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Can an employee who quits receive unemployment compensation?

12/01/2007

Q. We told an employee we probably would be replacing him within the next month. He quit and filed for unemployment. Under what circumstances do we have to pay unemployment? …

Reporting requirements under the Georgia Unemployment Compensation Program

12/01/2007

Q. Does Georgia law require employers to provide separation notices to employees who voluntarily resign from their jobs? …

Unemployment comp legit if threat of losing job compelled employee to quit

12/01/2007

Telling an employee you aren’t satisfied with her work and suggesting you will be looking for a replacement could mean she can quit and get unemployment compensation. You can’t push her to “look for another job” and then hope to avoid an unemployment claim by saying she voluntarily left …

Employee References: Sample Release Form

11/21/2007
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Exit Interview Form

11/21/2007
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Pros and cons of tuition assistance

11/01/2007

Q. I am the HR director of a midsize company. I am currently evaluating additional benefits that my company can provide to help us attract and retain talent. One of our employees suggested a tuition-reimbursement program. Can you describe some of the pros and cons of such a program? …

Is there any requirement to offer vacation benefits?

11/01/2007

Q. Must I offer vacation time to my employees? If I do, must I pay terminated employees for their unused vacation time? …

Must small businesses provide COBRA-Like continuation health coverage?

11/01/2007

Q. My company has fewer than 20 employees. Must my group health insurance policy still provide COBRA-like continuation coverage to terminated employees? …

Delivering bad news? Many bosses hide behind e-Mail

11/01/2007

RadioShack earned a public relations beating last year when it used e-mail notifications to alert 400 employees at its Texas headquarters that they were being laid off. But that practice may be more popular than you think …

Employees can’t sue for ‘Perceived’ religious discrimination

11/01/2007

Unlike several other forms of discrimination—such as discrimination based on perceived disability—being mistaken for a member of a religious group and then being discriminated against based on that mistaken association isn’t illegal …