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Employee Benefits: The Only Guide You Need

Achievers

The term “employee benefits” is used regularly, but often with a limited, traditional definition in mind. Federal and state mandated benefits include health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, and required leave time for caring for family and/or personal medical purposes.

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Organizations: The Time to Start Recruiting is Right Now

HR Bartender

Organizations are required to post applicant-facing notices regarding equal employment opportunity, family/medical leave, the polygraph protection act, immigration, etc. I can definitely see this being the future of compliance. Leave that to the professionals. I think you’ll find it very interesting!

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No-call no-show: Crafting an effective employee absence policy

Business Management Daily

Realistically, you shouldn’t expect an employee to call you immediately if a legitimate medical emergency or car accident occurs. If you list a definitive consequence, follow through and be consistent. Employees may use this leave intermittently throughout the year. Otherwise, you will lose credibility with employees.

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New CDC guidelines affect return to work plans

Business Management Daily

New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines offer an updated definition of “close contact.” For employers, the “close contact” definition comes into play when tracing contacts in the workplace. Two laws impact the return-to-work decision: the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) and The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

Business Management Daily

While some variance may occur between companies, certain papers commonly belong in these files and some definitely do not. Included material spans from initial application through leaving the organization. Some of the most frequent types of these files are: Medical records for paperwork related to: Personal medical information.

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ADA reasonable accommodation checklist

Business Management Daily

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) helps people with disabilities receive the same rights and equal opportunity as everyone else. Putting the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act into action sometimes proves confusing for employers. Do not ask for unrelated medical information. Title I presents two key issues.

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Telecommuting Discrimination – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

By definition, telecommuting is when an employee works from home. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on gender, pregnancy, marital status, whether you have children, and gender stereotypes. This is sometimes called Family Responsibilities Discrimination.