Policy Puzzle
This policy allows the employer to terminate an employee after three consecutive days of no call no show.
What is the job abandonment policy?
At a minimum, this number equals full-time hours per week.
What is 30 hours?
Myth or Fact: An employee can't be fired without a written warning.
What is a Myth?
Florida and Georgia are employment at will states, and employers can terminate as long as the reason is not discriminatory or illegal. However, HR always recommends having proper documentation for termination.
This acronym stands for a law that mandates employees' right to leave for family and medical reasons.
What is FMLA?
Family Medical Leave Act?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This type of policy outlines acceptable and unacceptable behavior in the workplace.
What is the Code of Conduct policy?
This is the number of days in which an employee must submit their ID(s) for the I-9 form?
What is within 3 days from start date?
Myth or Fact: Providing employees with breaks is not mandatory under federal law.
What is Fact?
Federal law does not require breaks but the law states if breaks are provided, the break must be paid if the break is 20 minutes or less. Florida also requires breaks for minors.
This acronym stands for a law that governs wages and hour laws, including minimum wage and overtime pay.
What is FLSA?
Fair Labor Standards Act
An employee requests a two month leave of absence for personal reasons. What should manager consider?
What is partner with HR to review company leave policies and applicable laws like FMLA and ADA?
This policy provides a second chance to an employee that test positive for drug and/or alcohol by requiring employee to successfully complete a substance abuse rehabilitation program at employee's own expense.
What is the Drug Free Workplace policy?
Not appliable to new hires.
This is the number of months before a candidate who failed a pre-employment drug test can reapply for a position?
What is six months?
Myth or Fact: A care center can terminate a provider's employment.
What is a Myth?
This acronym refers to a federal act that provides protection to people who are 40 years or older from employment discrimination.
What is ADEA?
Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
An employee is consistently underperforming despite receiving coaching and training. What is manager's next step?
What is conducting a formal performance improvement plan (PIP) to set clear expectations and consequences?
This policy allows a part-time employee to take up to three consecutive days of paid time off for the death of a relative if the time off needed falls on that part-time employee's regular scheduled workday(s).
What is the bereavement/funeral leave policy?
For example: if part-time employee is regularly scheduled to work on Mondays and Wednesday, and they request a funeral leave to be out Mon-Wed, employee will only be paid Monday and Wednesday.
This the number of discretionary holidays offered by the company.
What is two (2) floating holidays?
Myth or Fact: If an employee discusses their salary with coworkers, employee can be disciplined or terminated.
What is a Myth?
Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees have the right to discuss wages and working conditions with their coworkers.
This law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employee with disabilities and prohibits discrimination.
What is ADA?
What is the American with Disabilities Act.
This policy permits an employee to take up to three days of unpaid leave to seek an injunction for protection in cases of repeat violence or seek housing to escape a perpetrator.
What is the number of minutes that an employee can take for a paid break without having to clock out?
What is 20 minutes or less?
Myth or Fact: If an employee is not working, they must clock out, even if they are waiting for their next assignment.
What is a Myth?
If an employee is required to wait on the employer's premises and are not free to use their time for their own purposes, they must be compensated.
This federal law provides protection for employees who request to nurse at work. Employer has to provide reasonable break times and offer a private space (other than a bathroom).
What is PUMP Act?
An employee's (who on a protected leave) position is permanently replaced with a new hire.
What is a liability?