Legal requirements on employers with respect to risk assessment vary from country to country. Some require formal assessment, some require little or nothing.
In the EU, the employer is explicitly required to perform a Risk Assessment. In the US a Risk assessment is not explicitly required in most instances, but must be performed, at least in an informal way, if the employer is to be able to determine which job functions are adequately protected and which need additional attention.
Regardless of the state, no employer is required to hire anyone whom they do not wish to hire. It is not a civil rights issue.
No, your employer cannot legally charge you a fee for direct deposit.
can employer leagly count your tips
No, unless the employer is the police.
A written statement of employment is a legally binding document which puts the main terms of employment in a document and which an employer is required to give to an employee.
No, an employer cannot legally withdraw money from your bank account without your permission.
If you are required by law to carry insurance, you can either have it through the employer or provide your own. They cannot legally force you to opt in to their coverage.
It is certainly not illegal to email a W-2 form. However, if your employer said they will not do it then so be it. If their policy is not to email such documents then they will not do it and they are not required to do so.
Yes, they are legally allowed to.
Not legally.
No, an employer cannot legally force you to work against your will. Employees have the right to refuse work that is unsafe or violates labor laws.