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From the Hotline: Keep Original Employment Application in Personnel File?

Question: Can you tell me the reason we need to keep the original employment application in the personnel file? Answer: There is no law requiring an employer to keep the...

From the Hotline: Severance Pay and Taxes

Question: If we are issuing severance pay to an employee, does it have to be taxed? Answer: Severance pay is considered a taxable compensation and should be run through payroll....

From the Hotline: Changing HSA Contributions Mid-Year

Question: Does an employer have to allow an individual to change his/her Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution mid-year? Answer: An HSA must permit participants to change elections at least monthly,...

From the Hotline: Revoking Coverage During Spousal Separation

Question: Can an employee revoke coverage for a spouse if he is going through the process of legal separation? Answer: Usually the date of legal divorce or separation (if your...

From the Hotline: Contracting Employees and Paid Leave

Question: Is an independent contractor in California entitled to paid time off from the company he’s doing work with for the birth of a child? Answer: If accurately classified, an...

Misrepresenting Credentials Matters for Everyone, CEO's Included

This issue raises a good point…Misrepresenting your credentials matters, even for CEO’s. Only two months into his tenure as Yahoo’s chief executive, Scott Thompson is at the center of a firestorm....

From the Hotline: Temporary Agency Employees

Question: Does an employer need to provide temporary agency employees with a letter clearly stating that the position is temporary so as not to have the temporary agency employee think...

From the Hotline: Maintaining Background Check Records

Question: Where and for how long should an employer maintain background check results? Answer: Typically, employers have a couple of choices as it relates to the retention of pre-employment background...

From the Hotline: Termination Based on Discovery of an Old Error

Question: Can an employer terminate an employee for making a costly error years ago that has just been discovered? Answer: This answer is based upon the fact that there is...

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