The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) does not require that employers create written job descriptions for positions within their companies; however, well-written job descriptions ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers do not have to excuse an employee from performing an essential function of a job as a reasonable accommodation. Several courts have found ...

Ramsey argued that they can easily encourage a mentality of dodging responsibility, where employees ignore tasks outside their listed duties. “Job descriptions set people up to say, ‘Well, that’s not ...

Christiana Jolaoso-Oloyede writes for media publications, B2B brands and nonprofits. Using her research, analytical and writing skills from her training as a lawyer, she focuses on garnering accurate ...

Your employees' success depends on how well they understand their job responsibilities and the specific tasks their jobs entail. A job description provides this information. A well-crafted job ...

Let's talk about jobs. Not in the old-school, "What do you do for work?" way, but what a job really is. For decades, a job was described through a title and a list of responsibilities. You get hired, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jack Kelly covers career growth, job market and workplace trends. A job description is a written overview, pieced together like ...

Writing a job description for positions in your small business is an important human resources duty. A job description clarifies the duties, expectations and reporting requirements of an employee's ...

White-collar workers in the US are on the move after pandemic hiring freezes. Experts have one advice for new job seekers: Read the job ad and description properly. They highlighted 5 ways to read job ...

Others argue that certain job duties, such as public sanitation or defending alleged criminals, are heavily scrutinized ...