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Some of the Subscribers Articles, Forms, Surveys, Policies, and All Archived Documents |
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| 360 Degree Performance Reviews | Limited Liability (Reference) Laws by State |
| Access to Personnel Files | Loyalty in the 00s: What's Changed |
| Accounting Salary Survey | Management Development in High Tech Companies |
| ADA Simplified | Management Moves Back to Basics and Prospers |
| Attendance Issues and Exempt Employees | MBO: Planning and Control Process |
| Attitude and Opinion Surveys | Mentoring |
| At-Will Employment | Mergers and Acquisitions - HR's Role |
| Authority and Responsibility Checklists | Military Leave |
| Avoiding Employee Relations Pitfalls | Misclassification of Exempts & Huge OT Awards |
| Avoiding Paying Unemployment Claims | Monitoring Email |
| Background and Reference Checks | Motivation Through Profit Sharing |
| Basics in Interviewing and Hiring Procedures | Motivation and Retention Survey - Complete Versions |
| Bereavement Leave (with policy) | Moving Party: Tenet of Law in Unemployment Claims |
| Blogs Leading to Terminations - Do Your Need a Policy? | New York : Commissioned Salespersons "Contract" Required |
| Blue Hair and Tattoos: Dress Codes | No Use It Or Lose It State Codes - Detailed Discussion |
| Body Odor and Other Hygiene Issues | Nondisclosure & Noncompete Agreements |
| Breastfeeding During Break Time Labor Codes | Objectives-Setting and Performance Evaluation |
| California Allows for Class Action on OT Claims | Offer Letter Contents |
| California Employer's Bulletin - Who IS Exempt in CA? | Office Party Dos and Dont's |
| California PAID Family Leave Law | Organization Charts: Why Have We Stopped Using Them? |
| California Workplace Flexibility Act | Ongoing Performance Evaluations |
| Career Path Planning | Oregon: Changes in State FMLA |
| Casual Dress: Effects on the Organization | Overtime for Exempts |
| Cell Phone Use | Part-time Employee Defined |
| Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act | Pay for Performance and the Psychological Contract |
| Charging Employees for Mistakes | Perks at Work - What Employees Want and Job Satisfaction |
| COBRA and State Laws Regarding Insurance Continuance | Personal Time Off |
| Compensation: Setting Wage and Grade Ranges | Pitfalls in Paternalism |
| Compensation and Review Systems Audits | Pitfalls in Performance Evaluations and Processes |
| Compensation Systems in Smaller Businesses | Plant Closure Laws |
| Compensation Survey of High-Tech Firms | Problem Prevention and Problem Solving |
| Compensation Survey Pitfalls | Posting Requirements by State |
| Comp Time Off Policies | Privacy Issues |
| Computer Professionals: Exempt or Nonexempt? | Psychological Testing in Business |
| Contents of Offer Letters | PTO and No Use It Or Lose It Policies |
| Decision-Making and Risk Reduction | Questions You Can and Cannot Ask Applicants |
| Deductions From Pay - Conditions by State | Record Posting Requirements - Federal |
| Direct Deposits - State Laws | Record Retention Requirements - Federal |
| Docking Exempt Employee Salaries | Record Retention Requirements - State |
| Domestic Partners Benefits in California | Reeves v. Sanderson - Job Bias Claims Made Easier |
| Drug Testing in Employment and Drug Policy | Reporting or Show-Up Time |
| Education Reimbursement Survey | Responding to Job Applicants: Do We Really Have To? |
| EEO-1 Requirements/Form Changed | Risk Reduction Through Better Decision Making |
| Email and Internet Use Policies | Romantic Relationships and Sexual Harassment |
| English Only Rules | Salaried But Still Nonexempt - Salary Doesn't Mean Exempt |
| Ergonomic Standards Under Federal OSHA | Sample Rejection Letters |
| Establishing Leaves of Absence Policies | SB1661-CA's Temp Disability Comp & Leave Law |
| Exit Interviewing | Senior Manager Employment Contract |
| Family Medical Leave Act | Severance Pay |
| FAQ for Management | Sick Leave Policies |
| Flextime Scheduling | Sick Leave Survey with Analysis |
| Fighting or Not Fighting Unemployment Claims | Service Letter and Limited Liability Laws - 17 States |
| Final Paychecks: When are They Due | Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Envrionment |
| Floating Holidays | Severance Agreement and Release |
| FMLA - Supreme Court Decision on Notification | Severance Pay Survey and Analysis |
| Football Pools and Other Gambling on Company Premises | Smokers: Discriminating Against in Employment |
| FORMS (see below) in html and .pdf | State Minimum Wage Laws |
| Full- and Part-time Employees Defined | State-By-State Access to Personnel Files Laws |
| Getting Performance Reviews Back in a Timely Manner | State Labor Code Changes for 2002-2008 |
| Giving Notice: Severance and Pay in Lieu of Notice | Succession Planning |
| Harassment: Sexual and Hostile Work Environment | Suggestion Award Programs |
| Health Insurance Continuance Laws by State | Supervising Friends |
| HIPAA 1997 and Privacy 2003 | Surveys (12) from Motivation to Holidays and Vacation Practices |
| Holidays Survey | Taping Phone Conversations |
| Incentive Compensation and Motivation | Team Effectiveness and Workgroup Problem Solving |
| Inclement Weather Policies | Tips and Gratuities - Tipped Employee Credits by State |
| Independent Contractor Relationships Pitfalls | Titles and Exemptions from Fair Labor Standards Act |
| Insurance Cost Survey and Analysis 2002, 2003 | Travel Time - When Is It Time Worked? |
| Interviewing Guidelines -- Legal & Illegal Questions | Tracking Exempt Employee Attendance |
| Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims | Unemployment Claim "Secrets" + UIC, To Fight or Not to Fight |
| Is an HR Department Necessary? | Uniforms: Who Pays? - State Laws |
| Job Description Questionnaire | USERRA, USERRA Poster, & Veterans Benefits Improvement Act |
| Job Description Responsibility Verbs | Vacation Policies |
| Job Descriptions Many Uses | Vacation Pay at Termination - State Laws |
| Job Analysis and Valuing Jobs | Wage Range and Grade Chart |
| Job Satisfaction Survey and Analysis 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 | When You Can Dock an Exempt's Salary |
| Jury Duty: Paying For Jury Service? | When to Have an HR Department |
| Layoffs and Unemployment Insurance Claims | Work at Home Policies - Telecommuting |
| Leave Sharing and Leave Banks | Workplace Flexibility Act |
| Legal "Discrimination" | Wrongful Discharge |
Forms:Application for EmploymentAudit ChecklistConsultation (Warning) Report*Employee Loan Document*Exit Interview FormPersonnel Policy Audit ChecklistPersonnel Requisition FormExempt Performance ReviewHR Manager's Job DescriptionNonexempt Performance AppraisalCombined Exempt/Nonexempt Appraisal*Occurrence Memo*Orientation Checklist for New Employees*Electronic Funds Transfer Form - Direct DepositFamily Leave Request Form*Family Leave - Administrative Worksheet*Attitude SurveyLetters (Offer, Termination, Reference)*Available online in .pdf as well as html |
Policies and Procedures: At-Will Employment Policy Cell Phone Use Policy Well Pay Comp Time Off Policies Drug Testing Policy Education Reimbursement Policy E-Mail and Internet Use Policy Establishing Leaves of Absence Policies Flextime Scheduling and Policy Inclement Weather Policy Leaves of Absence Policies Military Leave Policy Noncompete/Nondisclosure Agreement/Policy Trade Secrets Policy Time Clocks, Time Cards, and Time Sheet Policies Personal Time Off Policy Sexual Harassment Policy Sick Leave Policies, Well Pay/Half Well Pay Policies Use and Return of Company Equipment Policy Vacation Policies Workplace Violence Policy |