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Let's just say that when my employer found out about this person's conduct (which had been going on for almost 10 years) and had they had not terminated the person on advice of counsel, another employee and I could possibly be the current owners of …
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Nothing personal--just don't think it is fair for this person to draw unemployment because the owner did not answer truthfully. We were truthful about others and their claims were denied.
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I'm the one who gets all the unemployment information at our office and respond. I could not respond to this particular claim because I was involved in it personally which is why the owner responded, and I know for a fact that he did. We've had ot…
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Since I'm not good with numbers, could someone please tell me how you would compute a turnover rate for the YEAR? I understand the monthly turnover rate concept but someone is asking for a yearly turnover rate and we're having quite a discussion ab…
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Thanks Don D. I can't wait for everything to arrive so I can assemble (and imbibe). x:-)
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Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of an office. My desk is in full view of everyone and so are my filing cabinets. That's why I have to have cabinets that lock and remember to lock them all before I leave at night.
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My understanding of keeping medical files "separate" from other files is that the medical files are required to be in a "separate" filing cabinet, not a "separate file" within the same filing cabinet. This would prevent a department supervisor who …
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I too have three separate files kept under lock and key: 1) payroll file, 2) medical/benefits file whick contains confidential information only available to me and the safety manager, and 3)a general information file where I keep attendance records…
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Breaks and other short rest periods of 5 to 20 minutes in duration are common and customarily paid for as working time. Meal periods (usually 30 minutes or more) generally need not be compensated as work time. The employee however must be complete…
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We have always given the day after Thanksgiving as a paid holiday.
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I totally agree with Don D. Why make more work for yourself? Once these people get this acknowledgment you will never be rid of the people that aren't qualified for the position.
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I keep track of veteran status in my employee database. After we hire someone I ask if they are a veteran, dates of service and branch of service. I also give them the list from the Office of Personnal Management and ask the employee to circle the…
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Playing devil's advocate here, our attorneys have said that office pools are permitted as long as the only profit that is made is by the winner of the pool. Anything taken by the organizer of the pool is against state law. If it were up to me I …
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Last year we werre using: White (not of Hispanic origin) Black (not of Hispanic origin) Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaskan Native I have not seen anything recently about breaking things down any further and using th…
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If one of our employees tests positive for an illegal substance as the result of a random drug test, in order for them to keep their job they must attend treatment. We have them sign a form which states they will attend treatment and a follow-up pr…
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Friday 12/31 for us.
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I am in agreement with Don D and stilldazed. Drug testing is not covered by HIPAA, just as workers' compensation, FMLA information, STD information, etc. are not covered either. As both have stated an employer must keep this information confidenti…
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We have been doing pre-employment testing, random testing, post-accident testing, and for-cause testing for 15 years. We have never had the lab make a mistake. Don't compromise your policy--fire him.
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Thanks for looking into this James and I really hope it works. I'll be first in line to subscribe to the web-only service if it happens.
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Has MLS considered a nominal fee for Forum use only? I'd be willing to ante up for the use of the Forum onl--if the price were reasonable. I know this has been asked by posters but I haven't seen a response from MLS about this. Is it something yo…
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If it's not about the money then why do what you're doing? I wouldn't mind a nominal fee to use the Forum but as others, I am newslettered out and just can't ask for any more money from the boss. Too bad, because I think you are losing a lot of pe…
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Why would you have to reverify? You have already established that John/Jane Doe can legally work in the US. What difference does it make if s/he changes a name. It is still the same person. Once you establish that they are legal I don't think an…
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Try [url]www.jjkeller.com[/url]. I have been using their FML tracking software for over a year now. It works fine for me and it isn't expensive. Good luck.
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I agree with Don. We use a breathalyzer here to give us an idea if a person has been drinking. If ours registers as certain level we then send the employee out for a second test that is performed at a hospital that has a breathalyzer that is corre…
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This subject has been discussed at length in several posts. Do a search and you will see that you cannot demand that employees only speak English. You can ask them to speak English if it directly relates to an aspect of their job performance such …
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We were advised not to supply these items to our employees. As stated in a prior post, in this litigious society, we are opening ourselves up to a lawsuit by providing these medications. We only supply basic first aid supplies, such as band aids, …
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PHI is protected health information. This information comes from your health insurance provider or a doctor's office in the form of medical records. Employee information that you acquire in the normal course of business is not PHI. This would inc…
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EWart: I believe you have to consider resumes in your counts. I used to only consider applications and our consultant said we also had to count resumes. People sending in resumes in response to job ads are considered applicants and must be counte…
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Sorry Ethel--what a pain in the rear, especially on such short notice. I agree with the other posters, you need a consultant. Once you get the plan done this year you should be able to do most of it yourself next year. I only use a consultant to …
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Try this sign: "If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie."