public static List <SelectListItem> ListOfEmployees(bool allowSelectAll = true) { List <SelectListItem> listEmployees = new List <SelectListItem>(); if (allowSelectAll) { listEmployees.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "", Text = "--- All Employee ---" }); } foreach (var item in HumanResourceBLL.Employee_List_Helper()) { listEmployees.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = Convert.ToString(item.EmployeeID), Text = item.LastName }); } return(listEmployees); }