Tony Kessler
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Greetings, If you still have your December 2004 copy of Florida Employment Law Letter, turn to page 3 and check out an article titled, "Lessons learned by a production facility in the vortex of three hurricanes." It was written by Susan Langley, the…
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RLCD, To find some of the discussions that Don is referring to, go to the Search icon at the top of this page and do a search for "Personnel files." Be sure to adjust the search so that you're scanning "all forums" and also click the box that says "…
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Susan, If you're an Employment Law Letter subscriber, you have access to a very useful, step-by-step HR Special Report on workforce reductions. Log in on the home page, then scroll down the Special Report list and click on "workforce reduction." The…
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We love our subscribers! You're no. 1! :DD I'll pass along your nice comment to Pennsylvania editor Jim Kilcur and his colleagues at Saul Ewing LLP in Philadelphia. tk Tony Kessler, director of editorial M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC (615) 661-0249 e…
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HCCADC, if you're an Employment Law Letter subscriber, you have access to at least two policies that might help. On the home page, log in and scan through the list of policies. Check out these two for sure: Drug-Free Workplace and Substance Abuse, a…
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Nicole, If you still need policies, go to the "search" function (somewhere to the left of this screen on your computer), and do a search for "tuition." In the top link, which is a long stream of discussion on this very topic, Margaret Morford kindly…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-16-03 AT 06:43AM (CST)[/font][p]HCCADC, If you are an employment law letter subscriber, you have access to a policy on "professional attire." Go to the home page and log in. Under "HR Tools," click on…
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Cheryl, Using the "search" option to the left of this column, you can find several previous streams of discussion on this same topic by typing in "vacation donation." Hope this helps. tk Tony Kessler, director of editorial M. Lee Smith Publishers L…
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Marlene, Here's something that should help. If you're a subscriber to your state Employment Law Letter, you have access to dozens upon dozens of sample policies and forms on this website. Go the Home page and log in. Under "HR Tools," click on "Samp…
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gdubsky, Employment Law Letter subscribers have access to a slew of new policies and procedures -- including a sample policy on telephone and cell phone use -- that Margaret Morford prepared for HRhero.com. Log in on the Home page, in the upper righ…
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mrsbowden, Since this stream of content was started back in 2001, we've begun writing a monthly product just for supervisors. It's called HR Frontline, and you can find a link to it in the blue box to the left of this screen, or go to [url]www.hrher…
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lindapicc, in the April 2005 issue of Illinois Employment Law Letter, attorney editor Steve Brenneman answered questions about "Wage payment requirements in Illinois." As a reader, you have access to the full article (and thousands of others from al…
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vphr, The third edition of a book we sell -- "HR Quick List: Practical Legal Steps for Responding to Workplace Events" -- contains an "Exemption Audit Check List." A chapter in the Compensation and Benefits section addresses what to do when you're d…
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AnneHa is correct. Fred G. Pressley, Jr., one of the editors of Ohio Employment Law Letter, says you can require direct deposit in Ohio -- as long as the employee can choose the financial institution. Fred is chairman of the Labor and Employment Dep…
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Lisa, welcome! If you take Irie's good advice, be sure to click on the box that adds the "archived" posts to the search. Also, try searching separately for both "Donation" and "Donating." I just tried it, and several related threads popped up. Good …
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LJohnson, I asked Mark Schorr, editor of Nebraska Employment Law Letter and an attorney in Lincoln, to address your question, and here is what he wrote. Hope it helps. tk ----------------------------- It is more of a business management issue than a…
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jscheidter, On the home page for this website, under "HR Tools," please click on the link to: "Article: What Senate Really Did." Yes, the Senate has passed a bill to block the new regs, but the House isn't expected to pass it. And the DOL is proceed…
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lavalier, On a hunch, I did a search and found a thread that previously discussed this issue. At the top of this page, click on the Search button. Then type in "Lunch Breaks in NJ," run the search, and you'll see a link to the earlier thread, which …
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djacobs, if you're a Florida Employment Law Letter subscriber, this might help: In the October 2003 issue on page 3, there's an article titled: "Wage and hour issues continue to interest your employees' attorneys." How timely, huh. The first part of…
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As mwild points out, there is a lot of information about the FLSA on this website. If you're a state Employment Law Letter subscriber, you have access to an in-depth HR Executive Special Report on the subject: “Defusing the Overtime Bomb: How to Com…
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Kymm, HRQ is absolutely correct. There are two ways to find the earlier postings: (1) In the "search" function (probably below and to the left of this screen), type in "bonus." The earlier discussion, titled "HR Bonus Programs," will be the sixth i…
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We asked Washington, D.C., attorney Hal Coxson -- who keeps close tabs on federal employment rules and regulations as they become law and who led our recent audio conference on the new proposed regulations for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) --…
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staunton, Go the search box to the bottom left of this screen, and type in "overpayment." Several related streams of content will pop up. Hope this helps. tk Tony Kessler, director of editorial M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC (615) 661-0249 ext. 8068
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Greetings, SVHRAZ, Arizona Employment Law Letter has covered this very topic in the past. If you are a subscriber, you can go to the home page for this website, log in in the upper-right corner, and search the newsletter archives for the 50 states a…
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Greetings, cjacobs, Amazingly, Georgia lunch breaks were the topic of their very own (albeit short) stream of discussion on this website a while back. Looking over that brief discussion may not answer your question directly but may get you a little …
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jyenny, do a search (to the left of this screen) for "time cards." The second link -- for "Time sheets" -- is probably the stream of discussion that Pork is referring to. Let me know if you have any trouble finding it. tk Tony Kessler, director of …
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mrgeraci, to see several recent threads of discussion on this topic, go to the "search" option at the bottom left of this page, type in "clock punch," and then hit enter. Hope this helps. tk
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colleenr, The answer is that sick leave need not be paid out, according to Sylmarie Arizmendi, a Puerto Rico employment law attorney who conducted an audio event for us on "Doing Business in Puerto Rico." Here is her contact info. tk Sylmarie Ariz…
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jsta, In the January issue of Nebraska Employment Law Letter, editor Mark Schorr (of Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., in Lincoln) said he expects legislation to be introduced to clarify the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act. He expects "the p…
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pryan, here is a reply from Julie Athey, the author of "How to Comply with COBRA Without Getting Bit." tk ------------- It's pretty confusing, actually. The problem lies in how you define the term "COBRA." The general COBRA provisions appear in the…