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First of all, Plan Sponsor = Employer. Your insurance company will ADMINISTER the Group Health Plan (GHP) which HIPAA considers a separate legal entity. Since you are fully insured, you (employer) are not subject to the HIPAA privacy provisions as p…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-17-04 AT 02:00PM (CST)[/font][br][br]If you are a public employer you may offer comp time at a 1 1/2 to 1 rate. If you are a private employer, you must pay the overtime for any time over 40 hours in a…
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Both good answers. Save your old JD's though. I keep a file with "Obsolete Job Descriptions" and occassionally go in there to revive one. Just when I think I've got my job descriptions and pay scales done and updated, someone steps up and wants to g…
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There is a lot of conflicting information going around about HIPAA and here is one case. When I used the word "participants" it was right out of the compliance material I received from a seminar conducted by a Minneapolis law firm. To add to that, d…
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Hi Sherrie, fellow Minnesotan, "FSA's and Cafeteria Plans are covered entities if they otherwise meet the ERISA definition, unless they: 1. Have fewer than 50 participants; and 2. Are self-administered." Sounds like the answer is "no". You're clea…
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Your key word here is "odor". Regardless of their smoking, if the odor persists and it ia objectionable, then you can treat it the same way as a problem with body odor or heavy perfume odor.
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The supervisor has to go...period. I was fired for this same situation many years ago and it was the best thing that could have happened to both of us. I was the plant manager, I was wrong, I put the company in huge danger, the situation was a feste…
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Hey, good one, Hatchetman.
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I've always said, "The worst day at work is still better than the best day of job hunting." Your boss is soooo similar to one I used to have. Just knowing that someday I would be leaving and relishing the "Day" I would hand him my letter of resign…
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I'm going to base my answer purly on what you have written, not knowing anything else about the situation. It is so interesting when people unsuspectingly walk into traps that I would wait for this one to play out. So don't cut off your fun now tha…
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Your problem is not with the employeee, but with the supervisor. The employee is meeting the supervisor's expectations. "Evaluations mention poor attendance, but state that it has not negatively affected her job." Your (his) documentation shows that…
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Almost impossible, but possible, if you call it, "Engaging in behavior that disrupts the cooperative, harmonious teamwork environment that this organization strives to promote." How's that for HR mumbo weenie, yin(g) yang, jumbo?
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Check state laws. This type of posting nonsense usually accompanies concealed weapon laws.
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They may have changed their workweek, which need not coincide with the calendar week. A workweek is seven consecutive 24-hour periods however you want to set it up. It can also start at any hour of the day. I'm sure businesses have reasons why they …
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Along with the other posts, let me add that formal tracking of accumulating and usage of "comp time" may jeopardize the exempt status. A DOL audit may conclude that the employee is being paid by the hour.
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Hi Carey, One more if you don't mind. I thank you. [email]larrycarr@inddoor.com[/email].
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We were looking into debit cards for next year and decided against them. They are nice because employees don't have to mess around with filing reimbursement claims, but the cards have limited use. They will only work at places that have been set up …
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Boy, you are getting some excellent advice! I'll just add a couple things. 1. While you are pausing to think after the question is asked, don't make any verbal sounds like uhmm, err, uh, let me see. The court reporter will record these and they re…
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I passed the SPHR about a year ago now. The study material helps, but it's your practical experience that will pull you through. Also, the practice tests in the material do not mirror the actual test at all. When I first opened my exam booklet I tho…
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If a minor was inappropriately touched while under the supervision of an adult, I would report it to the police...like right now. There have been cases (usually in school or day care situations) where teachers , principals, or providers saw fit to d…
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Well, isn't that comforting. When my guests paw around in my medicine cabinet, they''l see that I'm almost out of Viagra. What can I say? It's been a damn good month.
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Good comments so far. I would add that hearing judges not only want to know "what" happened, but "when and in what order" things happened. I've been through several lawsuits and have found that keeping files in chronological order is very helpful an…
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Like Don, I like to hit all shifts daily and during the day I see everyone at least 4-5 times a day. We're in four buildings with about 100 employees. The important thing for me is that they know me personally and I know them personally (family, hob…
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I agree. Some courts have decided that employees cannot be fired for carrying out "legal obligations". I don't know about Virginia, so a couple hundred bucks for a visit to an attorney may be worth it. In your pursuit of future employment, don't di…
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I'll be there. It's always a good conference with good substance. Look forward to seeing you.
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I suppose it's OK to begin using the new notices, but they don't go into effect until Jan.1, 2004 and could still change. Just make sure you keep up on the changes so you can then download the revised revised version or maybe even the revised revise…
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Surprise wedding? What a concept! Sounds like it could be cheaper than the "regular" version, so it could have merits.
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I like to think of bad attitudes as misconduct that disrupts the cooperative, harmonious teamwork environment that our organization strives to promote. I learned that wording at an Employment Law seminar and I kinda like it. Misconduct is, of course…
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Thanks for all your help, folks. I appreciate it.
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-19-03 AT 10:35AM (CST)[/font][p]I highly recommend the book, "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" by Richard Carlson. One section of the book deals specifically with what you're going through and how do defe…