Employment Law

FMLA: How to Define a ‘Serious’ Health Condition

01/05/2007

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Independent Contractors: The Legal Boundaries

01/05/2007

Arbitrating Employee Disputes

01/03/2007

Accept FMLA proof from foreign doctors

01/01/2007

Q. Many of my employees request FMLA leave to return to their native countries to care for sick relatives, or they request personal medical leave due to a “sudden illness” that occurs while visiting those countries. In some cases, these countries don’t have regulated physicians. Documents can be easily obtained from any street vendor. Are U.S. employers required to accept these documents? —L.W.

Employees on workers’ comp must look for work

01/01/2007

Just because an injured employee may not be able to return to your organization doesn’t mean he or she will forever affect your workers’ comp rates or self-insured reserves. Employees who are only partially disabled due to an on-the-job injury are required to look for work within their medical restrictions while receiving comp payments …

Sample Policy: Dress Codes

01/01/2007

The following sample policy was excerpted from The Book of Company Policies, published by HR Specialist, Edit for your organization’s purposes. _____________________________ Sample Policy “XYZ employees are expected to wear appropriate business attire. Employees are expected to dress neatly and to exercise common sense in selecting clothing and footwear appropriate for a business environment. Hair […]

Sample Policy: Flexible Scheduling

01/01/2007

Sample Policy: Moonlighting

01/01/2007

The following sample policies were excerpted from The Book of Company Policies, published by HR Specialist, © 2007. Edit for your organization’s purposes. _____________________________ Sample Policy 1: “An employee may hold a job with another organization as long as he or she satisfactorily performs his or her job responsibilities with XYZ. All employees will be […]

Sample Policy: At-Will Employment

01/01/2007

Fed guidance helps clarify HSAs

01/01/2007

The Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration just published a new guide that helps employers navigate the evolving practices involved in offering health savings accounts (HSAs) …

Employment Law

FMLA: How to Define a ‘Serious’ Health Condition

Independent Contractors: The Legal Boundaries

Arbitrating Employee Disputes

Accept FMLA proof from foreign doctors

Employees on workers’ comp must look for work

Sample Policy: Dress Codes

Sample Policy: Flexible Scheduling

Sample Policy: Moonlighting

Sample Policy: At-Will Employment

Fed guidance helps clarify HSAs

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