SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
Employers and the Prevention of Workplace Violence By Dan Chammas Commentary: For every headline-grabbing act of violence in the workplace, hundreds more—less dramatic in scale—go unreported each year. Although employers are not responsible for unknowable risk, victims or their families can hold employers accountable for those that they should have anticipated. Here are some preventive actions that companies can take to address the unpredictable results of human emotion and interaction.
At issue in the case was whether a doctor’s note establishing incapacitation for two days plus an employee’s testimony that she remained ill two additional days satisfied FMLA leave requirements from her job as a medical receptionist.
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The vote followed a stopgap extension for employees terminated involuntarily from March 1 through March 31 that President Barack Obama signed into law last week.
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Workforce Washington Mark Schoeff Jr. provides an insider's insights to the workings of our nation's capital from the workforce management perspective.
Careful review of job descriptions, together with review of applicable state and federal overtime exemptions, is necessary to make informed decisions about overtime pay obligations.
The IRS provides employers with a resource page containing information on properly determining whether workers are independent contractors or employees. Here are some highlights from it, including a 160-page IRS training manual on determining independent contractor status.
The downloadable guide, created by Corporate Voices for Working Families, provides detailed information about the earned income tax credit, child tax credit, Medicaid and other benefits. Employers can use it to help low-wage workers take advantage of benefits available to them.
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