Labor And Employment Law Blog Publishes 100th Article

This past Tuesday, laborandemploymentlawblog.com published its 100th article on HR employment law issues. Our goals since day one have been (1) to provide relevant information and content about the many federal labor and employment laws that affect businesses and organizations, and (2) to offer suggestions that employers and HR professionals might wish to consider when creating or evaluating employee-related programs and policies or when faced with an employee issue. We hope that we are meeting these goals in the eyes of our readers. Your comments are always invited.

To celebrate the occasion, and to make it easy for anyone to find a particular article he or she might be interested in, below is a complete list of titles (with links) organized by employment law category. By the way, (here comes a brief commercial) the 100th article is about an excellent guidebook that should be in every HR professional's library. Many of the articles written in this blog have been based on content from the book. Check it out.

Here's our list of 100:

American with Disabilities Act

1. EEOC Guidelines On Psychiatric Or Emotional Illness
2. Frequently Asked Questions About Reasonable Accommodation
3. ADA Compliance - Six Tips On How To Respond To A Request 
4. Eight Factors In Determining When A Test Is A Medical Examination 
5. Medical Confidentiality And The ADA
6. The ADA and Disability-Related Employment Questions

Current Affairs

7. Pension Protection Act of 2006
8. State Web Links To Employment Laws
9. Seven Reasons Why You Need A Quick Reference Employment Law Guidebook
10. The U.S. Department of Labor Offers Online Employment Law Guidance To Employers
11. HRGuru - A New Monster HR Website Gets High Marks

Drugs And Alcohol in the Workplace

12. Drug Abuse And Drug Testing In The Workplace
13. Setting Up An Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program
14. The Six Key Elements Of A Drug Abuse Prevention Program
15. Drug Testing In The Workplace...Six Reasons Why Companies Do It.
16. Drug Testing In The Workplace - Six Reasons Why Companies Don't Do It

EEO – Discrimination and Retaliation

17. What Is The Age Discrimination in Employment Act?
18. Some Things To be Aware Of - If You Have Older Workers
19. Frequently Asked Questions Relating To Pregnant Employee Rights
20. Age Discrimination - Two Trouble Spots For Employers
21. Beware Of Stray Remarks
22. Blogs Abuzz About Burlington Northern

EEO – Sexual Harassment

23. Six Elements Of An Anti-Harassment Policy
24. Sexual Harassment - Do You Have A Policy And Prevention Program?
25. Sexual Harassment - Guidelines For Creating An Effective Complaint Procedure
26. Ten Guidelines For Conducting A Sexual Harassment Investigation
27. Preventing Sexual Harassment - Ten Steps You Can Take
28. Responding To A Sexual Harassment Complaint - Guidelines For Employers
29. Sexual Harassment - 15 Questions Employers Should Ask The Complainant
30. Sexual Harassment - Questions Employers Should Ask Alleged Harasser And Third Parties
31. Reducing Employer Liability
32. Workplace Harassment - Preventative And Corrective Actions Employers Should Consider

Employees versus Independent Contractors

33. Is Your New Hire An Employee Or An Independent Contractor?
34. The IRS Common Law Test
35. Employing Independent Contractors - 10 Guidelines For Avoiding Problems

Fair Labor Standards Act and Minimum Wage

36. Federal Law May Require Companies To Pay Minimum Wage/Overtime To Interns
37. Minimum Wage - Which Direction Is It Going?
38. Fair Labor Standards Act - It's Purpose and Coverage
39. When Are Trainees Considered Employees? - Six Rules To Follow
40. Child Labor - Some Things You Should Know
41. FSLA Guidelines - Defining The "Workweek" And Minimum Wage Compliance
42. Do You Need To Pay Overtime To Commission-Paid Employees?

Family and Medical Leave Act

43. Family Medical Leave - Take The Quiz
44. FMLA - The Most Complicated Employment Law Of Them All
45. FMLA - Ten Questions You Should Know The Answers To
46. FMLA Leave - Is It Paid Or Unpaid? It Depends.
47. Rules About Informing Employees of Their FMLA Rights
48. Employee Rights Upon Returning To Work From FMLA Leave
49. FMLA - Defining A "Serious Health Condition"

Health and Insurance Laws

50. Rising Health Care Costs For Employers
51. HIPAA - How Can An Employer Ensure It Is In Compliance?
52. Workers' Compensation - 10 Suggestions For Controlling Cost
53. An Employer Health Care Cost Savings Checklist
54. Employee Wellness Programs Can Reduce Employer Healthcare Costs And Liability

Employee Handbooks and Policies

55. Do You Have A Telecommuting Policy?
56. Employment Laws Mistake # 1 - Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
57. Workplace Privacy - Do Your Employees Know What Your Policies Are?
58. Employment Law Mistake #9 - The Employee Handbook
59. Employee Handbooks And Policy Manuals - Should They Be Combined?

Employee Hiring, Performance Evaluations and Terminations

60. Radio Shack - An Example In How Not To Terminate
61. What Is A "Just Cause" Checklist
62. Tell me about your former employee? Should I hire her?
63. Hiring Procedures - Seven Personnel Practices To Avoid
64. How To Handle An Employee Termination
65. Employment Laws Mistake #5 - "At Will" Employees
66. Employment Laws Mistake # 8 - Terminating Employees
67. Terminating An Employee - Use This Handy Checklist
68. Guidelines For Conducting Employee Termination Meetings
69. Pre-Employment Inquiries - Things Employers Should Know
70. Checklist For Hiring Employees
71. The ADA and Disability-Related Employment Questions
72. "Employment-at-Will" - What Employers Should Know
73. How Well Do You Communicate With Your Employees?
74. Guidelines For Orienting New Employees
75. Performance Reviews - Is It A Plus Or A Minus
76. A Performance Review 5-Point Checklist
77. Employment Laws Mistake #3 - Addressing Poor Employee Performance
78. Employment Laws Mistake #4 - Employee Discipline

Immigration Laws

79. Some Facts About Immigration Laws
80. Frequently Asked Questions About Immigration Laws

NLRA and Union Organizing

81. Is Your Employee Really A Supervisor?
82. Seven Reasons That Can Trigger Union Organizing

OSHA Regulations

83. It's Time To Review Your Self-Inspection OSHA Checklist - Do You Have One?
84. OSHA - Guidelines for Recordkeeping and Reporting

Whistleblower Issues

85. Whistleblowers And The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
86. How To Avoid Whistleblower Retaliation Claims - Part 1
87. How To Avoid Whistleblower Retaliation Claims - Part 2

Workplace Issues

88. Employment Laws - The 10 Most Common Mistakes Made By Employers
89. Veteran Rights When Returning To Work - What Employers Need To Consider
90. Reducing Employer Liability
91. Employment Laws Mistake #2 - Electronics In The Workplace
92. Alternative Dispute Resolution - Eight Steps To Setting Up A Program
93. Conducting A Proper Workplace Investigation - 13 Factors To Consider
94. Beware Of Stray Remarks
95. Employment Laws Mistake #7 - Documenting Workplace Issues.
96. E-mail And Voice Mail - Some Employer Liability Issues To Consider And Guidelines To Follow
97. Guidelines For Limiting Employer Liability - 12 Actions Employers Should Take.
98. Critical Employer Mistakes Made By Supervisors
99. How Good Is Your Employee Training Program - Do You Even Have One?

Human Resource Employment Law Reference Guide

100 . An Employment Law Book That Has Helped Over 100,000 Human   Resource Professionals

Next week, we will start in our next 100.

Comments

[Texas Employment Lawyer]

Congratulations on 100 articles - and this coming from a plaintiffs trial lawyer. If more HR people would read your blog, I wouldn't have so many lawsuits.

[Sybil]

George, congrats on your 100th post! What a great idea to catalog & share them this way. I'll be forwarding the list to my HR colleagues.

Here's to more great info from your next 100 posts!