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Can you stop staff from talking salaries? How do you change an existing vacation policy? Editor's note: As an office manager, HR matters may not be your main area of expertise, yet they do require constant attention. Each month, TDO receives HR questions from readers seeking advice on everything from polices and procedures to personnel matters. We asked Thomas L. Ealey, CPA, consultant with the Ealey Group, Inc., in Findlay, OH, who has 20 years of healthcare and risk-management experience, to address some of your HR concerns.