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I don't think this would be a HIPAA issue. However, I'm not sure how you would go about gathering that kind of data without stepping on a few toes. I'm sure the president has a good reason for wanting the information. How do you know if someone i…
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We state in our offer letter that any legal cost incurred by the ee as a result of working for our company and following company policies would be paid for by us. There is no formal policy only the offer letter statement.
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We do statewide (meaning state they were recruited from) background and social security checks. We also do drug screens. We have about 500 employees.
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-20-03 AT 07:50AM (CST)[/font][p]I agree. Gossip has been with us since the beginning. Some gossip can be construed as hostile environment and/or harassment. You could send out a memo to the entire …
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I was at the mall over the weekend and saw a young man (18-20) with his shorts so low that not one inch of his butt was covered by the shorts and he had to hold them up in the front wit one of his hands. At least he was wearing boxers to cover the …
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-20-03 AT 12:51PM (CST)[/font][p]I'm not sure either, I have a digital camera so all I need know is how or who to send the picture too. And maybe just maybe I'll find a pair of male capri pants to wea…
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They now make capris for men. And I have seen many men here in Albany wear them. I was surprised at how popular with the guys they have become. At my last job women could wear capris but men could not wear shorts or anything but dress pants. I a…
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We do not allow capri pants, not even on casual Fridays. However we do allow body jewelry. It's not a policy I agree with but its here to stay.
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Your right, employees can't refuse FMLA. What I should have said was if they try to refuse. But if you never notified the ee you were giving FMLA concurrently or at all, you may want to be careful. Some courts are saying notice needs to be given.…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-20-03 AT 09:18AM (CST)[/font][p]Unfortunately the courts have recently said that it is your resposibilty to offer FMLA if you even notice something is wrong. If he refuses to take FMLA that is anothe…
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Thank you Paul. I hope that some, if not all, of my replies were in some way helpful to you. I must say that I truely believe that if we accept all of our differences in a non-judgemental way, we will be better in the end.
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I do not prejudge anyone or their belief system. I know this person was not like most christians. However, because of this person we need laws that prohibit people like her from conducting herself that way at work. Like I always say, actions spea…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-20-03 AT 09:53AM (CST)[/font][p]Until you have truely been the victim of religious or any other discrimination you can not say these people are over reacting or that they are getting special treatment…
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This same judge that you are talking about has said in many of his rulings, according to the bible....the last I checked no judge is God......he neglected to mention the part of the bible that says though shall not judge others. This is my problem …
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If you want to bring a bible to work and keep it in your desk or read it during lunch or breaks that would be acceptable. If an employee who you know is of the same religion asked you to pray for them that is okay. Where the issue for me would be …
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The same can be said for the reverse. It is Christian group that wants to change the name of the Delta Devils. This is a two way street. Religion is a personal thing and should be shown by acts of kindness not by displaying symbols. There are ma…
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Thank you Crout. I agree. If you want to wear a hat to work or wear a dot on your forehead, join a religion that requires it. Like I have said before actions speak louder than words or symbols. If you want to wear a cross go ahead but don't send…
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It's time to float your resume. I know you have only been there a couple of months but some times the stress is just not worth it in the end. I have been in this situation before and it was not pretty. I hung in there for three years before I got…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 09-16-03 AT 08:48AM (CST)[/font][p][font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 09-16-03 AT 08:46 AM (CST)[/font] This thread has gone to an entirely twisted place that I don't even have a tirade for..…
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I am generally very liberal when it comes to these issues and think religion needs to be kept out of the work place if someone is trying to impose their views on other or trying to include it in company policy. However in this case it does not soun…
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I agree with Margaret. We have a policy that allows exempt ees to "bank" vacation. The policy requires pre-approval and needs to be repaid based on a percentage of salary if the ee leaves before the bank vacation time has accrued.
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Even if someone resigns for other reasons, and they move more than 50 miles in NY, they can still collect. I live in Albany and at the time I work in health care. We had a nurse resign and move to NY city. She filed a claim for UI. We tried to f…
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I have dealt with this issue before. We used to suspend ees that didn't sign the forms. They would receive three written warnings and the third stated that if it was not signed and returned to HR by a particular date that they would be suspended. …
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I have received similar calls in the past. The last one I got said would you like to renew your ad. These scam artists are just trying to trick you into agreeing to pay for something that amounts to a hill of beans. The last call I got, was askin…
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We give a letter of seperation even if the person resigns. We include it as part of the required COBRA notifcation. The letter starts "It is with regret that we accept your letter of resignation. Your last day of employment will be .... as we mut…
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I do not think this is a sex-equity issue at all. My old boss was a female and she was not there more than she was. I don't know what she was doing, could have been coon hunting but I'm not sure. In both cases, this sounds more like a boss taking…
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I used to work in a very similar situation. My last boss used to show up between 10:30 and 11:00, 4 out of 5 days and then take a two hour lunch starting around 12:00 and leave by 3:30. Every week her time card read 8:00 to 4:00. She hired the CE…
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I have eliminated our handbooks. However we give all new ees our policy manaul in addition we post our policies on our intranet site. I love it becasue when there is an update you only have to send out a couple of pages and an aknowledgement page …
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My question is why is unemployment so easy to get? I's not pleasant to be unemployed but there is a good reason for the term unemployment should not be granted. Maybe your state's UI office will turn out like NY's, broke! I have only won one case…
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We outsource our payroll to ADP but they informed us that anyone claiming more than nine exemptions is red flagged by the IRS. We have several ees that claim more than nine. We just let them know that they will be red flagged. I believe what you …