How do I figure out the details on a tricky health insurance situation so I am not doing anything shady, but also don't accidentally end up many thousand of dollars in debt?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 5, 2013 -
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I just started a new job as a researcher. They hired a few people around the same time as me and we all have start dates around now-ish. I've been there a week. There is a new guy starting in my department in a more senior position than me, but not supervising me, on Monday. I just got his name today and looked him up, and... there are some things about him that a little bit of digging uncovered that are sketchy. (It's definitely him, please give me the benefit of the doubt here.) His job is not likely to be impacted by these revelations about his recent past, but if it were to get out that his history includes these things, it could endanger my company's reputation if a competitor or journalist found out. Nothing he did is illegal.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 1, 2013 -
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How do I talk about being fired in future job interviews? Advice and encouragement needed.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 7, 2013 -
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...they couldn't if they tried?
Do employers read text messages on employer paid cell phones?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 25, 2012 -
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An employer decides to update their employee database and distributes a form with the usual name, address, emergency contact stuff on it. There is also a line for "Any medications you are currently taking."
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 16, 2012 -
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I went to a counseling session at the employee assistance program at the midwestern U.S. state college that I work at, and the handout that I received is religious. I'm not, and it made me uncomfortable. How do I approach this?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 17, 2012 -
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Is it discriminatory for an employer to vary HSA contributions based on an employee's health?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 25, 2011 -
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I'm strapped for cash, and am saving up money to move to a cheaper place in a few months. My boss has offered to personally loan me money to help me move. Should I take him up on his offer?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 9, 2011 -
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Should I provide a W-2 to a potential new employer?
A job offer was made to me pending a background check. The background check is delayed because my current employer has not replied to the new employer(I do not know why). I was given the option to verify employment using a W-2 form.
Do I want to give all of this information to the new employer? I didn't lie about salary but never gave a direct amount. The new job is a 15% increase and I feel like I should not make that obvious to the new employer. If I never stated or lied about a my current salary am I worried about this for no reason? Is 15% going to be perfectly acceptable to them if I am the right candidate?
posted by anonymous
on Feb 15, 2011 -
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I was erroneously overpaid by a previous employer and now they want their money back, do I have any recourse?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 13, 2011 -
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Can an employer fire you, or threaten to fire you or any other employee, for accessing the Wikileaks site from a personal (non-employer) computer? You are not directly employed by the government or a member of the military, but your employer does contract you and other employees with security clearances to the government.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 13, 2010 -
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How to deal with a boss who might have Asperger's? I'm the new nanny for a 4-year-old child on the Autism spectrum.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 24, 2009 -
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I am bitter towards companies in general, and that's not a useful attitude to have as (hopefully) a round of January interviews approach. Help me.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 22, 2009 -
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Does my employer owe me vacation time? Does my contract make clear an
intention of paying for my vacation?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 17, 2009 -
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How confidential is confidential when applying for a job with a small pool of colleagues?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 10, 2009 -
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How does a lowly unpaid blog contributor tell his/her bosses that the whole site needs a major redesign?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 22, 2009 -
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I want to add my wife who has serious pre-existing conditions to my health insurance plan at work. How do we make sure her condition will be covered?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 31, 2009 -
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I disclosed depression at work. Most of the things people tend to do in response to a depressed colleague are things which actually make me
sicker. What to do?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 24, 2009 -
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My company is very eager to give me a car allowance. I wanted a raise. They countered with a lower raise, but added in a car allowance to bring the total higher than what I asked for. Why?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 22, 2008 -
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How long does my former employer (in New York State) have to get me my final paycheck?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 20, 2008 -
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I quit my job 3 months ago and my former boss won't stop harassing/threatening me. Unfortunately, politely asking him to stop is not an option.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 13, 2007 -
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It's time to submit my out-of-pocket medical expenses to my employer for reimbursement under the pre-tax medical account program. All my receipts are for psychotherapy, psychotropic medication, and other indicia of mental illness. Is it professionally "safe" for my employer to have this stuff?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 26, 2007 -
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How should I handle this sticky job situation? I was offered a job, declined, have worked as a consultant, and now they hired an executive and charged him with tasks I would have been doing had I taken the job.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 22, 2006 -
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I found out a few weeks into a job that my employer had installed spyware (
VNC) on my work computer and had been watching what I've been doing (screen mirroring) since I started there. Is this legal? Should I confront him? This all makes me feel extremely uncomfortable.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 25, 2005 -
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