WOCO Frank

I would never request a drug test under "reasonable suspicion" unless I had the employee's signature on some type of acknowledgment, either on the application or in their new-hire packet.

in Drug Testing Without Drug Policy Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Nat's right - in most states, your only obligation is to make sure that if you deduct a lunchbreak from their time, the employees have to be completely relieved of their duties during that time. Typical exceptions can be found in state child labor l…

in No break or lunch claim Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Good points raised above. In most states, though, you have to draw very careful distinctions between what is legally acceptable for termination, and what is legally acceptable as an unemployment compensation disqualifier. In other words, you can leg…

in Important question..needs to be answered quickly Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Kill them. Kill them all.

in Am I Paranoid? Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

For the most part, we don't consider medical bills. Most of that comes from our experience on the benefits end, in which we see insurance snags turn into calls from collection agencies, etc. We see too much heavy-handed garbage from medical provider…

in Credit Reports in the hiring process Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

>A person's credit history doesn't impact their ability to do the job. Maybe not, but it often reflects undesirable traits that will impact their job performance. The two main personality characteristics reflected on credit reports are punc…

in Credit Reports in the hiring process Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Very good points to consider, Don. Our HR staff handles all the "basics", plus safety /risk management, and a self-funded vision/dental program. We use a TPA for the profit sharing plan and group health. Of course, our HR staff is named Frank. Our…

in HR to Employee Ratio Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Of course, you're also ignoring the possibility that he really can hear what people are thinking and there really are people shooting lasers into his house.

in He hears "voices" Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Let me clarify my last post, since it was very poorly worded. By "valid", I meant an excuse that compels you legally to maintain her employment. Obviously, being in the hospital is a normally accepted excuse - it isn't necessarily a shield against t…

in Terminate W/O Notice After One Year???? Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

You don't have an attendance policy? Essentially, this person has missed (and continues to miss) work without a valid excuse. You do not need a special policy just because it involved FMLA at one point.

in Terminate W/O Notice After One Year???? Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Out of curiosity, why was the employee not terminated when FMLA was exhausted?

in Terminate W/O Notice After One Year???? Comment by WOCO Frank March 2003

Hey... wait a minute! Some of you guys get paid???

in Incentive Pay for HR Position Comment by WOCO Frank February 2003

>I just hired a nice young man from Pleasant Hill yesterday. I probably wrote his birth announcement.