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Just watch out what kind of sweater you wear to work. One of our new hires came in today wearing a cardigan ('cause it finally, finally got cold here), and the VP is now calling him "Mr. Rogers."
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Our company gives December 24 and 25 and December 31 as paid holidays. This year we are getting Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31 as paid holidays. December 25 has been designated a floating holiday and each employee can take the day when s/he wan…
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There is some very helpful information on this topic at [url]http://www.esgr.org/employers2/employerFAQ.asp[/url] It does state that an ER cannot make someone use vacation time, but it doesn't specifically address personal time. By following one of…
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Linda: Are you translating, that is writing a translation, or are you interpreting by speaking in both languages? Translators are usually paid by the word; interpreters by the hour. Our freelance interpreters charge $35-$60 per hour, depending on b…
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I work for a small company with 35 employees. In most other companies, all the employees except the receptionist would be exempt, but the owners want to compensate employees for all the time they work, so everyone except the 4 managers is hourly (I …
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The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994(USERRA)states that an employee may, if he or she wants, take paid time off for reserve duties, but an employeer cannot require this. A helpful web site is the Employeer Support of…
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I think your best bet would be to have a physical therapist come to the school and teach some workshops on proper lifting techniques. I don't think you can prevent these injuries on a case by case basis; you have to educate the teachers and aides on…
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While the military doesn't fall under FLMA, they do have emergency or "compassionate" leave. This is used for events such as the birth of a child or the death or serious illness of a family member. The family needs to notify the American Red Cross…
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We just had to deal with this when our receptionist was killed in a car accident while on vacation. Our company uses the services of about 250 freelance translators, who spoke to her every time they called and who had to take invoicing problems to h…
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Well, this is from the original post: Her supervisor wanted us to consider cutting back this employee's PTO bank and not giving her a pay increase during the time her spouse is away which might be as long as two years. This was her rationale: "For…
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Here's how I'm seeing this picture: -Employee's husband goes to war. -Employee asks for and receives permission to "flex her schedule." Presumably, this was done in accordance with company policy. -Employee "gets the job done, but might not work as…
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We always have Dec. 24 & 25 and Dec. 31 & Jan 1 off. So this year, we have Dec. 24 & 31 off. Dec. 25 becomes a floating holiday that can be taken at any time. Jan 1, 2005 will be a floating holiday for 2005. The owners promise 10 paid …
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We tried CareerBuilder for the first time recently--it was offered in conjunction with a print ad in the main newspaper in our state. We also tried an ad in our local paper. We received 89% of our responses from the on-line ad. I agree with the ot…
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Our policy here is that you can use your computer for personal use after hours and on your lunch time. With the exception of "March Madness," during which a lot of people seem to dash on to the Internet to check scores and then dash right off, it se…
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Thanks for your help. I was hoping for some way to show this principal that she can’t just do as she wants with employee records, but that’s the breaks. Crout—I was as surprised as you that the principal wanted each teacher to look at their own file…
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According to my sister-in-law, who is Turkish and Muslim, the new moon must actually be sighted for Ramadan to begin. However, there should at most be 1-2 days of uncertainty about this. The fasting rules of Ramadan dictate that nothing should pass…
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I believe that there is a Federal law or regulation about collection agencies calling or writing or contacting debtors. If the debtor so requests, the agency cannot contact them by any means--at home, at work or any place else. Also, they cannot con…
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I checked with one of our freelance Spanish translators. A good basic English to Spanish dictionary should cover most of the terms you are seeking. Collins, Oxford and Simon-Schuster all publish good ones. Get the most recent edition. If those don't…
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I believe that since the anthrax scare, the military is not allowing packages or even letters to be sent to "Any Solider, Sailor or Airman." Unless you have the name and mailing address of an individual, you can't send care packages. You might be ab…
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There are special emergency evacuation wheelchairs. I only know of one manufacturer: [url]www.evac-chair.com[/url]. I think at least one of these chairs was used at the World Trade Center--the company bought them after the 1993 bombing when one of t…