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General Hiring Questions
Information on an employment application is critical. Why?
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Is it required in an initial job interview for a programmer's position to volunteer that you have epilepsy?
I use written employment contracts with some but not all of my employees. Any problems with that type of arrangement?
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Does an employer have to offer employees benefits, such as vacations, health plans, pension, etc.?
Are all companies required to have a pension plan?
I'm in a job hunt after being fired. I found out that my previous boss is giving me nasty references. Does my ex-boss have a free hand to just say anything? What can I do?
My former employer is sabotaging my job efforts by giving negative job references to prospective employers. Can I sue for libel?
Should employment contracts have an arbitration provision?
Are employees entitled to view their files?
Am I legally entitled to use search software to obtain background history on employees for prescreening to check for criminal history, workmans comp history, etc, and after hire?
Application
Information on an employment application is critical. Why?
What questions are off-limits on an employment application or when conducting a job interview?
What questions are safe to ask on a job application or in a job interview?
Can the conditions of employment be stated in the application?
Background checks
Am I legally entitled to use search software to obtain background history on employees for prescreening to check for criminal history, workmans comp history, etc, and after hire?
Employee benefits
Are all companies required to have a pension plan?
Does an employer have to offer employees benefits, such as vacations, health plans, pension, etc.?
Employment contracts
What about ‘implied’ contracts?
Should employment contracts have an arbitration provision?
I use written employment contracts with some but not all of my employees. Any problems with that type of arrangement?
Employee (personnel) files
Are employees entitled to view their files?
I recently reviewed my personnel work files and was horrified to read that some of the statements written by my supervisor were flat out wrong. Libel?
Immigrants
Must an employer verify the citizenship or right to work of employees?
What is the most common visa category for obtaining a work visa?
How does one obtain employment-sponsored immigration?
What other visa categories apply to foreign employees seeking to work in the united states?
What is this annual ‘cap’ on h-1b visas?
Can I work in the u.s. without a ‘green card’?
I have a college degree and want to work in the u.s. can I qualify for a work visa?
Can a foreigner work for a u.s. employer while here on a b-1 business visitor visa?
Can foreign companies transfer personnel to the u.s. to work for a related company in the u.s.?
Interviews
What questions are safe to ask on a job application or in a job interview?
What questions are off-limits on an employment application or when conducting a job interview?
What can't employers ask in interviews?
Is there ever a time when an employer or prospective employer can distinguish between two employees or candidates based on sex, religion, age, etc.?
I interviewed with another company, my current boss found out, and fired me when he learned of the interview. (it was company policy.) Later I found out that the interviewer had passed on the information which I had specifically requested be held in confidence. Now I have no job, am short on funds, and angry! Do I have any recourse against the interviewer for such a breach?
Is it required in an initial job interview for a programmer's position to volunteer that you have epilepsy?
Job description
Information on an employment application is critical. Why?
Does the law regulate how employees are hired?
Probation period
Can an employer establish different probationary periods for new employees?
References/recommendations
I'm in a job hunt after being fired. I found out that my previous boss is giving me nasty references. Does my ex-boss have a free hand to just say anything? What can I do?
My former employer is sabotaging my job efforts by giving negative job references to prospective employers. Can I sue for libel?
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