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I think there are people like this in every office--give some people a little power and it goes straight to their heads! It's a fine line between being a loyal employee looking out for the company's interests (a supply clerk truly trying to help sav…
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This is an interesting question. I know companies that run web sites, communications networks, and other types of service businesses generally set up redundant systems in different parts of the country in case of a disaster to make sure there is no …
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I don't think there is any particular law or regulation that requires employers to have job descriptions. However, the EEOC has indicated they will consider them in determining essential functions for purposes of the ADA. In addition, they can help …
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I think the release of this type of information is governed by the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state equivalent. Generally, information such as home addresses, phone numbers, SS numbers, medical information, and some other informat…
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Is a vision plan subject to COBRA? I always get a little confused over the continuation requirements for this type of supplemental benefit. Does anyone have a good way of explaining the requirements? By the way, I know of a situation where a company…
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Hi Seymour Some states have laws that require employers to allow employees and former employees access to their personnel files and may even require that the employee be permitted to have copies of the documents. In addition, some states require emp…
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Hi Kate. We participated in BLR's pay budget survey and a couple of others. At this point, we aren't predicting any big increases in our merit budget--still somewhere between 3 and 3.5%. However, I'll be curious to see the survey results when they a…
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Unfortunately, he did not meet the 1,250 hours requirement because of his illness. It's a pretty tough situation for him.
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I would guess that Miss. New Jersey would have somthing to say about using Facebook to screen applicants...photographs taken from her page on the site almost cost her the crown. I hope this is a message to people about posting things they want to ke…
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We have water coolers that employees chip in and pay for. We also have a vending machine that dispenses bottled water and other beverages. What would be nice is to have recycle containers for the empties--currently they get thrown away!
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Is this a joke? The important thing is that employees go through a drill so they know what to do in case of a fire. Since you set this up so there is no answer, I have a hard time imagining that you are serious (apparently your assistant feels the s…
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I havn't seen alot on pandemic flu preparation lately. Seems there is more focus now on natural disaster planning for things like hurricanes, wild fires, etc.
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Based on the information in the original post here, it isn't clear if the employee was initially qualified for FMLA leave. You said she went out for a medical condition that turned into something more serious. When was the company aware that her con…
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I read that the Senate is going to take the bill up again this week with a vote possible before their July 4 break. Has anyone heard anything about how the House is likely to vote if the Senate passes the bill?
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This reminds me of an applicant we once had for an entry level professional position. The applicant had his personal email address on his resume and it was something like LilBudster. Made me wonder if he maybe considered having an email address for …
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This is a hard question. At what point do you dictate to an employee what they can and can't do with their own time. So long as they are working the hours and getting the work done ..... Personally, commuting 4 hours a day would take too much of a t…
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I remember a movie from a number of years ago when a character who was a news reporter started every day with a good cry as a kind of therapy--seemed to work for her. Although, I don't think we do ourselves any favors by breaking down in tears at wo…
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You might take a look at USAJobs.com. This is the job site for the federal government. Pretty involved, but could give you some ideas.
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I hear on NPR this morning that the war funding bill may be signed within the week, along with the minimum wage increase. Does anyone know the details of the minimum wage part?
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Part of the problem is that we usually look to save $, so if a manager can get someone for less they will. It really is our job to make sure this doesn't have a disparate impact on women. At the same time, women do need to learn to negotiate salarie…
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I just read something else on this that suggested there was no requirement to resurvey even in 2008, but the EEOC strongly encourages resurveying! No wonder I'm confused.
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I think the immigration debate is really heating up right now especially with the proposals on guest workers, so there could be a groundswell of support for rallies. I do remember reading some articles about this last year--recall something about th…
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The way I look at this is if the employee did all of the work to bring in the sale and earn the commission before termination, he should be paid the commission. If the employee earned it and you don't pay it you could find yourself with a wage claim…
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Hi Catbert--I haven't read the book yet but I love the title and I've seen lots written about it. Maybe I should read it!
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I have conducted a few investigations and have never used a tape recorder. I agree with KLeede that this might make people less likely to talk openly. When we have an investigation like this, we usually try to have two people do the interviews toget…
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My company recently acquired a group in CA with 67 employees and I need to get back in the swing with all of the state laws. I recalled this thread from the forum and thought I would start with the sexual harassment training requirement. I don't wan…
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I read this morning that the House will likely vote this week on a bipartisan version of the minimum wage bill that includes some modest tax breaks for small business. Sounds like a new minimum wage may be closer now.
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I agree with you. A surrogate mother does not have a new baby at home to bond with so her leave time would be related to her serious health condition--once she recovers from childbirth, she should be back to work. It is interesting though because yo…
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I recently heard that searchs made on MySpace and other sites like it, track who has visited the site. If we do use these sites to screen applicants, will they be able to tell that we visited their site?
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I have had managers who did this kind of search on google and found information on a candidate that was posted on MySpace. I think you have to be very careful about using that information. It may be very old and posted when the individual was in sch…