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Employment Law Policies

***** Policy

***** Relationship: At will-employment and termination

***** company hires employees on an at-will basis, which means that the company or the employee may terminate ***** employment relati*****ship at any time and for any reason not prohibited by law, without penalties to either party. Employees will be subject to a tiered disciplin*****ry system ***** subject to termination for violation of ***** policies. Acknowledgment of receipt of this employee handbook means ***** the ***** agrees ***** the ***** terms ***** the employment policy.

Testing

***** workplace engages in random drug testing ***** its employees at an off-site testing facility and screens all applicants before hiring. Refusal to submit ***** random drug testing is grounds for immedi*****e termination. If an employee fails a first drug test, the employee ***** be given the option to submit ***** a substance-treatment program or face immediate *****. An ***** who fails a second drug test will face immediate termination. ***** employee injured at-work ***** tests positive for ********** at the time of ***** injury ***** ***** ***** eligible for workers' compensation benef*****. An employee who is terminated because of a ***** drug test will not be *****ble to access COBRA insurance benefits after termination. Furthermore, depending on the state in which the ***** is located, the employee may not be ***** for unemployment *****nefits if terminated ***** of a positive drug test.

Privacy

This employer can and does engage in a variety ***** surveillance methods ***** ensure a s*****fe working environment for all employees and to ensure employee honesty. This workplace does moni*****r computer files, internet and email usage, phone conversations, job per*****mance, and employee location. ***** includes ***** monitoring of personal email accounts accessed from ***** work *****. There is an unmonitored phone available for personal phone calls in the employee break room, which ***** ***** use during designated break times. In addition, this employer has ***** cameras located throughout the building, except for inside rest***** stalls.

Theft

***** employer owns *****y and all ***** product created while an ***** is engaged in employment at the employer. Any misappropri*****ion of such *****tellectual property for private use will be considered theft ********** pursued as such. In *****, any misappropriation of physical ***** or money belonging to the comp***** ***** be treated as theft. Employees engaging in theft will be reported ***** the appropriate law enforcement agency, prosecuted, subject to immediate termination, and ineligible for rehire with this *****any. To detect theft, this ***** ***** in surprise audits.

Whistle-blowing whistle-blower is an employee who tells on an employer who ***** violating a *****. Whistle-blowers are protected by law. "Employers *****'t legally discharge, demote, suspend or har*****s *****s for exercising their rights under laws that have whistleblower protection provisions." (EmployeeIssues.com). Protected activities include reporting violations, refusing to participate in illegal activities, ***** cooperating or initiating legal proceedings under whistleblower *****.

Arbitration

***** a condition of employment, the employee ***** to m*****dat*****y, binding arbitration of all employment-related disputes ***** the employer.

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