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AT&T Extended Its Remote Work Policy, But Some Employees Are Still Being Forced Back

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“The extension agreement allows us to go back to working from home in a crisis—but we know of call centers and payroll departments that have had outbreaks, and they are not going back to working from home there,” said Kieran Knutson, an AT&T call center worker and leader of the CWA’s Minneapolis chapter. .

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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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Generative AI will hollow out many middle class roles over the next decade

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Generative AI will have a much greater impact on white collar roles than blue collar ones over the next 10 years, according to a new report from Pearson. In at least ten white collar roles, more than 35 percent of tasks could be done by AI, with medical secretaries (41 percent) predicted to be the most impacted.

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

BMT Office Administration

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. Confidential documents include medical files, tax documents, employee benefits , payroll records, and more. Instead, you need to keep them in a separate database.

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Employee Records: End of year review & preparing for next year

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) have also had significant impacts on employee recordkeeping and personnel files — further complicating the issue. These documents include payroll records, time cards, pay rate information, and anything else related to payment.

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

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A 1099 is a form used to report non- employee compensation. 1099 workers also are not generally paid through regular payroll and do not typically have taxes withheld from their checks or deposits. If you are paying someone through your normal employee payroll process with income tax withholdings, you typically need to send them a W-2.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

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Employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) are required to make, keep and preserve certain records pertaining to their obligations under the law. Each employer shall preserve for at least three years payroll records, collective bargaining agreements, sales and purchase records. Per the U.S. Department of Labor.

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