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  • Please correct me if I'm wrong, but would that paid time also include travel time since the meeting is off-site? I know my company pays travel time and meeting time for off site meetings, but I'm not sure if that is required by law. I'm in CA so I'm…
    in Off Site Meeting Comment by HRsage March 2003
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 04-02-04 AT 03:10PM (CST)[/font][br][br]CA has its own FMLA law, CFRA. But it also covers employers with 50+ employees the same way FMLA does. You can keep the ranch and the cultivator, Don. Just sen…
    in FMLA and two separate companies Comment by HRsage April 2004
  • Don, you forgot to mention your disclaimer for state regs. x;-) Venture, check your state regs for your policy also. CA has Pregnancy Disabily Leave (PDL) which gives 4 months of leave time that can run concurrent with FMLA. Perhaps, possibly, …
    in MATERNITY LEAVE POLICY Comment by HRsage February 2004
  • Any ee that is covered by CA State Disabilty Insurance (SDI) is covered by the Paid Family Leave. So the 50 ee rule would not apply. Paid Family Leave (PFL) is not the same as FMLA leave. An employer not subject to FMLA must still provide the P…
    in California Paid FMLA Comment by HRsage February 2004
  • I think you made an excellent decision and backed it up well. I was a little iffy with the wording of the nurse's note, but you're right everything else points to babysitting. He sounds like the kind of guy that will try and get another note that …
    in FMLA For Childcare? Comment by HRsage November 2003
  • Don, did you reach a conclusion on this? Did you tell him to go hire a babysitter? xB-)
    in FMLA For Childcare? Comment by HRsage November 2003
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-19-03 AT 09:42AM (CST)[/font][br][br]So the medical note says the he will need to leave to care for the kids "secondary" to the wife's medical condition? What does that mean? Does that mean that the "…
    in FMLA For Childcare? Comment by HRsage November 2003
  • First, Welcome to the Forum! We always go easy on the newbies, it's the veterans that we give a hard time to. Anyway, I agree with the others, you really need to get clarification on what your Director meant by the "write up". If it's only to docum…
    in FMLA--Write-up anyway? Comment by HRsage November 2003
  • Gillian3, am I reading your post correctly in that you are saying that a relocation agreement in CA negates the notion of "at-will" employment? My company (in CA) has a relocation agreement for 2 years, stating that if the employee chooses to leav…
    in Help!!! Comment by HRsage July 2005
  • She walked off the job and quit. I would just document what happened and have it ready for the UI Claim which you know is just around the corner. You just need to have her final check for her within 72 hours of her walking off the job.
    in What would you call it... Comment by HRsage July 2005
  • I don't subscribe either and I probably still won't once the change is in effect. If they offered JUST THE FORUM for a small fee I WOULD GLADLY PAY IT!! This is an excellent idea and I hope MLS offers it. I love the Forum and even though I don'…
    in Employers Forum: Big change coming Comment by HRsage June 2004
  • Verrryy interestink. When did this come out? Where can I find more info? Thanks.
    in No Weingarten Rights for non-union ees Comment by HRsage June 2004
  • I agree with Don. You don't need to do anything to the I-9 for the scenario you described. Their work eligilbility did not change at all. That is what the I-9 is for. We do require a new SS card and photo id to process the name change, but tha…
    in I-9 Comment by HRsage June 2004
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-09-04 AT 09:03AM (CST)[/font][br][br]"Recently an ee has expressed that someone stop placing gospel tracts in the restroom- I'm looking for some replies/suggestions" Jeffrey, several people, includi…
    in religious propaganda Comment by HRsage June 2004
  • I also agree that you should stick with your zero tolerance policy. I do want to point out an article about an ee that was fired for sleeping on the job and the 7th circuit found that he should have been offered FMLA for depression. - And this wa…
    in Ee fell asleep while working with children Comment by HRsage May 2004
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 04-28-04 AT 09:24AM (CST)[/font][br][br]Hi Scantey, we're neighbors! I live in Ventura County. x:D I'm leaning more towards Rockie and Whatever's solution and having a memo and giving the chance to exp…
    in Working on X-rated material Comment by HRsage April 2004
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 04-20-04 AT 08:42PM (CST)[/font][br][br][font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 04-20-04 AT 08:40 PM (CST)[/font] The latest outcome that I'm aware of was Aber & Fitch settled for 2 million to…
    in Retail "uniforms" in california? Comment by HRsage April 2004
  • I'm glad I'm not the only one that didn't find a mention of the poster being AAF. Now that's what I call reading between the lines. Marc, I think the Martin reference was to Martin Luther King Jr..
    in Gender DIscrimination - HR FIndings Comment by HRsage April 2004
  • I agree with Whatever. Forget about the warpaint. Stick to your policies and time will tell. I wouldn't want to try to explain in a court what I felt the difference is between war paint and other facial make-up. I could just picture the attorn…
    in Need some help... Comment by HRsage March 2004
  • Welcome to the forum, Giants Junkie (isn't that a nickname for Barry Bonds? x;-) ) If you can come up with something let us know. Rita said it best. Nothing is really going to keep them from applying if they have false documents. The only thing …
    in EOE Advertising Issue Comment by HRsage March 2004
  • Welcome to the forum Gilymon. All the above posts are correct and provide great info. If you still need specifics on the CA case, here is a starting point. [url]http://www.hrcalifornia.com/cid.cfm?web=469&cid=lle_aug2202-1&skipsearch=1[/…
    in Fired for discussing wages? Comment by HRsage March 2004
  • WITracy, I wasn't aware that the program had expired so I did a quick search. It is expired but from what I can tell is that Congress may reapprove it again and might make the credits retroactive. We are still participating in the program, I gues…
    in Tax Credit? Comment by HRsage March 2004
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-03-04 AT 11:48AM (CST)[/font][br][br]I know a little about it. It's called the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). It's a federal program that gives employers a tax credit for employing people from c…
    in Tax Credit? Comment by HRsage March 2004
  • This has been an interesting thread. Company Morals vs. Company Morale. I think the best way for the company to maintain it's moral stance without affecting morale is to do as suggested and only pay for the employee. This way if the ee wishes …
    in Discrimination of single employees? Comment by HRsage March 2004
  • Wow, thanks Mwild! I'm glad someone gets me. Must be all the Seinfeld an Simpsons episodes sinking in. Now if I can only make Don smile....:-?
    in Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Comment by HRsage February 2004
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-25-04 AT 06:07PM (CST)[/font][br][br]I checked out the website...now that's what I call "mumbo jumbo." x:D Thanks Mwild. Yet another source of info I'll be adding to my favorites. I'm sure it will…
    in Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Comment by HRsage February 2004
  • That's a good point, Pork. It seems I've been getting that question a lot lately. It baffles me. It's like they think we hold back a week's pay as insurance so they'll keep working. Sorry that week's pay was a non-refundable deposit if you don't …
    in Where to send ee? Comment by HRsage February 2004
  • I would direct him back to his former ER to ask them why he hasn't been paid. If they don't help him I'd tell him to go to the Labor Commissioner to file a wage claim. Here's the link to find your local office. [url]http://www.dir.ca.gov/[/url]
    in Where to send ee? Comment by HRsage February 2004
  • CA requires that the newhire be issued brochures of CA Disability insurance and the new Paid Family Leave. You can get the brochures from the EDD website. Also if you conduct 3rd party background checks you'll need a CA FCRA consent form. A CA F…
    in new hire packet Comment by HRsage February 2004
  • In order for it to be considered a lunch "break" the ee's must not be doing any work. Whether they wish to stay at their workstations is up to them, they shouldn't feel forced to stay there and they should be allowed to leave the premises. The lunc…
    in Required Lunch Break Comment by HRsage February 2004