TYPES OF DOCUMENTS |
We translate all types of legal document, including: Affidavits; Depositions; Witness Statements; Resolutions; Statutes; Executive Orders; Rules; Complaints; Answers; Motions; Orders; Briefs; Litigation Documents; Jury Instructions; Judicial Opinions; Consumer-Finance Contracts; Insurance Contracts; Agreements related to construction, goods, services and employment; Tenders; Investment Contracts; Real Estate Documents; Estate Planning Documents; Articles of Incorporation; Copyright Registrations; Trademark Applications; Patent Documents; Certificates of Accuracy; Clarity Awards; among others. |
LANGUAGES TRANSLATED |
Bi-Directional Document Translation
Service for virtually any language pair used in legal documents.
In addition to providing legal document translation
services from any language into the English, French or Spanish languages, we can also
assist you with the translation of English language legal material into the world's most popular
languages: English to Chinese; English to Arabic; English to German; English to Japanese; English to Portuguese; English to Russian; English to Korean; English to Italian; English to Hindi; to name but the most
popular among the more than 75 languages that we can handle
for
you.
|
| |
Ten Typical Labour Law Errors Made By Private Sector Employers |
The contemporary American workplace is susceptible to numerous federal, state, and local law regulations that impose strict obligations on businesses (e.g., wage and hour legal guidelines, nondiscrimination legal guidelines, etc.). A lot of companies, especially smaller companies, don't know the scope of those obligations and, because of this, frequently (albeit inadvertently) violate what the law states. These violations can result in costly lawsuits, and also civil and criminal penalties. In my experience as being a defense attorney in addition to being a plaintiff's lawyer, the most typical employment law mistakes done by corporations are these (in no particular order):
- Misclassifying workers as independent contractors. Generally speaking, only workers who operate their very own separate companies are "independent contractors." Few workers meet this test; actually, most personnel are considered "employees" for the law, meaning these are eligible for the entire array of workplace protections.
- Misclassifying non-exempt personnel as exempt. Normally, all personnel are eligible to minimum wage and overtime pay, unless these are "exempt" under state and federal law. The exemption rules (e.g., for executive, administrative, and professional workers) only apply in limited circumstances, however; consequently, many workers who're claimed by businesses to become "exempt" in reality have entitlement to minimum wage and/or overtime pay.
- Not complying with state wage payment laws. As an example, New York imposes several specific rules regarding how businesses be forced to pay their staff members. These rules include providing new staff members with written notice of these rate of pay and regular pay date; prohibiting deductions from wages unless to the employee's benefit and authorized in writing; requiring written contracts for commissioned salespersons; and providing terminated staff members with written notice of the last day's work, their last day's benefits, and their right to submit an application for unemployment benefits.
- Not using a personnel handbook. A worker handbook is a tool for effective employer-employee relations. It notifies workers of the company's values, policies, and procedures; promotes compliance with labor and employment legislation; so it helps create an orderly, efficient, and transparent workplace.
- Not documenting personnel job performance. A well-managed company clearly communicates its employees' duties and responsibilities (e.g., through written position descriptions), trains and supervises employees to be sure they are meeting these requirements, and offers regular, objective, consistent feedback (e.g., through written evaluations and, where necessary, disciplinary actions). A not enough accurate, complete, contemporaneous documentation can result in liability in the case of a case by a staff member.
- Not training supervisors regarding EEO legal guidelines. Federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations prohibit businesses from taking adverse actions against staff members (e.g., demotion, termination) for reasons not associated with an employee's job performance, including those depending on an employee's race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, and marital status ( to mention the most typical "protected characteristics"), along with retaliation for an employee's good faith complaints of discrimination. It is imperative that supervisors learn the way to manage staff members without violating (or appearing to violate) these laws.
- Not providing reasonable accommodations for disabled workers. Most EEO legal guidelines prohibit businesses from taking adverse actions against personnel depending on certain protected characteristics, but disability discrimination laws and regulations also impose an affirmative obligation on businesses to "reasonably accommodate" disabled staff members in order to make them perform the fundamental functions of the jobs. Such accommodations might include restructuring job duties, modifying work schedules, or providing assistive devices. Businesses must supply a disabled employee with needed accommodations unless doing this would cause an "undue hardship" for the organization (e.g., too costly, too disruptive).
- Not obtaining releases from terminated workers. When terminating a worker, businesses need to get a release that waives the employee's potential legal claims against the business. The simplest way to get a release is in exchange for an offer of severance (where appropriate). Generally speaking, organizations are not essential to pay for severance to staff members (unless essential to an employment contract or perhaps a collective bargaining agreement). If they plan to achieve this (e.g., associated with layoffs), they must require staff members to sign a release in return for the payment.
- Not protecting confidential business information. Every company depends upon certain vital, often confidential, information regarding its company operations, including trade secrets, marketing and advertising practices, and customer and client lists. Access to this information must be restricted to personnel with a "need to know" and will be protected by appropriate non-disclosure, non-compete, and/or non-solicitation agreements (depending on the nature of the information as well as the employee's position).
- Not consulting an experienced employment law attorney. Perhaps the one most critical point to take away from this discussion is always that businesses must consult a professional employment lawyer to ensure they are in compliance with all the increasingly numerous and complex law regulations that carpet work just like a minefield. Large corporations normally have attorneys and hr professionals within the company to aid them in this field. Small- and medium-size businesses often usually do not. Their biggest mistake is wanting to navigate this minefield automatically.
And also you? Precisely what are your top ten mistakes made in employment law?
About the Author: Stacia W. Abner writes for labor law training courses, her personal blog where she writes about her experience as defense attorney to aid workers and businesses handle the facets of employment law.
The information contained in this article on Labor Law Training on Good Leadership Skills on the website wedolegaltranslation.com, has not been prepared, endorsed, or reviewed by any form of licensed legal professional including but not limited to an attorney. Nothing in this article Labour Law on the wedolegaltranslation.com website should be taken as legal advice, but instead should be viewed as a useful resource in providing general information that may be useful to members of the general public. All visitors are encouraged to consult with a licensed attorney/lawyer in all legal matters. You should not act, or refrain from acting, based upon any information on this website. This information does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice.
|
|
|
|
PROOFREADING SERVICE |
Our proofreading service consists of reviewing any text for errors – hard copy (written documentation) or electronic (e.g. websites, MSWord files, PowerPoint files).The types of errors we look for include: missing words; typos; spelling mistakes; formatting errors; missing or bad punctuation; etc.
The proofreading service is combined with light copy-editing: checking for grammar; improper language usage; run-on sentences; consistency issues; etc. Our objective is to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of your written material without changing the content. |
WEBSITE CONTENT TRANSLATION |
Website Translation and Localization Services for law practices: We have substantial expertise in the translation of website content. However, our website translation service goes well beyond the translated word. We approach website translation assignments with localization considerations in mind: cultural adaptation (appropriateness); target audience(s); search engine optimization (SEO).
Our objective is to ensure that your translated website is effective in reaching its intended audience, delivers your business message strongly and
succinctly, projecting a credible professional image while protecting your reputation. |
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS |
Technical documents can be found in a very wide range of subjects: automotive; hydraulics; engineering (civil, marine, mechanical, electrical); avionics; medical & pharmaceutical (monographs, equipment specs, hardware); the law; information technology; optics; science (chemistry, mathematics, statistics, physics, etc.); high tech manufacturing; architecture and construction. Technical applications would include: commercial agreements; product labeling; scientific reports; statistics and mathematics; patent documents; instruction manuals; warranties; engineering specifications; etc. There's really no end of topics.
|
We can source freelance law document translation resources for any Labour & Employment Law topic, including:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); At-will employment; Back pay; Cafeteria plan; Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); Comparable worth; Constructive discharge; Employee assistance program (EAP); Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Equal Pay Act; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Front pay; Garnishment of wages; Hostile working environment; Individual retirement account (IRA); Implied contract; Minimum wage; Mitigation; National origin discrimination; Non-competition agreement; Occupational disease; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA); Overtime compensation; Sexual harassment; Social Security; Stock options; Telecommuting; Title VII; Tuition reimbursement; and, Whistleblower.
|
|
|