I recently had the pleasure to moderate Novara's first HRCI approved human resources webinar, "Sexual Harassment & #MeToo," presented by Alec Beck, a partner at FordHarrison. Yep, it's a topic that continues to make waves and, judging by all the…
Q: We had an employee who went on FMLA which recently ended. We kept him employed, but on additional leave, for another month. At that time, he informed us that his doctor told him he could not come back to work…
Q: We have a new employee who will live and work out of Texas for the time being. We don’t have any other company representatives in that state to verify his I-9 documents. How do we handle this? A: When…
What did your best managers do well? What type of manager do you want to be? What gets in the way? These poignant questions were the icebreakers at a SNP Manager Mojo Training that I recently attended. Our group was…
Q: We have an employee on his third year of FMLA and he takes intermittent leave for treatments and doctors appointments. We are having to pay his department staff overtime to compensate for his hours not worked. How can we…
Q: Can we deduct the cost of a professional license from our employees’ paychecks if they can take the license with them if they resign? A: It depends on your state. In Arizona, for example, employers may only make a deduction from…
I recently had the pleasure of attending an all-day Success Factor Methodology™ training by IMPACT Hiring Solutions. We focused on two crucial parts of the recruiting process: job descriptions and interviewing. It’s safe to say that after attending this session, my…
I’ve been in positions where I knew my earnings were only in the 10th percentile compared to what other employers in my area paid, and, yet, I still stayed there. Was I crazy? Shooting myself in the foot? Perhaps I’m…
Q: An employee had a work comp claim and we sent her to a health clinic, however, she never checked in there. She claimed to go to an ER instead but never submitted proof of this. Awhile later, she stopped…
I once caught one of my former employees watching YouTube videos at length at work. Another employee claimed to work until 5 p.m. every day but had a habit of disappearing for hours and sneaking out early — her work…
