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New job posting: VP of USA
(July 21, 2008)
From The Word on Employment Law
There’s growing speculation about who will be chosen by Obama and McCain to be their vice presidential running mates. The role of the vice president has become more important. The fact that he/she is just a heartbeat away from the presidency is taken more seriously. Things have changed in terms of what the Vice President does after he/she is in office, but the main criterion for who’s selected to run as a VP candidate unfortunately hasn’t. Read more
The path to diversity: through a computer?
(July 21 , 2008)
From Diversity Insight
Could software solve your diversity problems? The National Science Foundation thinks so. The federal agency awarded a $450,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to the Boulder, Colorado, tech firm OptTek Systems, which plans to build a software application that can improve an organization’s ability to strategically plan and manage its workforce. Read more
Utah's mandatory 4-day workweek
(July 21, 2008)
From Delaware Employment Law Blog
The 4-day work week has been a hot topic for several months. The idea of a compressed work week has become popular, in large part, because of the increasing cost of gasoline and the resulting impact on the price of employees' everyday commute. Although various iterations of an alternative work schedule have been on the radar of the news media, it's not clear whether the idea is really gaining momentum with employers in the private sector. Government employers, on the other hand, seem to have taken a real interest. Read more
Give your wellness program a HIPAA checkup
(July 18, 2008)
From HR Hero Line
In a never-ending quest to lower health care costs, more and more employers are offering on-site health clinics and wellness programs. In this article, we’ll focus on the application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to wellness programs. Read more
'Willful' violations under FMLA clarified
(July 18, 2008)
From HR Hero Line
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee has two years from the date of an FMLA violation to file a lawsuit against his employer. If the violation was "willful," however, the employee has three years to file the lawsuit. Up until now, the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had provided no guidance on what constitutes a willful action that would allow an employee to reach back to events that occurred three years in the past. Read more
From my cold, dead hands
From That's What She Said
(July 18, 2008)
You might have heard that the Supreme Court recently threw out DC’s decades’ long ban on handguns. Of course, there are limitations. If you are mentally insane or a convicted felon, then you’re out of luck. So, many of our favorites on The Office probably still can’t pack heat into the capitol – thank goodness. Read more
The Truth about Profiting from Social Networking
(July 18, 2008)
From Resources for Humans
Regardless of whether you are a Facebook addict or are challenged to add an attachment to an email, if your work involves communicating with other people (such as coworkers or customers), this book will help you get the big picture on how social media can be used to promote your business, recruit valuable new employees, and find new customers. Read more
Dealing with tough times at work
(July 14, 2008)
From The Word on Employment Law
How can employers address employee relations issues stemming from the current economic downturn? That’s a tough question with no easy answers. But all employers need to be trying to answer the question.
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Should employers give employment references?
(July 15, 2008)
From Northern Exposure
Employers often ask whether they should give employment references to employees and former employees. In Canada, this decision can be a difficult one with possible negative consequences for either course of action. Whatever decision is made, it’s important to consistently apply one policy regarding reference letters. Read more
May employers monitor employees' text messages?
(July 11, 2008)
From Delaware Employment Law Blog
We know that employers should notify employees if the company wants to reserve the right to monitor e-mails, voicemail, and Internet access. But it isn't clear whether this notice can extend to web-based, personal e-mail accounts, like G-Mail or Yahoo!, when the accounts are accessed by employees during working time on a company-provided computer, accessing the Internet through the company's server. Read more
USCIS releases new I-9 form
(June 27, 2008)
From HR Hero Alerts
The USCIS has posted a new edition for Form 1-9 with an expiration date of June 30, 2009. The old I-9 form had a June 30, 2008, expiration date. Download the new I-9 form
An employer's guide to military leave
(June 20, 2008)
Do you know your specific obligations to workers regarding military leave and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)? The law contains a wide range of provisions that protect employees who leave work to serve in the military. And USERRA is far from the only law that is implicated when an employee takes leave related to her own or a family member's military service. Read more
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