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Discipline: What Should We Do When an Employee Refuses to Sign a Disciplinary Form?
June 2008
After discussing discipline with an employee, we always ask the person to sign the disciplinary form so there is a record that we talked with the employee about the issue. Quite often, the person refuses to sign. What do we do if an employee sues us someday? Would a court accept a document that has "employee refused to sign" written on it? Should we just bag the whole idea of written warnings and avoid this problem altogether? . . . more
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Workplace Relationships: What Do We Do About a Married Employee Who May Be Romantically Involved with the Cleaning Woman?
June 2008
Many of our employees believe that their married co-worker--I'll call him "Bob"--is having a romantic relationship with a woman who cleans our offices. This woman works for a cleaning company we've hired to come in three times a week. I've received complaints about their public displays of affection (although I'm not sure about the details) and the fact that he takes out the trash for her, which allegedly interferes with his own job. People (particularly Bob's manager) are upset from a moral standpoint, but Bob isn't really breaking any rules, I don't think--he has nothing to do with the cleaning company we hired. What should I do? . . . more
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HR Administration: How Can I Stop Being Put in the Middle Between My Employee and His Ex?
June 2008
An employee's ex-spouse calls me when she needs a new insurance card, forms, etc., for their child rather than contacting the insurance company or her ex. I'm tired of being put in the middle and feel this is something that should be handled between the two individuals. If she had a problem with an issue after contacting the insurance company, I would gladly help--but routine matters, I feel, should not involve me. What should I do? . . . more
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Wage and Hour: Is It Legal to Suspend an Employee Without Pay as a Form of Discipline?
June 2008
My company often sends employees home without pay for various offenses, such as egregious dress code violations, insubordination, and slacking off. Sometimes, the employee is told to return the next day, and sometimes the suspension runs for a few days or more while we investigate. I wouldn't want anyone to know I'm asking, but is it legal for us to do this? . . . more
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Short Takes: Dress Codes
June 2008
Is it legal to have a dress code that prohibits employees from wearing religious icons such as cross necklaces? . . . more
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Short Takes: Investigations
June 2008
What do we do when we've completed an internal investigation and the alleged wrongdoer just denies the allegation, leaving us with a "he said, she said" problem? . . . more
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Short Takes: Leaves
June 2008
Can we require an employee to give us advance notice if he or she will be going out on leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)? . . . more
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