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Was Heavy Workload a Good Excuse for Attorney’s Wrongful Discharge Claim?

HR Daily Advisor

Missouri law presumes that all employees are employed at will. That means employees or their employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause. Another American Family office was closed in July 2012, and its files were also transferred to Liam’s office.

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Retaliation—The Marcia Brady Of Employment Law

HR Daily Advisor

In 2012, Jan experienced health problems that required her to take leave under the FMLA on two separate occasions—March to May 2011 and June to August 2012. The day she returned from leave in 2012, she was given a letter from “Cindy,” the presiding judge of Sangamon County. She can be reached at ksmithhaley@fslc.com. .

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Guarding At-Will Status: Texas Employer’s Disability Policy Sabotages Its Handbook

HR Daily Advisor

Here’s one: the presumption of at-will status in Texas. Yes, all employees are presumed to be employed at will, but don’t forget that a presumption is rebuttable. At-Will Employment Converted to Contract. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) employed “Nathan” as an executive, and he was an at-will employee.

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Interviewing Ryan Blair at the Economist's Talent Management.

Strategic HCM

Contact me at. info [at] strategic [dash] hcm [dot] com. Buy my book at Amazon. Buy my book at Amazon UK. Sunday, 20 May 2012. Interviewing Ryan Blair at the Economist’s Talent Management Summit. ▼ 2012. HR Performance 2012. Interviewing Ryan Blair at the Economist’s Talent.

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Courts: Legal pot clashes with zero-tolerance drug test policies

HR Morning

Employers were safe to move forward without worrying about whether the individual was approved to use medical marijuana or if an employee was actually impaired while at work. And more courts are following that trend when ruling on employee-drug-test-driven employment actions. Are your policies in tune with the times?

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Rest Breaks: Ways to Prove Employees Receive Duty-Free Time

HRWatchdog

Fortunately, there are several tools available to employers to help prevent rest break violations. Superior Court ((2012) 53 Cal. 4th 1004) that employers are not required to “police” meal and rest breaks, but instead simply must provide the breaks. This is where a well-drafted and enforced rest break policy comes in handy.

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Review of 2012 and into 2013 HR Carnival ~ HR to HR 2.0. - HCM

Strategic HCM

Contact me at. info [at] strategic [dash] hcm [dot] com. Buy my book at Amazon. Buy my book at Amazon UK. Review of 2012 and into 2013 HR Carnival. 2013 is kicking off with the HR Carnival at Strategic HCM. John Hunter at Curious Cat: Respect for People: Optimize for Developer Happiness at Etsy.