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Preservation, Safekeeping and Retention- Part 2
Preservation, Safekeeping and Retention – Part 2 The second installment of city personnel files will look at what should be contained in the different files and what within those files is subject to open records. W...
Preservation, Safekeeping and Retention- Part 1
Weekly HR News – City Personnel Files Preservation, Safekeeping and Retention This series will include such things as how to maintain them, what needs to be maintained and what documents ...
Open Meetings and Personnel Issues
Open Meetings and Personnel Issues The Open Meetings Act (the “Act”), found in KRS 61.805 through 61.850, was adopted by the General Assembly to ensure that governmental decision making is handled in the publ...
Employee Handbooks and Other Resources
HR Handbooks Employee Handbooks - 1/8/15 Read More
Performance Evaluations – To Do or Not To Do?
Performance evaluations can be an effective management tool and can also serve as a means to preventing wrongful discharge and discrimination claims. However, if used improperly, the employee evaluation can lead to costly li...
Random Drug Testing – What Employees Are Considered Safety Sensitive?
Random Drug Testing – What Employees Are Considered Safety Sensitive? Because cities are governmental entities, cities should be aware that randomly drug testing employees who do not serve in safety sensitive posit...
Employee Discrimination
DISCRIMINATION
The following series of articles deal with employee discrimination issues. (Dates indicate when the article originally appeared in KLC DirectLine).
Employee Discipline
Employee Discipline At some point, cities will have to deal with the necessity of imposing employee discipline. It is an unpleasant task for both the city and the city employee and can involve a range of emotions w...
ACA and COBRA
COBRA COBRA and State Continuation Coverage - 7/24/14 Read More
Types of Leave and FMLA
TYPES OF LEAVE Leaves of Absence- Military Leave - 1/22/15 Read More
Closing the Office During Inclement Weather
Closing the Office During Inclement Weather This time of year, many cities close or consider closing city hall due to weather related issues. The next consideration is whether they have to pay employees for the tim...
City Personnel Files Preservation, Safekeeping and Retention
Over the next few weeks, I will be reviewing personnel files. This series will include such things as how to maintain them, what needs to be maintained and what documents are subject to the Open Records Act. We will review some of the legal ...
Cell Phones in the Workplace
Weekly HR News – Cell Phones in the Workplace The use of mobile devices in the workplace is more popular than ever before. Because of this, cities may find it necessary to enforce proper mobil...
Human Resources Audit - The Five "Ws" to Keep Your City in Compliance
Weekly HR News - Human Resources Audit - Five Ws to Keep Your City in Compliance Who needs to do an HR Audit? The HR personnel as well as the executive authority for the ...
Avoiding Discrimination in Advertising
Weekly HR News – Discrimination Avoiding Discrimination in Advertising There is no legal requirement that a city advertise a job opening; however, there are many reasons why doing so can be ...
Preservation, Safekeeping and Retention
Weekly HR News – City Personnel Files Preservation, Safekeeping and Retention The last installment of this series addresses something that can be disastrous for a city. If not handl...
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