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Ask the Expert: Employee Refuses to Wear Face Mask

Employee refuses to wear a face covering? As employers develop face covering policies to minimize the spread of COVID-19, this comes up more often.

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Ask The Expert: Employees Who Refuse to Return to Work

Q: If we’ve had employees refuse to return to work, what should we do about their unemployment?

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Should we inform customers if an employee tests positive for COVID-19?

Here’s a question that came in from one of our recent COVID-19 webinars… Q: Should we inform customers if an employee tests positive for COVID-19? Who and how? Here’s what our expert had to say: To start, the facility management staff should seek out their legal counsel and the public health department concerning who should…

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Ask the Expert: Re-Onboarding Employees

Q: If we haven’t had an onboarding process for our employees until this point, do we need to go back and “re-onboard” people?

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How to Avoid Wrongful Termination If Your Employee Is On FMLA Leave

This month's Ask the HR Expert: What are the employer's rights when a worker is on intermittent FMLA but needs to be terminated for unrelated reasons?

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Quid Pro Quo…How It Applies to Harassment

Q: What does quid pro quo mean? Especially when it comes to harassment. A: Maybe you’ve heard it said on the news or maybe it just seems like Latin, which it is. In the context of HR and sexual harassment in the workplace, the phrase specifically refers to a situation in which a person of…

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How Does Quid Pro Quo Apply to Harassment?

Once a month, our HR experts answer a commonly asked question. this month, we're taking a look at harassment-related questions.

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Vacation Payout? Check the Handbook

In a monthly series, our HR Experts take on frequently asked questions. This month: After an employee is terminated, how do we handle their vacation accrual pay rate?

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