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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

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According to Paul Osincup , corporate trainer, humor strategist and author of the forthcoming book, The Humor Habit , we are all suffering from a condition he refers to as “chronic seriousness.” economy up to $187 billion every year between lost productivity and health care and medical costs.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Some of the most frequent types of these files are: Medical records for paperwork related to: Personal medical information. Medical leave of absence requests. Doctor’s notes.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

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Besides that, your confidential medical records will let you know if any team members have disabilities that you need to consider when planning and assigning tasks. Besides the EEOC, the IRS also has requirements for employee documents, including which forms you need to have for each employee, such as W-4s.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. The prospect is now a patient and has referred dozens of friends. Here’s an example: “Hi, I’m Jenny.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

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This is driven by a number of factors, one of which has been identified and dubbed the ‘maternal wall,’ referring specifically to the ways women are held back from career growth when they become mothers,” says Dana Kirwin, director of employer and government relations for Medela. Offer 12-week paid maternity leaves (or longer) Though the U.S.

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The Power of Strong Friendships in Strengthening Well-Being

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Yes, those relationships are hard to form, hard to grow, hard to keep. Williams is familiar with the research Killam was referring to. I asked him: Does going to F3 workouts help in a measurable, definable, medical way? But the stakes are too high, and the benefits too deep, not to try.

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A Third Way to Classify Workers Gains Momentum

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Most countries refer to them as "dependent contractors" and they get some, but not all, of the benefits and legal protections associated with being a traditional employee. But we think other states will adopt laws that create various forms of 3rd ways to classify workers.  But the U.S.

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