliefs of their society, by maintaining their personal character traits and standards, and by making and demonstrating good choices in their personal and professional lives. A person who
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Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World Lateesha Grant Legal 500 February 12, 2014 Meredith Brasca PharmaCARE (We CARE about YOUR health®)\is one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company that produced high-quality products that saved millions of lives and enhanced the quality of life for millions of others. The company offers free and discounted drugs to low-income
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The Legal Environment of Business II Chapter 19 Review Questions 19-1 Why did Congress create administrative agencies? The administrative agencies were created by Congress because they felt that the anticompetitive conduct of railroads and other corporations could best be controlled by separate administrative agencies with defined statutory mandates. Also during 1929 because of the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression Congress felt the need of additional agencies
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the bad business decisions that PharmaCAre made. Donna was a PharmaCare employee whom had perfect attendance prior to becoming ill due the condition of the manufacturing plant. Tom was one of the supervisors of the plan whom threatened going to OSHA about the issues of the lab and condition of the workplace. Ayesha was an employee of PharmaCare whom had issues with being promoted to a supervisor. She filed an EEOC complaint related to religious discrimination. Allen was the manager of the
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