Personnel (Human Resources)

This page is intended to provide information on personnel issues relevant to Washington cities and counties. If you have information to share (e.g., ordinances, sample policies, issue papers, etc.) or are aware of other Web sites that we should link to, please contact Paul Sullivan, MRSC Legal Consultant at psullivan@mrsc.org, Jim Doherty, MRSC Legal Consultant at jdoherty@mrsc.org, or Connie Elliot, MRSC Research Assistant at celliot@mrsc.org or call (206) 625-1300.

Contents

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Cellular Phone Policies
• Civil Service
• Consumer Price Index (CPI)
• Demographic Change and Local Government
• Discrimination
• Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Orientation
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• State Human Rights Commission
• Know Your Employment Rights
• E-mail and Internet Usage Policies
• Employee Recognition & Suggestion Award Programs
• Employee Safety and Health
• Ergonomic Rules
• Ethics - Sample Codes
• Family Medical Leave Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Hiring Procedures
• HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Initiative 200
• Jobs (Where to Find & Where to Advertise)
• Job Descriptions
• Merit Pay
  • Washington Cities with "Merit Only" or "Combination Step/Merit Pay" Systems
• Military Leave
• Minimum Wage
• Nepotism
• Outside Employment Policies
• Personnel Notices Required to be Posted - Employment Posters
• Personnel Performance Evaluations
• Personnel Policies
• Reduction in Force - Layoffs
• Sexual Harassment
• Shared Leave
• Social Security
• Taxation of Fringe Benefits, January 2008 ( 432kb)
• Telecommuting
• Termination of Employees - MRSC Focus, November 2001
• Travel Expense Reimbursement
• Violence in the Workplace
• Whistleblowing