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Volunteer firemen, fire police, or any volunteer member of an ambulance service or rescue squad may not be disciplined or terminated for responding to a call prior to the time he is due to report to work that results in loss...
The Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog has added a new section which highlights and/or discusses legal situations which commonly confront human resource professionals. Click on the link titled "Did You...
Psychological Testing and Profiling to Prevent Violence in the Workplace/Classroom: Fact or Fiction?
May 7, 2007
By Dr. Ira Wolfe and Michael Moore In the aftermath of Cho Seung-Hui’s mass killing of 32 people at Virginia Tech, the question that dominates discussions from the water cooler to the halls of Congress after every...
Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. However, when employers do offer short breaks or "rest periods" (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks work-time that must be...
Design of an effective wellness program requires collaboration between insurance brokers, benefit providers and legal advisors in light of limitations placed on certain aspects of their design by HIPAA’s...