Legal Issues and Labor Law

Employee vs. Independent Contractor: A Game of 20 Questions

By Christina Morfeld - This article presents practical tips for ensuring that workers are appropriately classified as either employees or independent contractors. (Added: 14-Sep-2002 Hits: 539 )

Factors Related to Court References to Performance Appraisal Fairness and Validity

By Public Personnel Management - This study was designed to test whether U.S. appellate court judges' concern for validity or fairness of the performance appraisal process is a function of their ideology (more liberal vs. more conservative) or the type of charge (gender or age discrimination). We hypothesized that liberal courts' written opinions are more likely than conservative courts to focus on fairness and conservative courts are more likely to focus on validity. We also hypothesized that fairness issues are just as likely to dominate court opinions in gender as in age discrimination cases. Using LEXIS computerized search, 39 U.S. appellate court cases from 1992 to 2000 were identified for the study: 21 were heard by the 4th Circuit, 18 by the 9th Circuit; 23 were age discrimination cases and 16 were gender discrimination cases. We found support for both hypotheses. (Added: 2-May-2006 Hits: 417 )

Hiring and Firing Employees: Don't Force At Will In Writing

By Dave Bowman - In a drive to regain an age-old prerogative, organizations across the U.S. are insisting that employees sign a statement that packs a powerful economic punch. The statement gives the boss the right to fire workers "at-will," for any reason or no reason. (Added: 7-May-2001 Hits: 885 )

How To Improve Employee Performance And Productivity, Without Getting Into Legal Trouble

By G. Neil - Learn how to design and implement a performance appraisal system that protects you from legal trouble, rather than inviting legal action. (Added: 27-Jul-2004 Hits: 741 )

Independent Contractor V. Employee Is There Really A Choice?

By Lectriclaw - We are frequently asked whether it is safe to treat a particular service provider as an independent contractor -- and almost always our answer is "No." Here's why. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 368 )

LABOR RELATIONS CASE LAW ON PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

By OPM - Although the case law on performance management is probably more plentiful than in any other area of personnel management, there have been many twists and turns in its development, which may prompt the researcher to feel that he or she is entering a labyrinth. This indepth article goes through it in detail (Added: 14-Oct-2004 Hits: 887 )

Managing Risk Through A Better Performance Review Process

By trainingmag - An article of value particularly for human resource staff, this discusses performance reviews and legal issues, and contains some specific hints for action. (Added: 17-Oct-2004 Hits: 522 )