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Human Resources Management

Chapter 18

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Significant Federal Employment Laws• Age discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)• COBRA• Fair Labor Standards Act• Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)• Civil Rights Act• HIPPA• Workers Compensation

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Recruiting• Requirements for job listings

– Define the position– Provide deadline for applying– Include contact person

• Methods of posting job availability– Newspapers– Job fairs– Websites

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Gathering Information & Interviewing• Know what information NOT to solicit.• Know what questions NOT to ask.• Use multiple interviewers to reduce bias.• Develop standardized questions for all candidates.• Ask questions about situations likely to arise on the

job.

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Job Analysis• Job descriptions• Essential job functions• Job specifications

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Checking References• The truth is always defensible.• Truth should be backed up by documentation. • If truth isn’t verifiable, it shouldn’t be shared.• Ask: “Would you hire this person again?”

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Employment• Offer of employment• Pre-employment documentation• Termination/resignations• “Employment-at-will”• Documentation for disciplinary action• Progressive discipline policy

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Employee Benefits• Health Insurance• Dental and Vision Insurance• Life-Insurance• Social Security• Retirement• Workers Compensation• Flexible Spending Accounts

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Fair Labor Standards Act• Salary level and salary status test• Minimum wage and overtime requirements• Fixed weekly amounts and exempt employees• Definition of hours worked• Restrictions on child employment

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Collective Bargaining• Purpose of collective bargaining agreement• Types of collective bargaining

– Distributive bargaining– Integrative bargaining– Hybrid approaches to negotiations

• Negotiating a labor contract• Working towards agreement• Information is key to bargaining