KathiHR
About
- Username
- KathiHR
- Joined
- Visits
- 0
- Last Active
- Roles
- Guest, Member
Comments
-
This reminds me of a time when a large group of extended family was at Six Flags. There were so many of us, we were getting split up on rides. My teenage daughter said, "I want to be with family. I don't want to be with strangers." Her aunt loo…
-
Thanks...my frustration is that most information is for employee vs contractor. This is more basic than that...this is a client claiming to be an employee. We have to go back to the very beginning...what is an employee? Certainly not a client rec…
-
Thank you so much! You're a much better researcher than I am!
-
To take what Rockie said one step further though, employees who drive company cars must pay for their personal mileage & that includes the commute to & from the office. The IRS will not allow the company to expense off all that personal mil…
-
I'll just jump in here as being on the other side - the employer who failed to send a timely COBRA notice (extinuating circumstances - long story). Anyway, our ex-employee contacted the federal DOL, not the state. I received a personal phone call …
-
Does your company always pay severance & 6 months of premiums to an employee terminated for performance issues? Just for a moment, I'll play the devil's advocate. I think a good lawyer could be persuasive enough to use your generosity against …
-
I think your problem can be corrected with the paperwork you accept from the doctor. They should be required to specify those job functions that the employee is unable to perform without accommodation. They can also make suggetions for accommodati…
-
I just recently went to an FMLA update. The presenter acknowledged that this is the toughest of all the FMLA situations - the ones who have turned FMLA into intermittent vacation time. Unfortunately, they usually know the FMLA regs better than any…
-
OK - this will make a good discussion - this is an example of how a common, solvable problem can quickly escalate into a huge problem before your very eyes, with potential huge costs to the company. Don - you're right - we dilly-dallied around bac…
-
Update on Too Weird: We decided to terminate for job abandonment. Before we could get that letter into the mail, he sent another e-mail saying he was in alcohol treatment, couldn't use a phone, & needed to be off until the middle of Jan, with…
-
I worked for years in a medical lab - 24/7. We used a combination of several ideas given here. The vacation calendar went through the department by seniority in Sept for the upcoming calendar year. We were in a position to let 1/2 of the people o…
-
You definately should have your employment attorney involved in that decision. Mediation is always offered early on & skipping mediation doesn't automatically mean you're going to trial. I recently skipped mediation because I knew the charges …
-
This depends on the gambling laws of your state. In Kansas, raffles are illegal (even though most counties look the other way if its for fund-raising.) Your Christmas Party idea is the same as a lottery, so check you state laws.
-
An argument could be made that 7 days is not enough time to allow an employee to seek legal counsel before making their decision.
-
I'm laughing out loud! Your president's view lacks logic for the following reason: employees who are disciplined for chronic attendance problems are already losing pay, yet still missing work, so obviously they're willing to settle for a little le…
-
I'm sorry to say that this is just too complicated for me to sort through on a Monday morning...but I did catch one part - bad business to not have employment contracts on all employees??????? I'd say just the opposite - its bad business to enter i…
-
We're a for-profit corporation, in human services & get money from state/federal sources. But we keep all employees on the same ranges as far as pay & raises, regardless of the contract they're on. In otherwords, they don't get bigger pay …
-
We give raises of 0-5%, 2-3 is average, 4-5 is above average, & 6 is reserved for outstanding performance/special situations such as additional responsibilities, etc. But it really doesn't matter what our averages are - what matters is what you…
-
As my dad used to say regarding liability, "Just because you post a sign don't make it so..." You most definitely are liable to provide a safe environment regardless of posted signs & waivers. While its a great idea that employees would probab…
-
"Often" must be right! I just heard on the news this morning that Ohio now has 4 counties with more registered voters than there are residents over 18. Is that what makes it a battleground state...more votes than people????
-
In our payroll department, we have quite a few bookkeepers with about that much experience...they start in the $23,000 - 25,000 range, but I would expect a lower range here in Kansas vs. east coast.
-
Elle, We had exactly the same problem & we've done what Ray suggested...any red-circled could only get 2%or less. But one other point...after years of making salary decisions off the top of their heads & by the "good ole boy" system, our s…
-
I've thought it was her all along, but I wanted to be open-minded.
-
We don't get to decide whether they prosecute the criminal activity. I have talked to DAs in various counties about the more serious cases & our willingness to provide evidence & cooperate. So far, none have followed up. In one case, I co…
-
And too much of the taxpayer's money at his disposal!
-
I just dealt with this exact issue. A receptionist at one of our offices had some seizures & was admitted to the hospital with bacterial meningitis. What concerned me was that we had recently moved an entire program to that office, & they …
-
I agree that the big key is drawing boundaries. We all begin to recognize the 10% of the people who are going to use up 90% of our time if we let them. When one of "those people" calls or drops in on me to gripe, I tell them, "I've got 5 minutes. …
-
I wouldn't respond, but I'd sure read through the contents of the package. If you think they will seek legal action, then their package contains valuable information concerning "their side".
-
We are in human services, we also have a Business Manager (& yes, I have a job description). There are several areas where our duties intermingle - our business manager handles all contracts & legal matters, but I review employment contract…
-
You don't say whether you have a policy for formally requesting an accommodation and formally reponding to the request. If you don't, you need one. There have been several threads about what happens when requesting accommodations is an informal pr…