Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Legal Aid Employment Law

Q. Can the national law pay "same-sex" harassment?

Harassing conduct need not be motivated by sexual desire. If, as an example, a female victim is harassed in terms by another woman, or even a male by a different male courts may come across an inference of discrimination. If it's apparent that the harasser is motivated by the sex of the individual they're harassing.

Q. Can an employer establish different probationary periods for new employees?

A. An employer is free to establish a probationary period for new employees, during which an employee may be terminated with or without any reason. This could make the employer vulnerable to a claim of discrimination while different probationary periods may be established for kinds of workers, or different employees. An employer should be prepared to justify any gaps.

Q. When do I want agreements with employees, contractors, and service providers (sometimes called SLAs?)

A service level agreement ("SLA") is an agreement for services that sets forth specific levels of functionality which must be attained.

Q. What happens when a worker is injured at work?

A. After injury or illness occurs, it's the employees responsibility to complete a claim form and then submit an application to the employer or the state workers' compensation agency/board. An employer will have the claim types accessible. The claim will be submitted by the company to the insurance provider. The employer is given an opportunity. If he does not contest the claim, the insurance company will makes payment of wages and medical bills. If the employer contests the claim to determine whether , or how much, compensation is owed to the employee A hearing could be scheduled.

Q. What are some common "causes" for being fired?

(5) insubordination; and

Q. What constitutes sexual harassment?

(3) The victim doesn't have to be the person harassed but could be anyone affected by the offensive conduct.

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