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In my mission work and studies, I found that regardless of an immigrant's legal status, they have an absolute fear of "la migra". (Not sure if our African immigrants have the same views, but their experience in refugee camps and the varied things t…
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Hey, Potato, welcome to the forum! Great ID, and great first post. Hope to hear more from you in the future.
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Good advice, E! Something else I thought of - if you have an Employee Assistance Program, encourage him to make use of it. If you don't, you might look into getting one.
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Hi, Marie, and if no one else has mentioned it, welcome to the forum! I think you've had some good advice from both above; I just wanted to share a story. I have one long-time employee that practically ran the department she worked in. She decide…
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Hello, dburns, and welcome to the forum! It's always nice to have another member of our fine state on board. :>) Pork makes some excellent points. We have all our employees clock out for lunch, and our time clock is set to deduct 30 minutes n…
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Beth, contrary to what I have seen on this forum, I had two Nebraska labor law att'ys tell me that I can deduct with something similar to what you propose (they have had it stand up in court). Not sure about your state, though. If you attend any t…
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As Pork noted, we have discussed it but it isn't here. This [url]http://www.dol.state.ga.us/em/required_posters.htm[/url] is the link to the Georgia DOL site's poster page and you will notice there is a link on that to the US DOL required poster p…
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Hey, everybody, what about unemployment? If we hire through the agency, the employee can't collect on us. But if we hire directly, then they can, right? Our payroll person deals with the ins and outs of unemployment so I don't know them, but if s…
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DebraB, welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy it as much as I have, it's been a lot of fun. I have used temps when I am unable to hire enough "regular" employees, or if we just need a short term burst of labor hours to get us over a hump. Please l…
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Then I would tell them that based on their previous contact with the company, they will not be considered as a candidate. At this point, you'll likely get every exucse in the world, to which I would politely but firmly say that if they had called o…
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It could be that they are sending out a zillion resumes and don't really remember applying for your company. (But if they're that desparate, then you'd think they'd return your call!) When I try to reach someone for an interview, I try to call at …
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Nae, I have to admit I'm new to the administration side of the FSA so I could be mis-speaking. A hypothetical would be if an EE elects the maximum amount, has laser eye surgery and pulls it all out a month into the year, then quits a month later. …
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Yup, you have to have a signed agreement. Per some Nebraska lawyers' advice, we have a section on the signature page of our handbook that they must initial saying we can deduct funds owed by the employee to our company. The lawyers that advised me…
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Kymm, I understand your apprehension. I would encourage you to treat this hire exactly like any other. If he accepts your offer, have him complete the I-9 like you have every other new employee do. You may wish to check out the Handbook for Emplo…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-13-06 AT 10:28PM (CST)[/font][br][br]I created a VERY simple form to request an extension of a leave of absence. When an employee is near exhausting their family medical leave, I send them the form a…
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Larry, I'm disappointed this post doesn't have a "Land of 10,000" somethings reference! But seriously, you can't be too careful when it comes to regulating hot dish. That's serious business.
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Welcome to the forum! Our insurance contract says employees must work 35 hours to be eligible, but if an employee is regularly scheduled for less than 40 hours, they only get 50% of vacation time. Under 20 gets nothing. Like Nae says, it depends …
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HIPAA is one thing that will help you. In a nutshell, it says that protected health information is private and should only be disclosed to the people the person wishes it disclosed. That means not looking up information on an employee unless you n…
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>could it hurt the person it is supposed to save? The answer to that is absolutely. I read a news story very recently about an EMT that had been on the job for four days and tried to play a joke on a woman with an AED (used improperly). Her he…
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Hi, Wendy, and welcome to the forum! What kind of opportunity are you looking for? And what do you mean by "government"? Are you looking for someone to come to your facility, or are you looking to get trained yourself?
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Pork said it just as I would have. Perhaps Gene or someone else from TN will speak up as to state law, otherwise, it is as your policy is written. My experience has been that few employers pay out sick time, but most pay out vacation. Pork is als…
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Welcome to the forum, Brandy. Allow me to define the word "fair" to you (as in, IT'S NOT FAIR!) - fair means me first and I get the best part, to heck with everyone else. If someone has a better deal than someone else, it's never fair. My seventh…
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We really appreciate the update! Sounds like you had to give a little (lot?) but hopefully it's the right decision for you. Thumbs up on getting your handbook reviewed, too. Now you can "relax" (haha) and focus on your busy season.
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 01-18-06 AT 12:53PM (CST)[/font][br][br]I try to handle most things on my own, with assistance from this forum. For something like this, though, I would RUN - not walk - with my checkbook in hand and sp…
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Yup - I have my Outlook set up to remind me to send out enrollment materials each month and then another reminder to notify the HR department. I think two of my mistakes were changes instead of enrollments, though, which aren't covered by this plan…
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THANK YOU all for letting me know I'm not alone. The third employee above asked me today about cancelling his policy; I told him he could do so but couldn't get back on until the next open enrollment and we would then change his deduction schedule …
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Is it a common practice that you write letters of recommendation? Regardless, I agree with Larry - I would not give a letter. Personality conflicts to me aren't the hugest deal because I have found a handful of people over the years that I have be…
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I'm only 29 and this is the first I've heard of it. I am continually amazed at the addictive quality of the internet, though - regardless of content. Yesterday, I spent at least two hours playing Cubis, a Yahoo game. I carefully avoid playing it …
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We don't have many situations where non-exempt personnel travel, but I try to keep a balance between what the law says (only across normal hours) and what is fair to a reasonable person. For example, we sent several non-exempt people to visit a pla…
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Regarding absence due to illness before being eligible for sick pay - [url]http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/overtime/cr9.htm[/url] For example, an employer's sick leave plan provides each employee with 10 paid sick days per year. An employee must…