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Ukrainian refugee crisis: A significant source of new workers

Etz

The Ukrainian community within the UK is put at some 70,000, and for Australia, the 2016 census data shows just over 13,000. Many refugees have fled in a hurry and documents are likely to have been left behind. Driving licenses, technical training, health and safety certificates are typical of the documents that may have been lost.

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One-hundred percent healed policies: Court ruling highlights new danger for HR

HR Morning

It’s not uncommon for employers to have some type of company-wide policy requiring all employees on leave to get a doctor certification that they’re 100% healed before returning to work. By May of 2016, Donlin’s doctor cleared him to return to work with certain limitations. Petco Animal Supplies.

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Watch What You Say: HR Manager’s Comments Send Leave Case to Trial

HR Daily Advisor

When she returned to work after an unforeseen leave, a new HR manager who had just taken over sent her an e-mail requesting updated medical certification plus travel receipts. The manager also told her that such documentation also would be required in the future unless she provided 30 days’ notice of the need for leave. Hospice of Fla.

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5 Reasons Why HR Compliance is More Complicated Than Ever

Cisive

Because compliance is changing so quickly on the state and federal level, HR departments are finding it more and more challenging to keep up with current regulations and changes to employment law. The class certification battle is therefore the decisive point of the litigation in many cases. Increased EEOC oversight.

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California Employee’s Inability to Return to Work Dooms Disability Case

HR Daily Advisor

Trevor granted his request and did not ask for any medical documentation. Over the next several weeks (from March 18 through April 22), an HR representative from JCM contacted Betty on three separate occasions, each time asking for medical documentation to support Stan’s absence and his possible return-to-work date.

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What is GINA? The federal discrimination law you need to know.

Business Management Daily

Possible sources include the results of genetic testing during pregnancy and an employer’s access to private medical information through insurance plans. When an employee requests FMLA leave for a serious health condition, the certification form may also reveal a genetic condition. The employer didn’t go looking for the information.

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Recordkeeping for the Newly Nonexempt Effective December 1, 2016

HR Daily Advisor

Under the federal Department of Labor’s (DOL) final overtime regulations, employees who currently earn more than $455 per week ($23,660 annually), but less than $913 per week ($47,476 annually), need to be reclassified as nonexempt by December 1, 2016. Employers will need to keep specific records for these newly nonexempt employees.