Workplace Rules

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  Legal Timetable

  Utah to Prohibit Employees from Requiring Employees or Applicant Disclosure of Usernames and Passwords to Personal Internet Accounts

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  FAQs

  Are employers ever legally obligated to conduct an internal investigation?

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  Posters and Notices

  Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006 Poster

  Employers covered by the Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act should consider providing the Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006 Poster.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Privacy: Mississippi

  This guide highlights key aspects of Mississippi law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers common law right to privacy, electronic monitoring, drug and alcohol testing, employment references, weapons in the workplace, data breaches and computer fraud.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Privacy: Georgia

  This guide highlights key aspects of Georgia law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers invasion of privacy claims, applicant and employee testing, medical marijuana, criminal history, guns in the workplace, references and defamation, computer data, wiretapping and recording conversations, video surveillance and data breaches.

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  FAQs

  What information should be included in the personnel file of an employee who has engaged in misconduct?

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  Letters and Forms

  California Request to Inspect or Copy Personnel File Form

  An employer may use this form to comply with California requirements regarding employee requests for inspecting or copying personnel files.

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  Quick Reference

  Exit Interview Dos and Don'ts

  Exit interviews are an extremely valuable yet under-utilized tool for employers. They can help to obtain extremely candid, useful information to improve problematic employment practices and can help identify post-employment legal risks when speaking with outgoing employees. This chart conveys the basic dos and don'ts of conducting exit interviews.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Paid Time Off Policy

  An employer may use this policy to define the way that paid time off is earned and when it can be used. A written and published policy is best practice in order to manage employee expectations and to allow the business to properly staff all areas of the company. The Paid Time Off Policy should be communicated to employees at the commencement of employment, and should be referred to whenever there is a question regarding employees' paid time off.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: Michigan

  This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Michigan laws applicable to employers when interviewing and selecting prospective employees. It covers acceptable and unacceptable interview questions, laws restricting certain types of inquiries, and how antidiscrimination laws apply during the interview and selection process.