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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Can Off-duty Halloween Behavior Come Back to Haunt the Employee?
As if HR didn’t have enough to worry about, now comes the spectre of employees having too good a time on Halloween. Can — or should — an employee’s off-duty behavior have any bearing on an employee’s keeping his or … Continue reading
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Tagged conduct unbecoming, federal employment, Halloween, off-duty behavior, right to privacy
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McDonald’s Franchisee Rebuked for Letter Promoting Candidates
A recent incident involving a McDonald franchisee in Ohio suggesting to his employees that they vote for certain candidates in the midterm elections or face possible loss of benefits if the wrong persons were elected pits the First Amendment right … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits, First Amendment, HR, McDonald's, Ohio, voting recommendations
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Chain Drug Stores Balk at New Debit Card Restrictions for OTC Purchases
Under the health care reform law, as of Jan. 1, 2011, over-the-counter (OTC) medications will be eligible for reimbursement under a health flexible spending account only if prescribed by a doctor. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, which represents 37.000 … Continue reading
Breastfeeding Moms Get No Help From FSAs
Breastfeeding mothers now have a guarantee of leave breaks to breastfeed their children at work, but the IRS still refuses to allow the cost of breast pumps to be deemed an eligible expense under Section 213 of the Internal Revenue … Continue reading
Harassment Tolerated Against Home Health Care Workers, EEOC Alleges
A home health care company is liable for allowing a male client to harass its female staffers whose assignment included sleeping over at the client’s home, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged recently. The suit against Beacon Hills Investment Corp., doing … Continue reading
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Tagged client, EEOC, home care company, sexual harassment, third parties, Title VII
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Journal Examines Online Personal Health Record Sites
Keeping personal health records is gaining traction as a way for patients to take more control over their health care, a development many in HR would support. With PHRs, patients can enter and store their personal health data and receive … Continue reading
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Tagged Google Health, health information, Microsoft Value, personal health records, WebMD
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New Majority Vote Rule Could Propel Delta Unionization Vote
A key change in union election rules in the airline industry that went into effect in June could reverberate to organized labor’s benefit in a looming vote on whether Delta Airlines flight workers and ground workers choose to have union … Continue reading
The New Cafeteria Plan – Fresh Goods in the Vending Machine, But Will Employees Buy It?
Before it became synonymous with a tax-favored employee benefit under the Internal Revenue Code, the term “cafeteria plan” most likely conjured up filling up one’s tray in the food line at work or school. But now, as the Wall St. Journal reported … Continue reading
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Tagged cafeteria plans, fresh fruits and vegetables, health care reform, wellness
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Time Off to Vote Is Guaranteed In Most States
With midterm elections looming, employees will be asking for time off in order to vote. Most states guarantee employees some time off for voting — sometimes with pay, sometimes not. So this is a good time for HR to review … Continue reading
“Misperceptions” Cloud Credit Report Use, Attorney Tells EEOC
Common misperceptions on what is in a credit report and how employers use the information in the report to screen job applicants threaten to diminish their utility as screening tool, a leading management attorney testified today during an open EEOC … Continue reading
