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PART TWO: LEGAL ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
CHAPTER 4: LEGAL ISSUES FOR CREDIBLE ACTIVISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HR TOOLS
Recognition of Employment-at-Will Exceptions, by State, as of October 1, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PACE Memo-Writing Formula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sample Memo Regarding EEO Compliance Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sample EEO Training Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sample Memo Cautioning against Unlawful Retaliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sample Memo Concerning OSHA’s Prohibition against Retaliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sample Memo Concerning Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sample Memo Concerning/Alleging Retaliation for Advocating for the
ADA/ADAAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sample Memo Addressing Workplace Safety Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

CHAPTER 5: LEGAL ISSUES CONCERNING COMPENSATION,
INSURANCE, LEAVE, AND OVERTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
HR TOOLS
Sample WC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sample Letter to Medical Providers Who Erroneously Bill Employees
or Company for Workers’ Compensation Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sample Memo: Leave Donation Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sample Memo Regarding FMLA Compliance Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sample Memo Regarding FLSA Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

CHAPTER 6: LEGAL ISSUES CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY AND FRAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
HR TOOLS
Sample Memo Regarding Knowledge of Threats to Public Safety under CPSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Sample Memo Regarding Concerns about Retaliation against Employee
for Raising Public/Product Safety Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sample False Claims Act “Blowing the Whistle Internally” Fraud-Prevention Memo . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sample Memo Asserting Retaliation for Having Raised Concerns
about Fraud or Possible Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

CHAPTER 7: DEALING WITH INCONSISTENT APPLICATION OF POLICIES
AND DISPARATE TREATMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
HR TOOLS
Sample Memo Addressing Inconsistent Policy Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Personal Protective Steps to Take at the First Sign of Retaliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Things You Can Do to Turn Being/Feeling Devalued as HR into a Learning Experience . . . . . . 100
Nonviolent Communication Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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