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Florida Commission to Hold Employment-Law Conference

11/01/2006

The Florida Commission on Human Relations will host its annual Florida Employment Law conference Dec. 11-12 in Orlando …

President appoints Floridian to top disability advisory group

11/01/2006

President Bush has appointed John R. Vaughn, a retired Florida executive, to the National Council on Disability (NCD). He joins 14 other board members studying the ADA’s impact on the disabled …

If Employees Sue, Double-Check Their Qualifications

11/01/2006

When employees sue you for discrimination, be sure to pull out their job applications and résumé for a second look. You may discover that they misrepresented their education or job history, which could sink their case …

Halting manager’s duties during probe isn’t punishment

11/01/2006

When an employee complains about race discrimination, you know to immediately investigate. But what if a manager complains about her subordinate’s racial comments? Can the company tell the manager to hold off disciplining the employee until it’s had a chance to investigate the discrimination claim? Yes, as a new ruling shows …

White Employee Can Sue for Anti-Black Bias

11/01/2006

Don’t assume that only minorities have a right to sue you for workplace race discrimination. White employees also are entitled to work in an environment free of racial bias, and they can challenge hiring practices that interfere with that right …

Prepare to pay overtime to some delivery drivers

11/01/2006

You can no longer rely on the "motor carrier exemption" in the Fair Labor Standards Act to avoid paying overtime to delivery drivers who use vans and pickup trucks on their routes …

Georgia Not Likely to Ban Sexual-Orientation Discrimination

11/01/2006

It seems safe to conclude that Georgia employers won’t have to worry anytime soon about a state ban on sexual-orientation discrimination in the workplace …

Heed lesson from the cola giants: Tighten cap on your trade secrets

11/01/2006

Now’s a good time to review your policy on protecting confidential information, such as product samples. Restrict access to as few employees as possible, and take swift action if you learn of any security breaches. As the biggest cola competitors discovered, trade-secret thieves will try anything …

OSHA fines Oriental Weavers $125,000 over fatal accident

11/01/2006

If you think safety issues may be lurking in your workplace, don’t wait until an accident or injury brings OSHA calling. Otherwise, the agency will surely do a top-to-bottom inspection and catch even minor problems. That can mean a hefty penalty, as one Georgia carpet manufacturer recently learned …

Georgia Tech helps employers design ADA accommodations

11/01/2006

Employers looking for ways to accommodate disabled applicants or employees have a valuable resource close at hand at Georgia Tech …