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Nonprofit Personnel Files — A Guide from Ask Rita
Dear Rita: We’ve never paid too much attention to our personnel files, but we’ve just entered a contract with the county and we think it’s time for us to get our act together on this. I know we need a personnel file for each employee –- but what …
Ask Rita: Can We Discriminate in Favor of People with Disabilities?
Is it lawful to ask for applicants with disabilities? Ask Rita’s HR experts review Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and ADA rules.
Ask Rita: The HR of Nonprofit Romance
Many sample handbooks have policies which ban employees from dating with co-workers. Is it legally required to prohibit office relationships?
Ask Rita: Is being a surrogate mother a profession?
Ask Rita explores whether an employee’s work as a surrogate qualifies as a second job that is in conflict with her employer’s agency.
Ask Rita: Terminate Employee After One Year of Sick Leave?
Ask Rita explores the question “Can an employer terminate an employee who exceeds the maximum medical leave?”
Ask Rita: Wading through the New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
The FMLA, ADA, and COBRA regulations were all revised and rewritten this year. Ask Rita explores and outlines the basic FMLA changes.
Ask Rita: Downsizing from Employees to Independent Contractors?
We are considering changing some of our employees into independent contractors as a cost-saving measure. What is the potential downside?
A Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy for Nonprofits
Standard elements of a drug and alcohol free workplace program for nonprofits. Includes a sample drug and alcohol free workplace policy.
