Precision Manufacturing Insurance Services

09/25/2023

Question of the Week: We’d like to cater lunch for employees. Do we need to ask them about food allergies? https://bit.ly/qw92423

09/11/2023

We pause today to REMEMBER...captured so beautifully by Billy Collins in his poem, "The Names"
"Names wheeled into the dim warehouse of memory.
So many names, there is barely room on the walls of the heart. "

The Names - Billy Collins
Yesterday, I lay awake in the palm of the night.
A soft rain stole in, unhelped by any breeze,
And when I saw the silver glaze on the windows,
I started with A, with Ackerman, as it happened,
Then Baxter and Calabro,
Davis and Eberling, names falling into place
As droplets fell through the dark.
Names printed on the ceiling of the night.
Names slipping around a watery bend.
Twenty-six willows on the banks of a stream.
In the morning, I walked out barefoot
Among thousands of flowers
Heavy with dew like the eyes of tears,
And each had a name --
Fiori inscribed on a yellow petal
Then Gonzalez and Han, Ishikawa and Jenkins.
Names written in the air
And stitched into the cloth of the day.
A name under a photograph taped to a mailbox.
Monogram on a torn shirt,
I see you spelled out on storefront windows
And on the bright unfurled awnings of this city.
I say the syllables as I turn a corner --
Kelly and Lee,
Medina, Nardella, and O'Connor.
When I peer into the woods,
I see a thick tangle where letters are hidden
As in a puzzle concocted for children.
Parker and Quigley in the twigs of an ash,
Rizzo, Schubert, Torres, and Upton,
Secrets in the boughs of an ancient maple.
Names written in the pale sky.
Names rising in the updraft amid buildings.
Names silent in stone
Or cried out behind a door.
Names blown over the earth and out to sea.
In the evening -- weakening light, the last swallows.
A boy on a lake lifts his oars.
A woman by a window puts a match to a candle,
And the names are outlined on the rose clouds --
Vanacore and Wallace,
(let X stand, if it can, for the ones unfound)
Then Young and Ziminsky, the final jolt of Z.
Names etched on the head of a pin.
One name spanning a bridge, another undergoing a tunnel.
A blue name needled into the skin.
Names of citizens, workers, mothers and fathers,
The bright-eyed daughter, the quick son.
Alphabet of names in a green field.
Names in the small tracks of birds.
Names lifted from a hat
Or balanced on the tip of the tongue.
Names wheeled into the dim warehouse of memory.
So many names, there is barely room on the walls of the heart.

09/04/2023

We celebrate the dignity and value celebrate the dignity and value of work and honor the heart and soul that workers pour into their jobs and careers! Happy Labor Day!

08/30/2023

Question of the Week: Can we limit which states our ​remote employees work in?
https://www.pmiservices.com/uncategorized/qofw-can-we-limit-which-states-our-%e2%80%8bremote-employees-work-in/

Yes. In general, you can determine work locations for your remote employees and choose not to hire or employ anyone in specific states. Business and operational costs as well as state or local employment laws may factor into this decision. If you do decide to limit which states your employees can wo...

06/23/2023

What is the Interactive Process? https://www.pmiservices.com/question-of-the-week/what-is-the-interactive-process/ The interactive process is a term most often associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law that requires organizations with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees who have a disability.

The interactive process is a term most often associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law that requires organizations with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees who have a disability.

05/25/2023

We know we need to plan for our leaders to leave the organization. How do we start succession planning?
https://www.pmiservices.com/human-resources/qofw-how-do-we-start-succession-planning/

QUESTION: We know we need to plan for our leaders to leave the organization. How do we start succession planning? ANSWER: It’s wise to think about succession planning before you need to fill leadership roles—this will make a potentially stressful time easier to manage. Succession planning prepar...

05/16/2023

Question of the week: What are the Basic Steps of a Harassment Investigation?

Investigating a claim of harassment can be intimidating, but we have a great resource available on the platform called Identifying and Preventing Workplace Harassment. For this response, we’ve provided a condensed overview of the steps for an investigation: Select an interviewer. This person sho...

05/05/2023

How do we know if we’re required to provide FMLA for our employees?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides covered employees job-protected, unpaid leave for family or medical related reasons, such as to care for a sick family member or the birth or adoption of a child. Private sector employers that have 50 or more employees for at least 20 workweeks (does....

04/26/2023

How do we handle pay for an employee out on military leave?

Q : How do we handle pay for an employee out on military leave? Employees on military leave are due the same rights and benefits (when not determined by seniority) as nonmilitary employees who take any comparable form of leave. Comparable is not well defined, but generally, you should look to other....

04/20/2023

My employees have been asking about volunteer time off. What is that and how should we set it up?

Volunteer time off (VTO) is a form of paid leave that gives employees their regular compensation for hours spent in service to an approved charitable or community organization. These programs allow employers and employees to positively impact their communities. In fact, offering VTO incentivizes par...

04/11/2023

We have two employees who don’t seem to like each other, and it is starting to affect their work. How do we help employees who don’t get along to work well together?

Getting employees who don’t like each other to work well together can be challenging, but here are several steps you can take to improve the situation: Investigate the cause or causes of the conflict. It’s easy to jump to conclusions about what is happening. Speak to the employees involved and t...

04/08/2023

We wish you a Happy Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and hope that you have some time to spend with your family reflecting on the meaning of Easter - a celebration of new life and springtime.