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  • I have not received daily digests since approximately then either! What's up?
  • Returned from Alaska 2 weeks ago. Proof of global warming is evident in the receding glaciers. Of course others have their own opinion, but the evidence of where they "were" and where they "are" now is obvious.
  • You're right - that's the saying I'm referring to. Anyone...? Can you help?
  • No cost if covered under our medical plan (Medica) or if a Medica member under another plan. $19 if a non-Medica member. Shots administered by Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency. Great benefit.
  • Don't get me started. I live in a rural area, mail is delivered to our mailbox by rural carrier. Asked to have mail held while on vacation (filled out their very proper yellow form) and indicated that all held mail should be delivered on xxx date …
  • Minnesota women are of the same cut as Wisconsin women. Must be all that milk and cheese in Dairy Country! (Together with good Midwestern values).
  • A few years ago I pulled this on a co-worker who was notorious for the practical jokes she pulled on others - I gave her a pink "While You Were Out" message slip that instructed her to call Myra Mains (my remains) at xxx-xxx-xxxx (the number of the…
  • Adults only: 18 and over (heterosexual couples only, thank you!) All inclusive: All food, beverages (not just local brands, if you want Johnny Walker Red you can have it), activities (except off-premise tours, etc.) and no tipping allowed.
  • Never been on a cruise but we'll be heading for our 4th stay at a Sandals "adults-only, all-inclusive" in Jamaica the end of January. They totally spoilyou, and all food, beverages and tipping are included. No kids running around, the sound of the…
  • Brother-in-law lives in Wisconsin and he has this saying: "Wisconsin - where the eagles soar, the Packers score, and the Harleys roar". But I'm in that neighboring state across the river so I'll get excited for you - "Go Packers!"
  • The law says you have to give me a smoke break every two hours...
  • I also have a son in Kuwait (age 28 - just got married last September and has three step-daughters). My husband's nephew is also in Kuwait (age 38, a Major, and divorced with three children whose mother wouldn't allow him to see before being deploy…
  • Ours is drafted around Minnesota statute - your state's may be different. Start with that to ensure legally compliant.
  • >Nothwithstanding the contract angle of >handbooks, I cannot count for you the number of >hearings I have prevailed in because I produced >either signed acknowledgements of receipt or >witnessed refusals to sign for those. The…
  • >This is an area that turns on state law. > >Here's what our 50x50 book says on paycheck >deductions in MN: > >Employers are allowed to make paycheck >deductions for claimed indebtedness (including >deductions for fa…
  • This might fall under the category of (and I quote from the text of the USERRA law) "...or to fulfill additional training requirements determined and certified in writing by the Secretary concerned, to be necessary for professional development, or …
  • A legal firm that presented a seminar on this suggested handling changes from exempt to non-exempt in this way: tell the ee that the DOL has issued new regulations governing overtime exemption status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company…
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-06-03 AT 08:03AM (CST)[/font][p]Breaks of 20 minutes or less are considered as hours worked and must be paid. Meal periods of at least 30 minutes are unpaid. Employers are not required by law to giv…
  • Yes, that is an allowable expense.
  • Our plan would not allow the spouse to be dropped until the divorce is final. Many times the ee will say "I'm getting divorced and I want my blankety-blank spouse taken off the insurance", but the actual divorce may not occur until several months l…
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-14-04 AT 02:06PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Ditto to HRGuyMS's response - our participants are responsible for the administrative fees. Fees are deducted from participant account balances, not sure how ofte…
  • We're doing Friday, December 24 for the Christmas Day holiday (Christmas Eve is not a paid holiday for us), and Monday, January 3, 2005 for the New Years Day holiday (celebrating New Years Day on Friday, December 31 would give us one more paid holid…
  • Please fax me a copy of your benefit letter also - My fax number is 320-543-3310. Thanks!
  • I use this formula to calculate turnover: # of terminations/# of average number of employees per month/# of months preparing data for (e.g. 10 through October) x 12.
  • It's been my understanding that an expired Resident Alien card does not invalidate a person for employment. Once they are granted Resident Alien status it cannot be revoked. However, they do need to contact their local DHS office to have it update…
  • Methinks it is Cerebral Palsy.
  • 7 designated holidays, 1 floating holiday determined by employee vote each year, and 1 personal holiday to be scheduled at the employee's discretion each year - Total: 9
  • It (DST) ends this coming Sunday, October 30th. I believe there will be a change in 2006.