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Your 11-month employee just requested FMLA leave. Can you fire her before leave begins in the 12th month?
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You’re not seriously considering doing this, are you? Continue reading
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You’re not seriously considering doing this, are you? Continue reading

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And it’s only Tuesday! Continue reading

If my wide open collar and disco moves aren’t “gritty” enough for you, well, I can fix that. Continue reading

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Oh, I’ve got your hookup today. Continue reading

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Meet the new forms; same as the old forms. Continue reading
Stardate August 29, 2018. I found a 4G network and am typing this blog post at sea before I lose the network. Stay with me Verizon!
How confident are you that your attendance policy complies with the FMLA? If it’s anything less than, “Damn right it does,” check out this new Opinion Letter from the DOL on the interplay between FMLA and no-fault attendance policies.
With luck, I’ll be back tomorrow.
Yep. So says the DOL in a brand new Opinion Letter released this week. No go win that blue pie piece in the Trivial Pursuit – HR Compliance Edition.
PS – Day Three at sea and the WiFi on the cruise ship remains poor. I’m trying unionize the crew to demand better bandwidth. In the meantime, I’m blogging from my cell phone because I must really like you folks.

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I’ll wait patiently while you grab your pearls for clutching.
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On the same day that Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores to train its employees on implicit bias (full curriculum here), an outspoken Hollywood celebrity stole the headlines with an explicitly-racist tweet. Continue reading