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Thanks, we are nearly the same size, and the 5-year increment seems appropriate. We have 3 employees who had a break in service, and for the purposes of our anniversary day certificate had considered the previous employment time. In terms of gifts…
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Once an employee returns the form electing continuation, we send a letter confirming the election and the retroactive date, and the due dates of retroactive to current premiums, and then prospective premiums. We include a boxed notice in the letter…
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We initiated this change January 1 of 2007. I cannot stress enough the value of education prior to the change. We started in July 2006 w/ monthly or semi-monthly 1-page information payroll stuffers. Our agent came out twice before a December open …
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Would appreciate input as well. If you are willing or able to share please email to [email]dlail@steelerubber.com[/email].
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Employees must complete forms by hand (which we use to enroll on line). Even though we don't send actual enrollment forms to employees, all benefit forms we use have a signature line for declining the benefit. I follow up, producing additional enro…
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Anyone incorporating Wellness Program participation to health insurance premium discounts? Or rebates?
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We went from traditional to HDHP/HSA eff 1/1/07. We have paid 70% premiums regardless of tier, and ee pre-taxes their premium. With the new plan, we are still paying 70% of tier premium, contributing quarterly a specific amount/tier toward their H…
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HRA is a Health Reimbursement Arrangement, self-funded, limited benefit under Sec 105, not taxable to the ee. It is another separate benefit like Flex Plans, MSA, HSA, etc., usually paired with a high deductible health plan. It is another funding m…
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We are 4 months into it. People are adjusting and haven't heard any horror stories. Most doctors are just charging the "old copay" and billing the difference. Patients still receive a contracted rate, not "retail" as if they had no insurance. All …
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Ability to make it mandatory varies by state. NC allows employers to make it mandatory, but must allow ee to choose financial institution. We currently do not require direct deposit, have about 60% participation.
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>Does anyone require documentation for days taken >for Bereavement? Some of our employees take >advantage of this policy to the extent that they >count bereavement days as vacation days and >manufacture deaths when necessary.…
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Our experience has been positive. We had a good agent who had a relationship w/ our health ins agent and the time was right to establish a 125 plan. This was about 1996 or so. We've had only 2 agents and they have been extremely responsive, not a …
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We have 48 employees. We don't anticipate increasing the percentage, altho' the rates have gone up (big surprise). We pay 70% of the package regardless of which of the 4 tiers the employee takes. For the last year, employees' shares have ranged f…
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Our policy re FMLA states WC and FML run concurrently. Policy also explains the application of vacation time is optional for 1st two weeks. At week 3, FML, available vacation time is applied. FML is unpaid, EEs have STD if purchased thru S125, c…
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Our FMLA leave is unpaid. If ees have STD, they are eligible for that. Company provides LTD @ 90 days. Our policy specifies that use of vacation time is optional unless the leave exceeds two weeks; available vacation time must be applied starting…
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Thanks for your feedback. We have been consistent, I know this. Consistency is a big thing with me. That and documentation.
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What I'm looking for is do I need to have a recertification more than once a year for these permanent conditions. For ex: the cert for the bi-polar indicated she's on medication to manage the condition, sees dr quarterly or more often as needed, an…
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OK, we are also looking at changing our rolling period to 12 months prior, and of course, the soonest we can do that is 60 days. Arter that point, if he requests additional time under FML, can we consider ALL leave time taken in the previous 12 mon…
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I can attest to reaction to the interior extermination. Several years ago I broke out in hives unmercifully. Now they come late in the day, just before closing, on a Friday, and I leave when they get here. By Monday, it's dissipated and I have no…
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Well, I can't answer that. I don't know what all types medications/resulting side effects occur, and pain/tolerance thresholds vary. Maybe the employee will have to risk grossing out the supervisor in order to specify the syptoms that prevent the …
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 12-12-02 AT 10:22AM (CST)[/font][p]My understanding is that people w/ IBS suffer w/ extreme diarrhea in the a.m. or after rising, which causes the tardiness.
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What about elective cosmetic surgery? My understanding is that this type of surgery not qualify for FML unless complications developed. Would asking the doctor to confirm that the surgery is not cosmetic be sufficient without violating privacy?
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-30-03 AT 03:24PM (CST)[/font][p]We are only newly implementing FML, but my understanding was that a new parent is entitled to 12 consecutive weeks for bonding. This would be reduced by any previously …
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Guys, please! I'm responsible for accounting AND HR and I bust my ass to be fair & equitable. Where I run into problems is doing what I can to facilitate STD claims, and benefits thru S125 elections, and find many ee's don't have the wherewitha…
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Our established leave of absence policy and the holiday policy both specify that ees on leave are not eligible for holiday pay. EE's are eligible for holiday pay if they work a full shift the day immediately before/after holiday or have scheduled v…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-04-08 AT 07:38AM (CST)[/font][br][br]Relates to consumer rights under credit reporting law, and obligations apply primarily to financial organizations. (Like "HIPAA" for the medical industry). From m…
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This sounds so familiar! I have been in a family business for over 30 years and spent the last 20+ in accounting/HR functions. Only NOW am I starting classes (March 4) to prep for the PHR certification test. I figure circumstances could change, an…
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NC is an at-will state, employees sign a form accepting responsibility for reading through the handbook, we review that handbook during orientation, hitting on specific, immediately applicable policies. Our standard practice is to request non-chargi…
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I know of a company that did this due to inherited problems, long-term ees who'd become complacent and lackluster management. They fired everyone and interviewed "former" employees. I believe 18-20 out of 25 either applied and were hired or applied…
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I would be interested in the policies regarding credit score impact of a low credit score and work performance. Poor money management doesn't make someone automatically more likely to thieve. Does anyone else have a policy that uses credit score…