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  • Thanks for the input! I never thought about it from the perspective of crazy person trying to figure out where one may work. I guess because we mostly get apartment complexes, banks, medical bill collectors, etc. I looked at the positive side like…
    in Verification of Employment Comment by plhepner October 2012
  • Not that I am on this "side" of Human Resources anymore, but I am curious to why we've always had to have a "signed release from the employee stating that he/she authorizes us to release this information." Now, granted, some of the calls are from b…
    in Releasing employee information Comment by plhepner August 2012
  • We play a game called "Safety bingo" to reward employees for safe behavior. The jackpot starts at $25 and we draw a number each morning if there were no accidents requiring outside treatment at a medical facility. Using OSHA's guidelines allowing …
    in OHSA: Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Polices/Practices Comment by plhepner July 2012
  • What I am also curious about in this situation is that I recently discovered there was a "forum" type blog (similar to what's here on hrlaws.com) that existed many years ago for our manufacturing plant of roughly 300 or so people. As a trusted memb…
    in Blogs by HR people Comment by plhepner May 2012
  • My objection is that the PRE-EMPLOYMENT drug screen (not a POST-ACCIDENT) is conducted on-site and unsupervised. As previous posters have noted, it is easy to beat the system but it makes it a little more difficult when someone is five feet behind …
    in Drug Testing for Applicants Comment by plhepner May 2012
  • Unless there is a doctor's excuse totally taking the employee out of work, you use the guidelines like you would for any other employee, hurt or not. I heard that in a regional education worker's compensation seminar last year. The analogy was som…
    in Terminating a WC Employee? Comment by plhepner May 2012
  • It is not up to the supervisor who is paid wages in lieu of notice. I worked in the computer room of a hospital before and turned in my two weeks notice and was let go that day and paid out my two weeks. The rationale was nothing against me but on…
    in Texas / Wages in Lieu of Notice Comment by plhepner May 2012
  • Our policy doesn't necessarily dictate that we have to conduct the pre-employment drug screen at a certified lab, although I believe it should state such. Yes, we have a female recruiter who has chosen to use the post-accident drug screen cups as p…
    in Drug Testing for Applicants Comment by plhepner May 2012