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Apr 18 2017
HiringPrivacy & ConfidentialityQ&A

Q&A: Use caution before telling the truth about former employee

Answer: Not so fast! A signed release seems like a golden ticket to share your true feelings and frustrations about a former employee, but the release may not actually provide you with legal protection. In fact, that’s exactly what an Indiana medical clinic recently found out the hard way. In their situation, the clinic settled…

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Jul 12 2016
Privacy & Confidentiality

Employer responses to EEOC and non-confidential attachments may be shared

Beginning on January 1, 2016, any employer response to a claim filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and any non-confidential attachments will be given upon request to the individual who brought the claim to the EEOC. This change is designed to “strengthen” the EEOC’s investigation and ensure consistency between all EEOC offices, and…

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Mar 29 2016
Privacy & ConfidentialityQ&A

Are employers required to have gender neutral bathrooms?

Answer: No, you are not required to have gender neutral bathrooms, but it is a very good idea to have them if at all possible. First, you may have a transgender employee—one who identifies with the opposite gender—even if he or she hasn’t told you yet. You also don’t know whether visiting family or clients…

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Oct 21 2015
Drug and AlcoholPrivacy & ConfidentialityQ&A

When is it okay to search an employee’s locker?

A: As long as you warn employees and have a legitimate business purpose, you may conduct searches of items and areas located on company property, including company-owned lockers. As an employer you must always show that your business needs justified your actions and how those needs outweighed an employee’s reasonable expectation of privacy. Before conducting…

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