You’re the Expert: Can You Give Me Some Hints For How To Make Documentation More Effective?
I’ve been told to prepare some training on documenting discipline issues. Can you give me some hints for how to make documentation more effective?
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Employment Law Tip: Parental Leave for School Activities
It’s hard to believe, but many schools will be back in session in just a few weeks, which means that parents may be called upon to make an appearance at their children’s schools. Now’s a good time for employers to review the rules regarding when parents can take work leave to participate in their kids’ […]
Compensation: When Are Computer Workers Exempt from Overtime? Part 1
We are going to hire a number of computer workers. I’m writing job descriptions and have to establish whether these workers will be exempt or nonexempt. Can you help me with the “computer professional exemption”? — Roberto, HR Manager in Walnut Creek Paying Overtime: 10 Key Exemption Concepts Only one thing really matters in the […]
Retirement and Pension Plans: IRS Issues Final 409A Rules
The Treasury Department and the IRS have issued final rules regarding section 409A nonqualified deferred compensation plans and arrangements. The new regulations provide extensive information on how employers can identify nonqualified deferred compensation plans and arrangements subject to section 409A, along with rules to help employers and employees comply. Plans and arrangements affected by the […]
You’re the Expert: When we want to fire someone, should we wait until we can build a “paper file”?
When we want to fire someone, should we wait until we can build a “paper file”?
You’re the Expert: What can we do to get our supervisors and managers to pay attention to documentation?
What can we do to get our supervisors and managers to pay attention to documentation? We’re ending up too often with too little documentation to support our discipline and terminations.
Employment Law Tip: 5 Tips for Drafting Bereavement Leave Policies
It’s a sad situation that every employer must face at one time or another—the death of someone in an employee’s family. While there’s no law in California requiring private employers to provide bereavement leave in this situation, most employers do allow employees a few days off when an immediate family member dies, and sometimes the […]
Employee Business Travel: Sample Policy
Retaliation: Can We Discipline Someone Who Is under an “Umbrella of Protection”?
Occasionally we have an employee we would like to discipline (or fire outright), but the employee has recently done something that leaves us open to a retaliation charge if we take action against them-like making a discrimination complaint, requesting FMLA leave, or talking to OSHA about safety issues. Right now, we have a manager who […]
Probationary Periods: How Do Probationary Periods Affect Employers’ Legal Rights?
Can you clarify for me what a probationary period means in terms of our legal rights as an employer? I thought that if we had a 90-day probationary period, that meant we could easily terminate a new employee without any legal hassles. But I went to a conference, and the speaker said that a) we […]