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  • We allow employees to take vacation any time they like as long as their supervisor approves the time in advance. Thanksgiving and Christmas / New Years is the most sought after time for vacation requests. We hold our Supervisors accountable to ens…
    in Vacation Policy Comment by Dutch2 March 2014
  • You have already done so many different events for your staff. Which did they like best? Maybe simply ask them what they would like to do this year (within reason of course). Good luck, Dutch2
    in Employee Appreciation Comment by Dutch2 February 2014
  • We do not have PTO - we still separate Vac., sick, etc.. We do allow 30 days of sick leave to be carried over year to year. We do not allow any vacation to be carried over. It must be used during the calendar year or it is lost.
    in PTO Maximum Accrual Comment by Dutch2 February 2014
  • We recently made ours an official policy and it says - if you are not at work you will not be paid. You may use vacation time to cover the missed time if you wish. We have a few employees that are able to work from home but not many. So far we ha…
    in snow day Comment by Dutch2 February 2014
  • We too are in the same boat as cnghr. I have always reported the annual EEOC information to our Executive team - don't know if once a year will be enough now. Considering changing this report to at least quarterly. The data we received states Se…
    in Diversity Policies and Procedures Comment by Dutch2 January 2014
  • In a former life one of the duties of the "Dir. of Personnel" was to also take care of the break room vending machines in the main office and distribution centers. We had free coffee to all employees for years and sure enough the non-coffee drinker…
    in Coffee Drama Comment by Dutch2 January 2014
  • The employee made it none to you that she is receiving medial treatment/surgery while she is away, for what ever reason. Don't know about Texas but with this knowledge we would required a release to work from her doc' before she returns. This is f…
    in Taking Vacation for Surgery Comment by Dutch2 January 2014
  • Finally - good news about changes.... Thanks mucly.
    in EEO policy Comment by Dutch2 January 2014
  • Yep, same here. The employee can tell anyone they want just exactly why they are out, but they will not hear it from "the company."
    in Company Calendar Comment by Dutch2 November 2013
  • NaeNae: I too could not find your answer so I asked our TPA your question and they responded as follows: Yes, it would be an ERISA Plan subject to HIPAA and would need COBRA offered. By keeping it a stand alone, it is viewed as an “excepted benefit…
    in help! Comment by Dutch2 October 2013
  • Sorry, I do not know of anyone... we are still keeping records the old fashioned way. ...now where did I put that file
    in Electronic Employee Files Comment by Dutch2 October 2013
  • To me the way it is written "by October 1" indicates that the date of 10-01 is the deadline to send it out. Anyways... we sent it out middle of last week and (thankfully) have not heard a single comment from any employee. Seems most folk are just …
    in Affordable Care Act Comment by Dutch2 October 2013
  • Have had this (kinda) happen before. Yes, you will need a copy of the death cerfificate for your former employee. If you have no copy of the bebeficiary document the funds will have to go to his estate. Or in this case probably to the mother's es…
    in 401(k) Distribution upon Death Comment by Dutch2 September 2013
  • We would look at this as falsifying attendance records and could be a terminable offence same as we would for anyone falsifying any company records. At a minimum we would have a documented counseling session with the employee(s) just to make sure th…
    in Lying to your Boss?? Comment by Dutch2 August 2013
  • We too are in banking and pay the same as FunHRBanker. If someone or a dept. goes above and beyond the call of duty and puts in A LOT of extra time we will usually give them additional paid time off -personal/vacation time, half or whole day, as a …
    in Comp Time Comment by Dutch2 July 2013
  • I know what you mean.... when did everyone get so old? Kinda hits home when I hire someone that could be by grandkid. I keep telling my young bride how lucky she is 'cause I am twice the man I was when we married.... I won't tell you what she says…
    in Tolerance Comment by Dutch2 July 2013
  • Sonny.... what was it they said about middle age - "When a broad mind and a narrow waist trade places." Wonder what it was that happened when I turned 60? They certainly didn't reverse back to before middle age. "This too shall pass" was one of m…
    in Tolerance Comment by Dutch2 July 2013
  • I'm with Coffee... we, our Health Plan Committee, has spent so much time trying to make sure we were following the requirements for 2014 and now this. I understand more "details" will be out next week to help explain just what changed and what did …
    in surprise Comment by Dutch2 July 2013
  • ...what Sonny said....
    in Old occupation Comment by Dutch2 June 2013
  • If the intern is through a college or university, the school may also have paperwork that you will need to complete. Especially if the intern is to receive a "grade" for this internship. The school can also help you with information as to how prev…
    in Interns Comment by Dutch2 May 2013
  • Checked with our TPA and Coffee is correct. The granddaughter would need to be on your plan in order to have COBRA trhough your plan.
    in Adding existing child to insurance coverage when electing COBRA Comment by Dutch2 May 2013
  • Nae, as always, is rigth on the point. As a company policy, we consider all travel time as time on the clock. This eliminates anyone feeling that they had to give up any personal time without compensation to travel for the company. Our thinking …
    in overtime pay for traveling to distant location Comment by Dutch2 May 2013
  • Nae - mom always did like you best....
    in Incentive pay has entered a new dimension. Comment by Dutch2 May 2013
  • Our Dir. of Marketing has a release form that employees must sign before we use their photo in any printed or electronic means. Such as events on our intra-net or for the newspapers, phamplets, or calendars, etc... Sorry I don't have a copy of the …
    in policy on using employee images for recruiting and other company advertising Comment by Dutch2 April 2013
  • Also depends on your state. Here some years back if an employee fell while simply walking across the floor - it was worker's comp - plain and simple. Now if an empoyee is walking across the floor, clean, dry, etc, and falls it is not the company's…
    in Paying an injured employee, PTO? Comment by Dutch2 March 2013
  • How many subways you got out there in Kansas? Guess you could count the salt mines down in Hutchesen.
    in boss wants too much Comment by Dutch2 March 2013
  • We do not. In fact due to all the snow during the past couple of weeks, we were closed one day and opened late another. We went ahead and paid all employees including non-exempt for the hours they would have worked had we been open.
    in bad weather and pto Comment by Dutch2 March 2013
  • ya gotta be carefull.... sometimes folks will do just what you tell 'em...
    in blacksmith Comment by Dutch2 March 2013
  • That line is straight from the chief compliance officer at the TPA that manages our Group Health Plan. We have a self insured plan if that might make a difference.
    in employee's spouse has cheaper insurance-Qualifying Event? Comment by Dutch2 February 2013
  • I believe most eveyone is in agreement that "dropping coverage just because I don't want it" is not a qualifying event. However dropping because my spouse is in open enrollment and their coverage is better / their premiums are cheeper" can be a qua…
    in employee's spouse has cheaper insurance-Qualifying Event? Comment by Dutch2 February 2013