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Retaliation—The Marcia Brady Of Employment Law

HR Daily Advisor

In 2012, Jan experienced health problems that required her to take leave under the FMLA on two separate occasions—March to May 2011 and June to August 2012. The day she returned from leave in 2012, she was given a letter from “Cindy,” the presiding judge of Sangamon County. As a result, Greg then discharged her.

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SHRM Study shows that we are inching towards a better work-life balance.

The Employer Handbook

So, I’m diligently preparing and honing my delivery fart for my FMLA/ADA presentation this Tuesday at SHRM’s 2017 Employment Law and Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, when, what do I see? If you work for a smaller company, you’re more likely to be eligible for flex time and breaks. Time is money.

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More on Social Media in HR Summit ~ HR to HR 2.0 and Human.

Strategic HCM

Thursday, 2 August 2012. If you’d like to attend the event you can book at [link]. ▼ 2012. London 2012 – taking a sickie / playing the game. I’ve written about employee value propositions (EVPs) a couple of times before , and I mentioned it again, using the same model, in conn. 6 months ago.

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Handling Your HR Mistakes – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

weeks of severance, I questioned it and was told my hire date was listed as July 2012. When I explained my hire date was incorrect, I was told that I had been accruing Paid Time Off (PTO) at a lower rate. Looking back, there were times when I took time off, didn’t have enough PTO, and lost wages.

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Workforce Management 2024: The Essential Guide for Small Businesses

Homebase

Workforce management is so much more than just a fancy term for time tracking. From scheduling and time off requests to onboarding and performance analytics, workforce management covers all the policies, processes, and technologies you need to keep your team running like a well-oiled machine. Embrace AI and automation.

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What to Include in an Employee Handbook

Patriot Software

Employment laws. Include a section on federal, state, and local laws that your business follows. You should cover your equal employment opportunity responsibilities as well as harassment, drug, and alcohol policies. Consider also explaining the difference between full-time vs. part-time employees.

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When Leave Is Just One of Many Factors in Termination, It’s Still Retaliation

HR Daily Advisor

When an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave is just one of many factors in an adverse employment action, it’s still FMLA retaliation, a federal appeals court has ruled. Any time FMLA leave is given “negative weight,” it’s illegal retaliation, the 3rd U.S. 3d 622 (2012).) See, for example, Pagel v. TIN, Inc. ,