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  • Our administrator told us they would reimburse for things they thought were allowed by the new ruling and if we wished to restrict specific things, we would have to send them a listing of those items we didn't want to be reimbursable.
  • I would send him for another opinion. And make sure that Dr isn't a bow hunter.
  • Maybe a relative or co-worker would be willing to drive her to work during the 2 weeks she can't drive herself?
  • Thank you for both the welcome to your lovely state's business community and the quick info. I often wish Wisconsin would just leave well enough alone on these things.8-|
    in PA FMLA? Comment by Kiwi October 2003
  • I would also make it very clear, in writing, how the Leave extension would affect their health coverage. We have extended beyond FMLA, but they have to pay their entire health premium during that time if they want to continue it. The full premium …
  • Would she maybe go for paying only mileage, but at a higher rate? That way you would be helping on the maintenance cost, but applying that assistance fairly to everyone. Agreeing to half on some things when they ask really is asking for trouble. …
  • We also reimburse only for mileage at the IRS rate. I wouldn't want to open up the paying for repairs can of worms.
  • Same here. They get a copy and sign our original. We want them to focus on the discussion with their manager, not to bother about taking notes.
  • No, I did not consider S Moll's question to be stupid and I hope she didn't take my reply that way. When I got out my copy of the FMCSR and fwoomped the 400+ page book on my desk so I could look up the cite for Hunter, I Uff Da'd. It's a whole lot…
    in CDL Comment by Kiwi June 2005
  • Uff da is a Norwegian expression that conveys annoyance or exasperation. It's sort of the Norwegian version of Oi vey. Say it out loud, with the emphasis on the Uff, and it sounds like it's meaning. Toss in a little roll of the eyes and you've go…
    in CDL Comment by Kiwi June 2005
  • Uff da, there's a reg. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (CFR Title 49). How much of it applies to you depends on the types of vehicles and driving you do. There are requirements for background checks for new hires where you verify previous d…
    in CDL Comment by Kiwi June 2005
  • Hunter, try the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs, Section 391.23.
    in CDL Comment by Kiwi June 2005
  • We will also discipline for accidents, with the level depending on severity and previous warnings. I suggest when investigating the accidents and whether discipline is needed, someone else be involved with the supervisor. We have our corp safety g…
  • As part of our evacuation plan, the mgrs must account for all their people at the gathering place. We also require all visitors and contractors to sign in at reception and indicate who they are visiting. The receptionist takes the clipboard with t…
  • We charge 20 cents per page.
  • How about "Miracle". Get the teamwork message out there.
  • Good for you! :DD You were waaaay overdue for a positive turn of events.
  • We have a Chief Engineer who documents, schedules and follows up on PM functions and demand repairs. He is exempt and supervises the hourly maint engineers who do the wrench turning.
  • That term is a new one on me, too. O=* Maybe they only work outside!
  • JM, he smelled of alcohol in the morning, was taken for the screen in under an hour. Unfortunately, the person who initially smelled alcohol did not stop the ee from leaving to make his calls. (Remedial training coming on that issue.) She did, ho…
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-13-04 AT 10:18AM (CST)[/font][br][br]I was amused by LarryC's comment, not insulted in the least. My HR Dir doesn't know about the Forum so he can't be insulted by the comment. If anyone else out th…
  • He has been fired. As he was being driven home, he told his mgr that he knows it's all his fault and he enjoyed working for us. Said he knows he has issues he needs to address. I fervently hope he does address them. Thanks for the input, foruman…
  • mwild, your read is the same as mine in applying our policy. For some reason our HR Dir thinks that if the ee can get out 'I want help' before we get out 'you are very fired' that we must help the ee. That seemed perfect nonsense to me. I just wa…
  • It's a paid holiday for us. That's right in deer hunting season, so we'd be swamped in vacation requests and fake illnesses if we tried to be open that day.
  • Account administration fees are taken out of the participants' accounts by the plan administrator. The company pays for expenses that cover the whole plan, such as non-discrim testing and 5500 preparation.
  • I agree with dchr. The fact that you only hired him 6 months ago works in your favor if he would want to claim age discrimination. He was in the protected group when you hired him 6 months ago and moved him at company expense. It would be hard to…
  • Pretty much the same thing here - when subscriptions became too expensive, I cut out other stuff. I didn't want to lose my coast-to-coast, interactive reference manual with the hard to find humor attachment. I hope we don't lose too many of you be…
  • Huh! One of our Hmong employees changed her last name a little while ago. She said her name was so common it was becoming a problem.
    in Patriot Act Comment by Kiwi June 2004
  • The Hmong population throughout Wisconsin is growing rapidly. We have several Hmong employees in the Milwaukee area and are starting to see them in the Fox Valley area too. Excellent workers. I was unaware of their full history, thank you for pro…
    in Patriot Act Comment by Kiwi June 2004