From the Hotline: Termination If Employee Does Not Return After Surgery
Question: We have a staff member who just had hip replacement surgery and is due back into the office very soon. If he does not return to work, can we...
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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...
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Big Week for Supreme Court Decisions
In the last few days before the summer recess, the Supreme Court has decided cases that may impact employers. What follows below is a summary of these cases. Monday, June...
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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....
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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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