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Just a thought on gastric bypass, since it's getting increasingly common. Most people cannot afford this procedure unless it's paid for by insurance, and insurance (at least the carriers I'm familiar with) won't pay unless a doctor has deemed the pa…
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djf, I understood your question differently than the other respondents, so maybe some clarification is in order. I thought you were saying that you DO require them to use paid leave during FMLA, and asking whether you should let them continue to us…
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Crout, I feel your pain. Sometimes I think the title "Cruise Director" (like whats-her-name on the Love Boat) is the alter-ego of HR professionals. Half the time when someone comes into my office I feel like saying, "Hi! How can I make your cruise m…
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Exactly. Why bother? If you're really trying to be at will, there shouldn't be any period which an ee can get past and become somehow "less at will." I dispensed with a probationary period many, many years ago based on the premise that if we were go…
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Don, your point is well made and I agree that the ultimate goal is to hire the best applicant. The sequence you describe would, indeed, be inefficient, but it's not exactly what we do. Due to the size and nature of our workforce, we almost always kn…
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I'm in a residential educational (K-12) facility. We have many male staff (i.e., more than 5% but less than 50%), some of whom work with students in very intimate ways due to the students' disabilities. We don't train men any differently than women,…
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I, too, am a Texas employer with DOT drivers, and I've experienced the fun of a few TWC phone hearings. You have a fighting chance, so fight it. Be prepared for your hearing with the DOT regs, your (presumably) zero-tolerance policy, and maybe even …
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Welcome, Shelly. Tell the owner to just cut to the chase and pin a big SUE ME sign on his back. You can quote me.
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We have a variation of Shake Therapy called Slap Therapy. The idea's the same, but it might provide more satisfaction for the therapist.
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I didn't read the case, but perhaps the applicant was interviewed and was obviously over 40. Also, even without gradutation dates on an application, a job history on an application can give clues about age. An applicant who lists jobs from the Woods…
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Well, if it's any consolation, Don, his house sounds very nouveau riche tacky (the Propulsid lawyer, not Grisham).
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And right after you solve that pesky morale problem, get to work on world peace, okay?
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Well, shoot. I guess that decorative little toothbrush stand I just bought at the Container Store will have to be hidden in a closed cabinet. But wait, I'm no science major, but how do germs that have been - shall we say - deposited into a vessel of…
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I kinda doubt it, unless she can prove that she was damaged in some way by the breach of privacy. But, then again, if she's mad enough and finds a creative-yet-desperate attorney, anything's possible.
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I never promise confidentiality to an employee in an investigation. I tell the ee being questioned that I will not reveal his/her identity unless it becomes necessary in the course of completing the investigation and coming to a finding. But I also …
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Kates, don't feel alone. I had one ee, after I gave her some news she didn't want to hear, tell me, "I pray that everything you want or try to do in your life will fail." Another time, many years ago, an ee on her deathbed left specific instructions…
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Agree - there's no regulation. But a question I'd be interested in is: Did you offer the full-time person the job on a part-time basis? And if not, why not? If it's because your need has changed since that lay-off, have you gone back and offered tha…
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No, this was a different person (now retired and creating visuals in other venues, presumably). In fact, the projectile button offender was a man, but I won't bust you for trying to pin the crime on a woman. Please remember my kindness in the futu…
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I don’t get the reasoning behind disallowing capris, but that’s beside the point. The point is, we're playing a losing game on many (if not most) dress code issues for the simple reason that people who lack the gene for good taste will never get it.…
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Scottorr, that's truly an appalling story; for you not to sue showed remarkable restraint. Next time somebody tells you you're going to hell, I suggest quoting Mark Twain: "Go to heaven for the climate, go to hell for the company." Works for me.