1. Payment for Time not Worked (or PTO - paid time off) is a benefit which many employers reduced during the recent recession as a means of cutting personnel costs. If you were the HR Director of a medium size organization that operated 24/7 (hospital, energy plant, police department, etc.) and were charged with reducing payments for time not worked - which of the four benefits (p.478) which you recommend reducing or eliminating and why?

2. Study the video and answer; In which of the following scenarios is an employee likely to receive FMLA leave: A. The employee's parent had a stroke and needs care; B. The employee's domestic partner was in an accident; C. The employee's spouse is preparing for military deployment; D. The employee completed a 12 week leave six months ago and now has a different serious health condition; E. The employee's doctor has determined the employee cannot perform their job while recovering from an accident.

3. After studying the video, what are the primary advantages of HSAs, HRAs, FSAs ? as the HR director of a 4,000 employee hospital which would you recommend for your employees? Why ?