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Company Policy Series – Attendance Policy Sample The purpose of the Attendance Policy is to establish consistent absenteeism and tardiness guidelines that all employees are expected to adhere to. The Policy is designed to provide guidelines to follow for monitoring employee attendance and associated corrective action for deviation from Company attendance standards. The following is ...

Company Policy Series – Drugs and Alcohol Policy Sample The purpose of the Drugs and Alcohol Policy is to establish and maintain a work environment that is free from the effects of drugs and alcohol, and to communicate the consequences for employees found to be in violation of the expectations listed in the policy. The ...

Company Policy Series – EEO/Unlawful Harassment Policy Sample The purpose of the Equal Employment Opportunity/Unlawful Harassment Policy is to create and maintain a work environment in which employees are treated with dignity and respect.  The policy is designed to define the Company’s position regarding employee equal employment and harassment, to maintain a working environment that ...

Company Policy Series – Dress Code Policy Sample The purpose of the Dress Code Policy is to provide a guideline for employees in terms of what is and what is not acceptable manner of dress in a business casual workplace. The following is what a Dress Code Policy could look like: “The Company’s official standard ...

Bona fide occupational qualifications are generally a safe harbor for any type of topic, including age, conviction record, and so on.  Otherwise, here are some basic do’s and don’ts: Typically, age is not an appropriate topic for questions on pre-hire, but it is appropriate when it is a bona fide occupational qualification. Employers are allowed ...

Hostile Workplace Environment Harassment.  People who learn about this type of harassment are often surprised about what can constitute it. This type of harassment may be direct or indirect, intentional or not.  It exists whenever the perpetrator’s words, actions or body language contribute to creating an uncomfortable working environment for its victim.  Again, it is ...

Colorado Employers – Parental Involvement in K-12 Education Act - Summary Beginning in August 2009, both public and private employers in the State of Colorado who, similar to FMLA regulations, have 50 or more employees, are now required to provide unpaid leave time to non-supervisory and non-executive level employees for attending parent teacher conferences and/or ...

More FMLA caveats to consider for businesses required to comply with FMLA: The Department of Labor may issue a new regulation requiring businesses with employees eligible for FMLA protection to extend those benefits to gay employees.  A decision is pending as of late June 2010.  More to come…. Businesses can determine whether or not Workers Compensation ...

If an employer is aware that one of their employees has a serious medical condition, and that employee is FMLA eligible, should the employer provide that employee with FMLA certification paperwork or let the employee request it?  The answer: the employer should provide the employee with the required certification paperwork. If the employee in question ...