| Privacy - Personnel Files - Collection & Access |
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| One of the major issues surrounding privacy rights is the information gathered and shared by employers. At the top of this list of issues is the maintenance and use of personnel files. Additionally important, however, are workplace practices surrounding polygraph testing, drug testing, computer and telephone monitoring, and interference with personal lifestyle. More... |
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| The Federal Job Corps |
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| Privacy - Drug Testing - State Law Issues |
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| The courts have had a difficult time determining which public employees may be tested randomly, within the confines of the United States Constitution, for drug use. As the subject continues to be clarified, it will create a "floor," or a standard below which states cannot go when dealing with similar issues of random drug testing in employment. Of course, the courts will still have the final say if they determine that state laws and constitutional provisions are more restrictive (afford more protection) than their federal counterparts. The courts may even prohibit the random testing of employees to whom the state laws and constitutional provisions apply.More... |
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| The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act |
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| Employee Retirement Plans |
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| ERISA presumes that retirement plans are intended to continue indefinitely rather than have a scheduled end date; however, ERISA does allow employers to terminate retirement plans and establishes certain rules that apply to how the assets of a terminated plan must be handled. Plan terminations are characterized on the basis of the circumstances surrounding the termination and whether the plan is able to pay all benefits that are owed to plan participants.More... |
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