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  • Not sure how good this one is in comparison, but: We had an employee one day go to lunch. We had one of these gully-washer rain storms come up. She comes back to work during this storm. She calls from the parking lot on her cell phone and says t…
    in What's the funniest excuse you've ever heard? Comment by Debra F May 2002
  • Dawn, I'm looking at WH Publication 1419, Federal Regulations Part 825, on the FMLA. On page 15, it talks briefly about prenatal visits and it appears that it looks at them as intermittent FMLA that is foreseeable and should be made at a time as …
    in FMLA question on bed rest Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • The law says that if an employee does not return to work for a minimum of 30 days, the employer has the right to recover the cost of all premiums paid while they were on FMLA. Naturally, it is up to the employer as to whether or not they do this, b…
    in FMLA AGAIN! Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • I believe that the law states that you cannot request recertification more frequently than every 30 days. Anything more often could be considered harassment.
    in FMLA Doctor notes--How Often? Comment by Debra F May 2002
  • Have you tried the anticonvulsants such as Depakote or Topamax? I'm getting excellent results with Topamax and it's suppose to be a good one for losing weight as well. That combined with the triptans for the ones that get by have done wonders for …
    in Migraines Comment by Debra F September 2002
  • We use one job description for those that have multiple incumbents such as custodians. The specifics on the job are the same, they just might work in a different building. The same goes for project specialists in one of our units. However, we ma…
    in Job Descriptions Comment by Debra F February 2003
  • Don, We frequently rehire these folks (primarily the students), so it does make sense for us to have these files. Yes, we could do new I-9s, but why should we hassle the employee when we have a program that the government says we can use, especia…
    in I-9's - Shredding - quick question Comment by Debra F February 2003
  • My system is pretty simple, and I do have volume to deal with. I do an audit once or twice each year. I pull the terminated I-9s and write the termination dates on the bottom. The terminated I-9s are then placed in folders by month and year. The…
    in I-9's - Shredding - quick question Comment by Debra F January 2003
  • The number for the Permanent Resident Card is the A number. And yes, it's confusing about the expiration dates. I was making people bring me in new copies of their PR cards when their expiration dates were expiring, but as I've been reading along …
    in I9 Forms Comment by Debra F January 2003
  • Our study group is based on Yahoo! but our chats are on Compuserve. The chats are on either Tues or Wed nights at 7:30pm EDT. New stuff is on Wed nights with Tues nights as the backup. You are welcome to join us. If you would like further info, …
    in HR Certification Comment by Debra F September 2002
  • I'm also taking the certification exam in Dec. Aren't we having fun. My boss has now added PHR preferred to my job description. I have about 3 years experience in civilian HR and another year in military equal opportunity going into the test. I …
    in HR Certification Comment by Debra F September 2002
  • Go to the IRS web site and download Pub 15. On page 8 is an explanation of the employer's responsibility concerning the verification of a person's social security number (well, at least that's where it is on the version I have). We make a copy of …
    in Social Security Cards Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • I don't know if you've noticed, but several of us who are studying for the PHR in Dec who are members of SHRM are doing an online support group. If you will check the SHRM bulletin board under HRCI certifcation and you will find the contact points.…
    in PHR Self-Study Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • The cards I get for the ones working on campus all say "Not valid for work without INS authorization" unless they are a Permanent Resident. PRs can work without restriction. A PR is almost a citizen without the right to vote. If you get someone w…
    in A new I-9 question Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • OK, if you have the INS Manual 279 which covers I-9s, look at page 16. Item 27 covers what happens when someone's work authorization expires. This is where it explains about reverification. The manual is old, but it's still the only solid referen…
    in A new I-9 question Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • OK, on reverification, there are three reasons to reverify. The first is if the person changes their name. They must present you with a new social security card with the new name (that's what we require since we need that for our payroll system). …
    in A new I-9 question Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • The International Student Advisor gave you great information. I am the international employee point of contact in Human Resources at the university I work for. Students on F-1 visas are here for study only. They are allowed to work on campus only…
    in A new I-9 question Comment by Debra F August 2002
  • They must provide you with documentation that they are still eligible to work in the US, normally this would be an updated Permanent Resident Card or Naturalization documents. I would call them and tell them that their documentation is due to expir…
    in I-9 Re-verification Comment by Debra F June 2002
  • We have some positions that are generic to many different departments such as our administrative secretary position. We have a generic job description built for that position, then we tailor it to the specific department. An admin secretary in one…
    in job descriptions Comment by Debra F May 2002