Three legal trends will affect you
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HR practitioners should keep abreast of developments relating to employment law so that they will be better prepared for legal entanglements. Bernard Sobelsohn of Los Angeles law firm Allen, Rhodes & Sobelsohn sees three major trends in workplace law that HR professionals should play close attention to. The first of these trends is the difficulty of complying with various statutes at the federal and state level that often conflict with one another. The second trend is dealing with the impact of mergers and acquisitions. Consolidation often entails the difficult task of integrating different employment policies. The third trend is the limitations placed on certain types of workers' compensation claims to discourage fraud. Ways of dealing with these three developments are discussed.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1996
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Give today's kids a taste of work - and you'll get better employees tomorrow
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Kids And the Power of Work (KAPOW) is a program created jointly by the business and education sectors to prepare America's future workers for the world of work at an early age. Founded in 1991 through the concerted efforts of Grand Metropolitan PLC and the National Child Labor Committee, KAPOW targets elementary school children with the goal of helping them to see the relationship between education and their future careers, and to think intelligently about what they are going to do when they grow up. Under the program, volunteers who represent various careers visit second to sixth grade classes to teach vocational lessons. These lessons try to help raise the children's awareness of their own abilities, as well as of the wide variety of ways of making a living.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1995
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You demote me and I'll sue you
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A landmark decision by the California Supreme Court in Nov. 1995 is expected to generate several legal challenges to various kinds of employment decisions. The court ruled that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. should not have demoted two employees due to an implied promise not to demote them without good cause. The ruling has made it legal for employees to use an implied contract claim to challenge employment decisions such as change in benefits, wrongful discipline and failure to promote. Employers can avoid legal complications by forming express written agreements that clarify employer/employee rights and obligations. They should also constantly audit company handbooks and manuals.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1996
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