Members Only: Some of the Policies, Procedures, Personnel Forms, Surveys, Employee Relations Advice Based on 60 Years Experience
Members Only: Some of the Policies, Procedures, Personnel Forms, Surveys, Employee Relations Advice Based on 60 Years Experience
In addition to the bulletin board, archives, documents, forms, policies, and surveys below, only subscribers can request job descriptions from our up-to-date database and can e-mail HR/ER, management or supervisory questions which will be answered usually within an hour.
Most of the time-sensitive documents on the following list are updated as necessary, often two or three times a year.
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: Really Paying For Performance |
| 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 Back to Management Basics: What Got Us Intro Trouble | 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 |
