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Since I see I'm not the only person unfamiliar with the term "externs," I'm providing a definition for others who my find it helpful. in•tern: an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (as medicine or teaching) gaining superv…
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I know what interns are, but I don't know what an extern is....
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>Hi Kiwi - > >please tell me that his mngr didn't let him drive drunk after firing him for being drunk. JMinATL--Not to worry, Kiwi stated: >He has been fired. As he was being driven home...,
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Take a look at a 1st Circuit decision, entitled "Bailey v. Georgia-Pacific" (circa 2002), which concluded that though the complainant was an alcoholic, he not "disabled" under the ADA. (The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals' jurisdiction includes Maine,…
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Someone told me we're required to install and maintain centrally located spittoons for the workplace in order to comply with a federal statute, the Professional Tobacco Users Initiative, or PTUI (pronounced "ptooey"). 8-}
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>Yes. Very simple. Have two employees. Both >spouses of the other. Is this statement altogether cryptic, or do I just need another cup-o-java?
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>The person that solves this never ending issue >will be the best paid HR person EVER! ... a better mousetrap,huh! My experience has been that no amount of wise or authoritative words of counsel from management has any effect on folks …
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I agree with the suggested responses already given, provided the new "supervisor" hasn't already received sexual harassment training. However, if this individual has attended sexual harassment training, then I think removing him (demotion) from …
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I see you're new to the Forum. And it looks like you've baited your hook with a serious question and dropped it in a forum eddy, instead of the main stream. I suggest you re-post your question in the Employment Law section of the forum. There's mo…
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In my organization, we have policies in place that allow a current employee or authorized (in writing) designee to view and copy the ee's personnel file. However, after ees separate from employment with us, access to their personnel file is through…
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I can't think of a thing to add. Most importantly I concur with the heart-to-heart. Since you've been so gracious in the past toward her, I have confidence you're able to skillfully broach these concerns in a supportive, non-threatening manner. …
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Also, it's definitely time to start laying that all so important paper trail.
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Yes, I'd conditionally designate the leave as FML and request Certification. Additionally, I agree with those who have stated they's require a return to work slip. Might the issue be the employee doesn't want to pay for the exam? Is this the burd…
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>Certainly did not mean to offend Ranger by calling her him. And I'm >much too sensitive for you to challenge so cut me some slack. I've been 'foruming' for awhile now; but funny thing, I've never thought of Don D as "too sensitive for …
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>Well, I, for one, am ECSTATIC ... and I feel invigorated with my new-found >knowledge! xI-) Apparently, no one noticed your oxy-emoticon, Parabeagle -- U sneaky x}> x:P
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>See? Not only are forum members entertaining, they're also >educational! x;-) Right! Wait till I get and home and tell my spouse what I learned at the office today. x:-/
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I'm amazed that this request received such little response, even though it has almost 90 hits. Is this is a topic of little interest, or one no one really wants to touch? Or, should I conclude most workplaces don't have to deal with this problem? …
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x:7 ...and then there's our own "duraSUPREME"--originator of this thread.
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"...the Supremes"? As in "Being?"
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Sorry, I don't know the answer to your specific question, but for some exhaustive discussion on a similar issue, you might want to look at the thread "Martin Luther King Jr Day" in archives.
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Or..., "Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?"
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>Have you had any arrests? If so, what was the nature? Absolutely NOT! This one has long been linked to protected class adverse impact issues. Steer clear!!
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>1) If you have lived in other cities ... What would be the purpose for asking this question? It seems irrelevant to me. >2) Have you ever...been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor? This is a legal question. I guess what I'd want t…
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I agree that a couple of verbal warnings would likely not provide a significant foundation for elevating a level for discipline related to "a major offense;" unless that offense is in some way linked, such as calling-in sick and going golfing or som…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-19-03 AT 11:19AM (CST)[/font][p]I tend to believe HR professionals are more enlightened and wise in workplace matters than the average employee. So it seems to me, based on the amount of time even we…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-14-03 AT 10:51AM (CST)[/font][p]For the record, I'm not an advocate of proactive prohibition. My intention would be to counsel and recommend removal of personal objects IF they became controversial, …
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>They also voted to require the employee to use all of his/her accrued paid time off before beginning to use FMLA rather than use FMLA concurrently with PTO. Generally, the 12-weeks of FMLA protection run concurrently with the use of earne…
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In my work, we go back to the applicant's age of 18 years -- the age at which any juvenile record would ordinarily be expunged. Keep in mind, I'm in an unusual line of business: Corrections (i.e., Prisons).
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-13-03 AT 04:06PM (CST)[/font][p]I had the remarkable experience (in a former employment life) of having the INS show up for an audit of our I-9s. This occurred relative to an unskilled wood-products …
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To coin a phrase: "I wouldn't leave home without it!"