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Want To Be a Freelancer? Here’s How to Get Started

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Freelancing spans many industries, like: Creative fields: writing, editing, music production, audio/visual editing, sound engineering, graphic design, illustration, photography, animation, branding Business services: market strategy, search engine optimization (SEO), sales consulting, pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, social media management, bookkeeping, (..)

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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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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

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While there are physical reminders of his disease, he’s able to control it most of the time with medication and a healthy lifestyle. The son of a sergeant in the Canadian Army Signal Corps and an actress and payroll clerk mom, he had four siblings. There’s a definite hitch in his gait and some slight shaking in his head and arms.

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

BMT Office Administration

Legal consult proves especially helpful in matters involving the organization’s litigation hold policy. Their advice places a legal hold on physical and electronic records that should not be deleted because of potential future use. When constructing your policy, examine legal and regulatory guidelines. Per the U.S.

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

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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. Also, you’re legally obligated to retain these records for at least one year by the EEOC.

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Should City Governments and other Businesses look to Virtual Services to Save Money?

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But, he said, the city could use the payroll savings. Even the medical field , infamous for paperwork, is transitioning to electronic files. After all, you don’t tell your attorney how to draft your legal documents right? Converting an in-office worker to a telecommuting employee saves money by reducing overhead costs.

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

BMT Office Administration

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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