11.The 12 weeks of leave provided for under the FMLA may be taken in a continuous or intermittent basis.
12.Fetal protection policies have been held to be legal even when they have a discriminatory impact on women.
13.The first step in the progressive discipline system is to give the employee an oral warning in which the employee is informed of the incorrect behavior and how to correct it.
14.Just cause means that employees should be informed of the charges against them and given the opportunity to defend themselves.
15.A company needs a clear business reason for each piece of information collected and maintained on an individual applicant or employee.
16.The Privacy Act of 1974 requires all companies to give their employees access to information kept in their personal files.
17.The monitoring of employees’ email and Internet usage is not widespread.
18.Employers can establish and enforce workplace rules they feel are necessary as long as those rules are enforced in a nondiscriminatory manner.
19.Smokers are considered a protected group and are eligible for protection under antidiscrimination rules.
20.In order to discipline an employee for conduct outside the workplace, the conduct must have a disruptive impact on the workforce.