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Is this letter from the SSA or DHS? The DHS regulations provide that by taking "reasonable steps" after receiving a no-match letter, the no-match letter may not serve as the basis for finding that the employer has constructive knowledge that an ind…
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I've never hear that there's a limit. Temp positions can go on for along time. Though it may be more expensive for you to keep temps that long, than to just hire a full time employee to do the job.
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Handscanners are very effective. Employees place their right hand in the scanner and punch in their unique code. The hand scanner takes a picture of the outline of the hand, examining approximately 100 different features. Hand scanners eliminate ins…
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Stay in less expensive hotels at conferences, eat conference food rather than restaurant food when possible, and try to book flights earlier for cheaper fares.
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Hmmm...not sure i believe that one is tru....
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Though the actual risk is not great, people connected with an investigation should remember they could be sued, personally, if they go too far and end up interfering with someone else's rights. For example, if you restrain an employee from leaving t…
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You can tell hourly employees that they may not work overtime. You can also discipline them if they do work overtime in spite of your direction. But this discipline may not take the form of not paying them. You must pay them for overtime worked, eve…
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Time that an employee spends traveling as part of his or her principal activity, such as travel from jobsite to jobsite during the workday, must be counted as hours worked and you must pay the employee for this time. Where an employee is required t…
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Whether employers must pay employees for accrued vacation time at the time of termination depends on whether the employer has promised to do so, by contract, practice, or policy, and whether, with knowledge of the existence of such a provision, empl…
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According to te DOL, a public employee in fire protection includes a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous materials worker who is: trained in fire suppression, has the legal auth…
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Employers may require exempt employees to work any amount of specific hours, for example from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. If an employee violates this type of policy, the employer may not dock the employee's pay but may use other forms of discipline. An employ…
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You need to check the specific law in your state. Information obtained during a background investigation must be kept confidential and should only be distributed to the appropriate human resources manager or the hiring manager. Keep all records unde…
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We have a company-wide acknowledgement of that month's birhdays once a month at our company meeting. The President reads off the names and everyone sings happy burthday. No one seems offened by this. You certainly wouldn't want the year of birth to…
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We are going to have brown bag lunches where we train managers on important management/HR skills.
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Wow, are th parents going to come to work with their kids too - and handle anything that comes up that their kid can't handle? It's nt the parents that will e working for the company, it's the interviewee. And also, some great successfl parent have …
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When considering criminal record information, employers should keep in mind that the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) takes the position that it is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to base an employment decision…
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I saw a resume where the contact email address was "darklord."
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This sounds like a nightmare. There are some boundaries that just shouldn't be crossed with co-oworkers....
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According to the federal overtime regulations that went into effect in 2004, executive assistants to a busines owner or senior executive of a large business are exempt if the employee without specific instructions or prescribed procedures has been d…
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It sounds like she doe't feel comforable bringing the sues up with her supervisor, so maybe HR needs to set up an appointment to speak with her. Tell her yu have heard comments that she is unhappy and that you would like to see what you can tdo to r…
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I don't know any companies off hand, but if you do a search on the web, mny companies come p. There are people that will come to you company to train your employee, and there are also training programs thatyour HR people can run thselves.
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Only hours actually worked count in the overtime calculation. Therefore, holidays not worked, vacation days, sick days, PTO etc., are not counted. The fact that an employee receives holiday pay, vacation pay, or sick pay is of no consequence for ove…
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This situation is different from a regular office building where you can have visitors sign in upon entering and, after they are vouched for by your employee, issue them visitor badges. Visitors in an office building may be banned from leaving the r…
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Using work computers for online shopping may pose a security threat. Just something to think about if you allow online shopping at work.
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Outside sales are often provided cars because travelling is such an integral part of the job. As for inside sales, maybe only the head would get a car. It's possible that directors might get a car, but certainly owners, VPs, and very high level ex…
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I would also bring in a supply of disenfecting wipes so that people can wipe down surfaces (conference room table and chairs, etc.) as they see fit, and perhaps the cleaning staff could take extra care to wipe down surfaces in their next cleaning.
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How about each department head nominating an employee per month for outstanding service to be awarded a gift certificate for lunch somewhere nearby.
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Holiday pay eligibility shall further depend upon the employee's working eight regular hours on the workday preceding, and eight regular hours on the workday following the holidays. The only exceptions to this rule shall be as approved by the superv…
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I have heard of this trend too and think it would create a lot of goodwill among employees. It's also good in a time when companies have moved away from pensions and people are worried about their future financial security.
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Our company policy is to pay the employee for the two weeks, even though they will only be working one of them. There are certain jobs with access to sensitive information where you do not want the employee staying on longer, but you don't want to d…