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Are Your Employment Law Policies in Compliance?

HR Counselor's Corner

Completing an HR Assessment can ensure legal compliance with federal and state employment laws, regulations and HR best practices. When reviewing your policy make sure: Background checks comply with Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Child Labor laws are implemented for workers under the age of 18.

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How to Protect Sensitive Employee Data from Being Compromised 

Extensis

Quick look: Several tech companies are facing scrutiny (and lawsuits) for violating HIPAA rules by tracking sensitive health data and using it to generate ads. In this age of information, data sharing is commonplace but can quickly be taken too far. How then can employers ensure their employees’ personal information isn’t also at risk?

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Your Ultimate HR Compliance Checklist for 2024

Analytics in HR

corporations have paid out a staggering $3 billion in employment-related and civil-rights lawsuits over allegations that their employer did not comply with applicable laws. Compliance minimizes the risk of employment-related grievances, legal penalties, fines, and lawsuits. The risk of non-compliance can be detrimental.

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What to include in employee personnel files?

HR Digest

Keeping a record of an employees’ lifecycle documents of their employment journey within an organization has become a must due to the digitization of all decision-making. Here are certain guidelines for maintaining an employee personal record file: 1) Make sure that all information stored is factual.

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Who should not have access to employee medical records?

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic brought mandatory vaccinations and medical screenings to many companies, which has caused some controversy regarding the confidentiality of employee medical information. A few federal laws pertain to employee medical records, as does OSHA’s Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records (Standard 1910.1020).

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Who should not have access to employee medical records?

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic brought mandatory vaccinations and medical screenings to many companies, which has caused some controversy regarding the confidentiality of employee medical information. A few federal laws pertain to employee medical records, as does OSHA’s Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records (Standard 1910.1020).

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HR Compliance: What is HR’s Role in Ensuring Compliance

Netchex HR Blog

Learn more about HR compliance and discover the important role HR plays in overall compliance for your organization. Compliance is the process of defining, developing, and implementing various policies and procedures to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. What is HR compliance? What is HR’s role in compliance?