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The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2012), Richard Stokes
The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2012), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This document details the specifics of the act: what the act requires, who is covered and who is not covered, hours worked and compensation, overtime pay, record keeping, and penalties.
Fair Credit Reporting Act (2012), Richard Stokes
Fair Credit Reporting Act (2012), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The FCRA requires employers who use outside agencies to perform credit or other background checks (including criminal, reference, or driving record checks) to comply with comprehensive notice, consent, and disclosure obligations both prior to doing the checks and after the results are reported.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008 (Gina), Bonnie Jones
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008 (Gina), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The purpose of GINA is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada): An Updated Employer Guide For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones
Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada): An Updated Employer Guide For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication incorporates the MTAS 2011 Technical Bulletin, ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA): Back to Basics; the focus is primarily on the employment and applicant accommodation process.
Tennessee Public Acts 2011: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
Tennessee Public Acts 2011: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2011), Josh Jones
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2011), Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide summarizes Tennessee’s open records laws as of the end of the 2010 legislative session and includes practical applications for municipal officials and employees.
Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones
Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication will provide your city with information relative to social media for purposes of communicating with employees, interacting with your community, and using social media as a hiring tool. Includes sample social media policy.
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The 2002 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping rules require employers, subject to the rules, to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.
Tennessee Public Acts 2010: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
Tennessee Public Acts 2010: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2010), Josh Jones
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2010), Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide summarizes Tennessee’s open records laws as of the end of the 2009 legislative session and includes practical applications for municipal officials and employees.
Technical Bulletins: Requirements For Non-Metered Water Usage (2010), Al Major
Technical Bulletins: Requirements For Non-Metered Water Usage (2010), Al Major
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Recent changes in state law have mandated that all city-owned water systems that experience water loss must measure and account for it by predetermined categories.
Family Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
Family Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The FMLA was passed in 1993, amended in 2008 to provide leave entitlements for military families, and updated in 2009 by the Department of Labor.
Technical Bulletins: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
Technical Bulletins: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The expansion of FMLA as provided by the NDAA more than doubles the amount of protected leave some veteran families are entitled to under the act.
Fair Credit Reporting Act (2010), Richard Stokes
Fair Credit Reporting Act (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The provisions of FCRA, CRECA and FACTA directly affect those cities that use outside agencies to secure information about applicants and employees.
Tennessee Public Acts 2009: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
Tennessee Public Acts 2009: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.
The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2009), Richard Stokes
The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2009), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This document details the specifics of the act: what the act requires, who is covered and who is not covered, hours worked and compensation, overtime pay, record keeping, and penalties.
Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2009), Dennis Huffer
Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2009), Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A basic summary of laws, regulations and practices regarding records management by city governmental offices.
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2008), Josh Jones
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2008), Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide summarizes Tennessee’s open records laws as of October 2008 and includes practical applications for municipal officials and employees.
Tennessee Public Acts 2008: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones, Dennis Huffer
Tennessee Public Acts 2008: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.
Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2007), Dennis Huffer
Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2007), Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A basic summary of laws, regulations and practices regarding records management by city governmental offices.
Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions For Protecting The Public Interest, David Angerer
Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions For Protecting The Public Interest, David Angerer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A city should have a strategy in place before it considers a request from a telecommunications service to erect a tower.
Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law (2007), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law (2007), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Tennessee Public Meetings Law declares that all public policy and public business decisions must be made in meetings that are open to the public and requires adequate public notice and thorough minutes of such meetings.
Tennessee Public Acts 2007: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
Tennessee Public Acts 2007: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2007), Josh Jones
Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2007), Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide summarizes Tennessee’s open records laws as of July 2007 and includes practical applications for municipal officials and employees.
Technical Bulletins: Safetea-Lu Transportation Funding For Tennessee Cities, Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Safetea-Lu Transportation Funding For Tennessee Cities, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Cities may receive a share of these funds for needed transportation projects by participating in the planning process that identifies transportation needs and allocates project funds.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal And Personal Liability Under The Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act Tort Limits Increase July 1, 2007, Ronnie Neill
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The TGTLA provides that municipalities can be sued for injuries caused by their employees only in a limited number of areas and immunizes municipal employees or limits their liability for injuries they cause in certain cases.
Tennessee Public Acts 2006: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
Tennessee Public Acts 2006: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.
Technical Bulletins: Ten Simple Questions On Code Adoption For Towns And Cities In Tennessee (2006), Ray Crouch
Technical Bulletins: Ten Simple Questions On Code Adoption For Towns And Cities In Tennessee (2006), Ray Crouch
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Short answers to questions on the adoption of building and fire codes.
Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law, Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law, Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Tennessee Public Meetings Law declares that all public policy and public business decisions must be made in meetings that are open to the public and requires adequate public notice and thorough minutes of such meetings.
Tennessee Public Acts 2005: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
Tennessee Public Acts 2005: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
Summarizes the year's public acts and provides date they become effective.