Hatchetman

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-09-04 AT 06:43PM (CST)[/font][br][br]I consider executives to be the top level or the next level down from the chief executive officer (excluding executive assistants, secretaries, etc). These levels…

in Definition Comment by Hatchetman February 2004

I think many of you were unnecessarily assuming the individual intentionally lied to the employer about not feeling well and not coming into work. If I recall his posts, he never said that the time he went to the job fair was the time he normally w…

in Caught at a job fair Comment by Hatchetman February 2004

If you are in doubt about your ability to do a reasonable suspicion drug test because you don't have a policy, why not develop one? The concept of a policy is to give notice to employees across the board of what is expected of them and the conseque…

in Drug Testing without a Policy Comment by Hatchetman February 2004

It could be mandatory if you want to have the enforcement of any partiuclar law behind you. You may see signs that Read something like "Possession of a weapon (or whatever the technical term is) in this facility is in violation of company policy …

in Postings Comment by Hatchetman February 2004

I generally agree with the oth3es about the cumulative impact. However, there are situtions I think when it would make sense to at least put th eemplyee on notice the first time before saying that the misconduct should be responded to based upon th…

in Do they all have to be the same? Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-10-04 AT 03:23PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Here's the response I would give to the union's contention: Under Section 29CFR825.307(a)(2): An employer who has reason to doubt the validity of a medical certi…

in Arbitration -- Absent When In Jail Comment by Hatchetman March 2004

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 01-27-04 AT 01:49PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Whether or not you wind up having the UC denied or not is a question of fact, unless in your state, misconduct is always payable under your state's UC provisions a…

in Appropriate to call EE's DR? Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

As far as I know, the only significant federal emplyment law that has a threshold for employers with 100 or more employees is WARN -- the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Of course, your state may have its on WARN type law that st…

in Employing over 100 ees Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

Perhpas the wording should be "if you're in "at- will employment relationship"...this then can exclude civil service, contract, and collective bargaining agreements, where cause may be required, in the other 49 states.

in At Will? At Won't? Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

In my role in HR over the years, I've had to handle employees who were friends, but I always drew the line when it was taken adverse action against them. Forutnately I worked in HR environments that there were other trained co-managers or my subord…

in Terminating a Friend Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

It depends on the cause for the restriction. For example, an emplyee who is medically diagnosed as permanently blind doesn't need to get updates on any restrictions because of the blindness. For the employer to require that would be a form of hara…

in Permanent Restrictions Comment by Hatchetman February 2004

In addition to California Employment Law Letter as a regualr source of information, the California Cjhamber of Commerce puts out a very good annual Californai labor law digest that serves a sa good basis for understanding and coordinating all HR iss…

in California HR issues Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

Without trying to sond pretentious,I agree with Mr. Forrister. However, in Flaroyale's description of what the manager said, it sounds as if what was happening in Texas was that AFTER the overtime was calculated at half pay, then the rate of pay wa…

in Flex Overtime Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 01-02-04 AT 08:19PM (CST)[/font][br][br]What does your policy say regarding the misuse of prescribed medication (as compared to the illegal use of drugs)? You should follow what your policy provides, in…

in EE addicted to pain medication Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

Is management making any effort to make all of the employees feel part of a unified workforce? For example, any activities where indivdiuals can join to gether in social activities after work or in joint efforts during work, such charity drives or …

in Prejudice in the workplace Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

The employment relationship is different that the relationship with a customer or visitor or a member of the public who comes into the building that an employer may own. I strongly suggest that legal counsel be sought on the issue to get a defnitiv…

in On-site customers who appear ill or who say they are depressed Comment by Hatchetman January 2004

I also take the position that meeting notes are not part of the official personnel file but should be kept separate in an investigative file or sueprivosry file. The employee is then free to subimt her account for the "record" to that file or to th…

in Problem Emp Personnel File Issue Comment by Hatchetman December 2003

It sounds to a large extent that what you do is redundant to what the supervisor is doing. I have no problem with the supervisor tracking attendance (maybe it can be done through a timekeeper or the use of a "master" timecard for the year) and bein…

in Use of Sick Leave Comment by Hatchetman December 2003

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 12-31-03 AT 01:01PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Don, I would respond to you, but I see this "discussion" is going no place. So, you go on your way with what you want to post and I'll go on my way. Where we a…