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Interviews: What’s Illegal to Ask?
Federal and state laws generally require employers to limit their interview questions to those that are essential for determining if a...
If an employee runs out of paid time off, can we allow them to take an unpaid leave?
Answer from Kim, SPHR, AAM, CPIW: In most cases, yes. In general, you can offer the option of unpaid leave when an employee has used all...
How to handle leave paperwork with an employee that is incapacitated
Answer from Margaret, PHR, SHRM-CP: In the event you’re made aware that an employee needs medical leave, but the employee is not...
Can we do reference checks for only certain roles?
Answer from Daniel, SHRM-CP: Yes, as long as you’re not discriminating based on protected classes or characteristics, you can conduct...
Can we require employees to do extra work outside their scheduled hours?
Answer from Sergio, SHRM-CP: Yes, but you have to pay for it. As an employer, you have control over schedules and can modify them as...
What is FMLA?
Answer from Kara, JD, SPHR: FMLA is short for the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal law that provides employees with unpaid, job...
Can we tell employees not to talk about their pay with each other?
Answer from Rachel, SHRM-SCP: Generally not. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) grants all non-supervisory employees (not just those...
Inconsistent Discipline
Answer from Kelley, PHR: The most risk-averse approach would be to terminate this employee as well. Any time you deviate from consistent...
Can we deny vacation requests?
Answer from Jenny, SPHR, SHRM-SCP: In general, yes. But you should have—and document—a legitimate business reason for doing so. Denying...
An employee is requesting copies of their harassment complaint files. How should I respond?
Answer from Emily, MBA, SPHR: It depends. You can certainly share a copy of the original complaint with the person who filed it. You can...
What is job abandonment and how do I know when it’s occurred?
Answer from Kyle, PHR: There really isn’t a strict definition of what constitutes job abandonment. Many employers use the standard of...
Is there anything special we should know before terminating a remote employee?
Answer from Kyle, PHR: There really isn’t a strict definition of what constitutes job abandonment. Many employers use the standard of...
What is age discrimination?
Answer from Kyle, PHR: Age discrimination (sometimes called ageism) means treating people less favorably because of their age. In the...
