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Holidays/Vacations

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You're the Expert
July 2008
We want to make our holiday policy more inclusive, and we're looking for another way to say that employees get "Christmas" and "Easter Sunday," etc., off. Any ideas? . . . more
You're the Expert: How Can We Help Employees Return to Work?
June 2008
We need to improve our system to help employees return to the job as soon as medically possible. Can you share some tips on how to enhance our return-to-work program? . . . more
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
Leaves: Can We Force Employees to Take Vacation During a Twice-Yearly Shutdown?
May 2008
We've been struggling with keeping production up because of employee vacations. So instead of trying to fight vacation schedules, we want to start shutting down for a week in December and again in July and making everyone take vacation during those weeks. Are there any laws about doing this or any problems that you foresee? How much notice do we have to give? How would we go about phasing this in? . . . more
Time Off: Can We Require Employees to Provide Documentation of the Need for Leave to Spend Time with a Military Spouse?
May 2008
If an employee requests time off because his or her spouse is deploying for military service, can I ask for documentation to serve as proof? . . . more
Short Takes: Vacation
January 2008
Can we dictate when employees take vacation? . . . more
Leave: Can We Change Our Policy to Limit Carryover of Accrued PTO Time?
October 2007
We thought managing PTO was going to be easy, but we've found some problems with carryover of PTO hours. We currently allow unlimited carryover, but that's going to cause some problems down the road (like three-month vacations). So we'd like to limit carryover. Is there a carryover rule? . . . more
Short Takes: Unpaid Days Off
February 2007
What are the legal and pay issues around unpaid time off, especially for exempt employees? Our internal surveys show that our employe . . . more
Employee Leaves: How Do We Get Control of Our PTO Program?
September 2006
We've got a situation around our PTO (Paid Time Off) program. When we first initiated it, people liked it, and we thought that the ve . . . more
Short Takes: Use-It-or-Lose-It Vacation Policies
March 2006
 Can we institute a use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy to encourage our employees to take their vacations? . . . more
Employee Leave: What Do We Need to Know About Switching to PTO?
January 2006
We're considering moving to a Paid Time Off (PTO) program instead of our current separate bundles of vacation, sick time, and persona . . . more
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