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We are proud to present our New
Employee Orientation Checklist
The New Employee Orientation Checklist
is designed to:
- Insure That You Have Fulfilled Legal Requirements; and
- Provide a Tool to Limit Legal Liability
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Your Goal: To obtain legally required
information from new employees; to provide required information
to new employees; and to document that you have complied with
legal requirements.
The Solution: Utilize a comprehensive and complete
orientation checklist and form that insures that required
information: (1) is obtained from the employee, (2) is given
to the employee, and (3) is available for use as evidence
with auditors and in court to establish that required information
was provided to the employee and obtained by the employer.
The form has been developed by a leading employment law attorney
and is tailored for public schools.
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Many employers fail to obtain required information from new employees.
Equally unfortunate, many employers fail to provide required information
to new employees. An employer's failure to obtain required information
from new employees or to provide required information to new employees
can lead to penalties, legal liability, even criminal sanctions.
- Civil penalties of up to $1,000 for each violation may be assessed
if the required immigration and naturalization documentation is
not obtained.
- Victims of sexual harassment may be able to successfully sue
if the employer cannot prove that the employee has been advised
of the employer's complaint procedure, even if the employer has
adopted valid sexual harassment policies.
- A child who was sexually abused by a teacher's aide has sued
an Intermediate Unit solely because the Intermediate Unit neglected
to obtain the required criminal background statement.
- In EEOC vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. the Court held that employers
cannot shield themselves from vicarious liability for punitive
damages for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act
solely by having written ADA policies. Employers must also "make
a good faith effort to educate [their] employees about the ADA's
prohibitions.
In consideration of these risks, an effective tool must be used to
enable employers to ensure that they obtain required information from
new employees and provide necessary information to new employees.
That tool is the properly crafted, complete and comprehensive New
Employee Orientation Checklist.
SureForms.com's New Employee Orientation Checklist offers public
school entities a reliable and easy-to-use method to help assure
that they are in compliance with legal requirements. It also ensures
that newly hired employees are given the information that they need
so that they know their rights, obligations and expectations.
The New Employee Orientation Checklist is comprehensive,
addressing the following issues:
- The truthfulness of the employee's application
- Employment qualifications, including the Loyalty Oath Form,
the Criminal Background Check, the Clearance Statement from the
Department of Public Welfare
- School Board Approval
- Statement of Financial Interest
- Health Care
- Child Abuse
- Sexual Harassment
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Privacy Issues
- Fidelity Bond
- Religious Garb
- Fair Labor Status Act
- Computer/Internet Access and Usage
- Personnel File
- Pre-employment Medical Examination
- School Board Policy
- Employee Handbooks
- Union Status
- Anti-discrimination laws
- Workers' Compensation
- Postings and Legal Notices
- Keys
The New Employee Orientation Checklist is a "web-based"
program, meaning that you access the form and program over the Internet.
It works with standard Internet access software and hardware and
there is nothing special that needs to be ordered or installed.
The forms print from your computer in the reliable and secure "pdf"
format. To print the forms, you will need Adobe®Acrobat®Reader®,
which can be downloaded for free.
Updating Content. Because the program is web-based, we can
and will make changes to the form at no additional cost over and
above your licensing charges as laws change or courts provide further
guidance on issues relevant to the proper orientation of new employees.
Applicability to Certain States. Although employers and
public schools are generally subject to federal laws that impose
the same requirements across the nation, laws governing public schools
and employers vary from state-to-state. Therefore, forms like the
New Employee Orientation Checklist must be developed
differently for each state. We will advise you if the New
Employee Orientation Checklist is suitable for your state.
The New Employee Orientation Checklist has been developed
in consultation with Michael I. Levin, Esquire, a leading employment
and public school attorney. He is the author of Pennsylvania
School Personnel Actions and Municipal Liability: An Analysis
of the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act. He is editor of
Pennsylvania School Laws and Rules and United States School
Laws and Rules. He was Chair of the School Law Section of the
Pennsylvania Bar Association and a member of the National Council
of School Attorneys. Mr. Levin has served on the board of directors
of the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys.
He brings his wealth of experience to ensuring that the New
Employee Orientation Checklist is both thorough and practicable.
| "The
New Employee Orientation Checklist is the only sure way to know
that you have covered all bases!" |
- Properly notify employees
- Protect yourself against employee lawsuits
- Steer your school district to compliance with legal requirements
- Find out how easy it can be to orient employees properly
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