Published articles, messages, chats about labor and employmenthttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616The testing of job applicants and employees for the presence of illegal drugs is a controversial employment practice. Federal and state laws try to balance employee privacy against the employer's right to maintain a drug-free workplace and state laws that regulate drug testing vary.http://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/Employee-Drug-and-Alcohol-Testing.html?method=rssStart a Employment Reference Request in your area by clicking on your state. After you have made your selection, fill out some basic information for your Employment Reference Request.http://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/Employment-Reference-Request-by-State.html?method=rssStart a Employment Agreement in your area by clicking on your state. After you have made your selection, fill out some basic information for your Employment Agreement.http://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/Employment-Agreement-by-State.html?method=rssStart a Employment Agreement - Quick Form in your area by clicking on your state. After you have made your selection, fill out some basic information for your Employment Agreement - Quick Form.http://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/Employment-Agreement---Quick-Form-by-State.html?method=rssStart a Employment Confirmation Letter in your area by clicking on your state. After you have made your selection, fill out some basic information for your Employment Confirmation Letter.http://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/Employment-Confirmation-Letter-by-State.html?method=rssCan an employer deduct wages for tardiness to work (i.e. 1 minute late=30 minute deduction; 15 minutes late=1 hour deduction, 16+ minutes late=considered absent and uncompensated)? Thank you for your response.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Are-These-Wage-Deductions-Illegal-7390.html?method=rssMy company offers a 30 minutes lunch break each day that we are charged for. I lose $30.00 per week for lunches that I do not take. I may eat a snack at my desk, but I am still available by the phone to take calls. Can I stop my employer from taking this money from me when I do not take the lunch break? Can I also file for back moneies taken if I am right?Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/If-I-Work-Through-My-Lunch-Break,-Should-I-Get-Pai...-7381.html?method=rssIf I cause damage to an employer's car, can they deduct money out of my paycheck?Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/When-Can-My-Employer-Legally-Deduct-Money-From-My...-7372.html?method=rssI gave two weeks notice to my employer and was told to clear my desk and leave immediately. As I gave two weeks notice as the correct thing to do, and then not permitted to work Am I entitled to pay for those two weeks notice?Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Am-I-Owed-Pay-for-Notice-Period-7351.html?method=rssCan an employer provide me with any available shift once I return from FMLA instead of the shift I worked prior to being placed on FMLA?Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://labor-employment-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Can-My-Shift-Change-After-Using-FMLA-7368.html?method=rss