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- IRS Provides Guidance on Proper Income Tax Withholding for Nine Common Supplemental Wage Payment Scenarios
- Efforts to Prevent the Misclassification of Independent Contractors Continue
- Ten Tips for Creating Respect and Civility in Your Workplace
- APPLICANT’S APPEARANCE & LOOKS SOMETIMES IMPORTANT IN HIRING DECISIONS
- Can Desperation Lead to Hiring Mistakes?
- Payroll Overpayments
- Intermittent Leave: An Employer’s Headache
- New Pregnancy Protections Impacting ALL Illinois Employers
- Five Most Common Workplace Injuries
- ADA Claims to Proceed to Jury Trial Despite Safety Concerns
- Reverse Age Discrimination in the Workplace
- Ask These Questions When You Are Building Your Organization’s Ethical Foundation
- Considerations in Preventing and Responding to Workplace Violence
- Tips for Conducting Meetings to Achieve Positive Results
- Growing Popularity of Social Media Creates Need for Organizational Policies
- Apply a Constructive Approach to Prevent, Resolve Workplace Conflicts
- Successfully Acclimating New Employees to the Workplace Pays Dividends
- Supervisors’ Interactions with Employees Make a Difference
- Retirement Plans Must be Amended to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages by December 31, 2014
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…Oh My! What Wisconsin Employers Need to Know Before Requesting Access to an Employee’s Social Media Account
- Overtime Concerns with Mobile Devices
- Why You Should Ditch Traditional Performance Review for Behavioral Based Reviews
- Rhode Island to Pay People With Disabilities Minimum Wage Soon
- Types of Employees That Put Your Cybersecurity at Risk - And How to Stop Them
- CAN'T I CHOOSE WITH WHOM I DO BUSINESS?
- President Obama Directs United States Department of Labor to Revise Wage & Hour Law
- Firing for Bad Attitude- What Does the NLRB Say?
- Group Interviews: How to Make them Work
- Examining Bonus Strategies
- Obama Administration Issues Guidelines on Using Diesel in Fracking
- Constructive Voluntary Quitting?
- Will Your Retirement Plan for Employees Pass the Audit Test?
- Your Company is Losing Thousands of Dollars a Year on Employee Stress
- Failure to Maintain I-9s can Result in Severe Civil Penalties
- NLRB Quickens the Union Voting Process
- Best Practices and Management of an Employee Referral Program
- ADA's "Substantial" Not as "Substantial" as it Used to Be
- Supreme Court Holds that Donning and Doffing of Work Gear Under a Collective Bargaining Agreement is “Changing Clothes” Under FLSA Section 203(o)
- Worker's Compensation Metrics: Assessing and Reporting on the Success of Your Program
- Supreme Court Decides on Compensating Time for “Changing Clothes”
- Nearly 600 NLRB Decisions Striked Down by Supreme Court
- Employers Must Post OSHA Recordkeeping Summary by February 1st
- 2014 Deadline Approaches for Employee Stock Statements and Returns
- FMLA to Turn into the FAMILY Act?
- A Guide to Writing an Employee Handbook
- Gratuity: Taxation and Management of Tipped Employees
- The Employer's Playbook for ACA Compliance: Ten Practical Strategies
- NLRB Rules Out No Gossiping Rule
- End of Year Payroll Tips
- Unpaid Interns May Finally be Protected
- Behavioral-Based Interviewing
- Fake Obamacare Websites Trying to Trick Users
- California's Paid Family Leave Benefit Leading to Confusion
- Popular Apps to Make Your Job Search Easier
- Stock Issue in 401(k) Plans - Waiting on Supreme Court
- Inclement Weather Pay Policies: What You Need to Know
- How to Ensure Your Website Will Attract New Talent to Your Company
- NLRB Charges Wal-Mart for Broken Labor Law
- Benefits to End for Unemployed in 2014
- How is Comparability Data Used in Setting Exec Comp?
- Ways to Improve an Incentive Bonus Plan
- IRS Announces "Use-It-Or-Lose-It" Rule for FSAs
- OFCCP Final Rule Updates & Expands VEVRAA Regulations
- OFCCP Final Rule for Individuals with Disabilities Establishes Controversial New Requirements for Federal Contractors & Subcontractors
- Senate Votes to Advance Employment Non-Discrimination Act
- Pre-Employment Testing: The Legal Implications
- Effective Strategies for Documentation of Employee Discipline
- 2014 Unemployment and Disability Insurance Taxable Wage Bases Announced
- Colorado's Amendment 66 Increases Taxes on Employers
- Wellness Programs Will Get New Rules in 2014
- New Rule in Using Payroll Card Accounts
- October 15th Deadline for Medicare Part D
- Overtime Concerns With Remote Access and Mobile Devices
- Workplace Investigations
- Background Checks Hit by Government Shutdown
- IRS to Start Taxing Automatic Tips for Waiters
- Home Care Workers get new Labor Rights from FLSA
- Could Minimum Wage Increases Hurt Those It's Meant to Help?
- NLRB Aiming at Workplace Confidentiality Policies
- What is an Employee Worth?
- Keys to Avoiding OSHA Citations and Liabilities
- Claims Management in Workers' Compensation Cases
- Video Interviewing in 2013
- Human Resources: How to Encourage Contributions in Employee Retirement Plans
- How to Hire Top Talent: 7 Sourcing Strategies You May be Missing
- A Look at the History of E-Verify and its Initial Development
- OSHA's Isocyanates Emphasis Program
- Curbing FMLA Abuse
- Why are Executive Compensation Amounts so High?
- Understanding Roth 401K Accounts
- Five common Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Mistakes
- Defined Contribution Health Plans: What Are They, and the Impact of Health Care Reform on Those Plans
- Withholding Income for Child and Spousal Support
- Document Retention and Destruction: What Human Resource Professionals Must Know
- Legal Implications of Testing Job Applicants
- ERISA Audits
- No Business Owner is Safe: Class & Collective Actions are the "New Normal"
- Can Reasonable Compensation for a CEO Include Catchup Pay?
- Can Shareholders Determine Reasonable Compensation for a CEO?
- Does Your Company Offer This Great Benefit?
- Dress Code Liabilities
- Complying With the New Form W-2 Rules for Reporting Healthcare Benefits
- Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace
- How Will Health Care Reform Impact You in 2013 and 2014?
- Auditing Your Pay Practices to Ensure EEOC Compliance
- Frame a Travel Strategy
- Supreme Court Oral Arguments on DOMA and California’s Proposition 8: Potential Employee Benefit Plan Implications
- Deadline To Send ACA SBC Pressures Employers To Finalize 2014 Plan Designs As Agencies Add MEC & MV Disclosures To SBC
- Claims Management Techniques in Workers' Compensation Cases
- Using Payroll Audits to Detect Errors and Fraud
- Employee Engagement & Commitment = Productivity & Profits
- Overcoming Employee Absenteeism and Tardiness
- Best Practices for a Successful Internship Program
- Effective Exit Interviews
- Wellness Programs: Rewards, Penalties, and Legal Risks
- Pay or Play – What Employers Need to Know
- What You Need to Know About FATCA’s Impact on Non-U.S. Retirement Plans
- Status Classification: Exempt vs. Nonexempt
- Health Care Costs
- Mental Illness and the ADA
- Safety Audit within an Organization
- Employers Should Define Spouse in Plan Documents in Light of Recent Benefits Litigation
- Phased Retirement Programs: Exploring the Issues
- Conducting Background Checks
- Interaction of Health Care Reform with Other Laws
- Complying With OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements
- Affirmative Action Compliance
- Moving Payroll to the Cloud
- Current Issues in H-1B Visas
- Recent Developments in 401(k) Fee Disclosure Rules
- Brain Science May Be Applicable To Mediation
- Non-Resident Employee Withholding
- Understanding the Math of Your Health Plan Renewals
- Employment Law Compliance: Disciplining or Terminating a Workers' Comp Claimant
- Defending Workers' Compensation Claims
- Best Practices in Pay Range Systems
- What I know now that I wish I’d Known when I started my Career
- Tips for Effective Implementation of the New ANSI HR Standards
- ADA Interaction with Addictions
- Satisfying OFCCP's Internet Applicant Rules
- Responding to Negative Employee Comments on the Web
- Areas the EEOC Will Focus on in the Future
- Health Care Compliance Form 8928 Excise Tax Self-Reporting Requirements
- Employer Excise Taxes Under Health Care Reform
- Health and Welfare Plans Audits on the Rise, Are You Ready?
- Workplace Conflict: Conflict Training, Conflict Coaching, and Mediation, as Solutions
- Form I9 Update
- Inclement Weather Pay Policies
- Travel Pay
- FMLA
- Do’s and Don’ts of Internal Investigations
- Using Social Media in the Hiring Process: Good Idea?
- The Impact of SSI Benefits and Medicare Compliance on Workers' Comp Settlements
- Health Savings Account
- Coop Health Care Exchanges
- State vs. Federal Health Care Exchanges
- Non-Discrimination Testing: Does it Apply to Me?
- Early Retirement Incentives
- Minimum Wage Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Using Metrics to Measure Workers' Compensation
- Understanding COBRA Continuation Options
- Best Practices in Commission Pay Plans
- Fitness for Duty Psychological Evaluations
- Strategies for Reducing Unemployment Claims
- Writing an Employee Handbook
- Managing Employees' Pre-Existing Injuries
- 12 Simple Measures For Reducing Workers’ Compensation Costs
- Immigration-Related Audits: What Employers Need to Know
- Getting a Green Card Through Employment - The "Blood & Guts" of the Perm Labor Certification Process
- Healthcare Law Brings New W-2 Reporting Requirements
- Form 5500 Update
- Employment Standards Act
- Payroll Overpayment Challenges: Legal and Practical Implications
- Creating a Payroll Manual: Putting Your Procedures into Writing
- What it takes to be an Effective Mentor, and How to Develop an Effective Mentoring Initiative
- Employment-Related Records
- Effective Exit Interviews
- Keys to Developing Safety Incentive Programs that Reduce Workers' Compensation Claims
- Employer Enthusiasm in Premium Only Plan as an Effective Cost Saving Strategy
- The Employer's Role in Medicare Part D
- New ADA Amendment Regulations Protecting People with Mental Health Issues
- Employee Discharge and Documentation
- Complying With the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Employee Expense Reimbursement Best Practices
- How to Cut Workers' Compensation Costs
- Comp Time: Is it Legal?
- How to Handle Employee Discrimination Complaints
- Evaluating Your Third Party Administrator
- E-Verify – More than One Million Worksites and Growing
- Strategies to Encourage Employees to Take Their Spouse's Insurance
- Bonus Strategies
- Creating a Successful PTO Program
- EEO-1 Form Guidelines
- The Importance of Background Checks During the Interview Process
- The Importance of Conducting a Safety Audit
- Beware Strangers (from ICE) Bearing Gifts for the Thanksgiving Holiday
- Promoting Diversity and U.S. Business Immigration Laws
- The Secret to Writing Memorable Sales Copy
- Overview of Health Savings Accounts
- Understanding Your Summary Plan Descriptions
- Employee Benefit Trends
- Intermittent Leave Under FMLA
- Disciplining or Terminating a Workers' Comp Claimant
- Health Rewards
- Medicare Secondary Payer Act
- Using Benchmarks and Metrics in a Payroll Department
- Labor Risks Rising For Employers Despite NLRB Loss Of Arizona Secret Ballot Challenge
- Health Care Update: Now what?
- Discriminating Against Criminals in Your Workplace
- USCIS Begins Accepting Forms for Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- Employer Beware! Confidentiality and Integrity of Workplace Investigations At Risk
- Workers Comp for Off-Site Employees
- The Implications of Bonus Strategies for Payroll Managers
- A Look at Recent FLSA Guideline Changes
- Workplace Safety - Slip and Fall, Fake Falls
- Wellness and Engagement Go Hand-in-Hand
- Employee Benefits = Employee Loyalty?
- 7 Things to Consider When Developing an Employee Benefits Program
- Job Offer Letters
- 5 Helpful Tips When Terminating an Employee
- What Is the FLSA?
- Complexities of Multi-Jurisdictional Workers' Comp Claims
- A Guide to Satisfying OFCCP Internet Applicant Rules
- Developing the Remote Workforce
- Sales Compensation Plan Design
- Managing Your 401K Plan
- Limit on Deductions for Executive Compensation at Public Companies
- Payroll Issues of Domestic Partnerships
- Look After Your Payroll and Your Payroll Will Look After You
- Employee Purchasing Plans: Giving Employees Power
- Planning for Golden Parachute Payments
- Cost of Commuting
- PR Tax Update
- Supreme Court Upholds ObamaCare in 5-4 Decision
- Return to Work
- The Form I-9 Eligibility Verification Changes
- Screening Summer Hires and Volunteers
- Employee vs. Independent Contractors
- Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Employee Orientation
- Top 5 Workers Comp Mistakes Made by Employers
- How to ensure HIPAA, ERISA and COBRA Compliance
- What Every Employer Should Know About Garnishments
- Scrutiny of Executive Compensation
- Pros and Cons of Using a Nurse Case Manager
- Facebook Passwords and the Interview Process
- Taxation Of Gifts, Prizes, Bonuses and Awards
- Technology Changes in Gathering WC Data
- How Emotional Intelligence Benefits Human Resource Departments
- Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
- Measuring the Success of Your Wellness Program
- Benefits for Same-Sex Partners
- Bullying in the Workplace: What you Need to Know
- Status Classification: Exempt vs. Non-Exempt
- Military Hiring
- Primer on Applicant Tracking Systems
- Cobra Issues
- How to Effectively Communicate Benefit Options
- Pros and Cons of Voluntary Benefits
- Providing Incentives for Wellness Program Participation
- Mayday! Mayday! Landmark Federal Labor Law Changes 4/30/2012
- Voluntary Classification Settlement Program Overview
- Workers' Comp Payroll Mistakes Can Hinder a Business' Operations
- Handle On-The-Job Injuries with Workers' Comp Assistance
- Explore Alternatives to Workers' Comp
- Healthcare: What to Expect in 2012
- 5 Employee Communication Tips
- Advantages of Paperless Payroll
- Telephone Screening Interviews: Best Practices
- Tips for Solving Workplace Disputes
- Supreme Court Ruling on FLSA Exemption for Outside Sales Persons
- Transforming Your HR Spend
- Determining the Need for an HRMS Solution
- The Importance of Conducting a Safety Audit within an Organization
- Preventing Bedbug Invasions in the Workplace
- Responding to Negative Employee Comments on the Web
- Attn: HR Professionals/Hiring Managers: 5 Questions you should ask when interviewing a new staffing vendor beyond the obvious.
- Risks Associated with Employees Using Mobile Devices
- Form 5500 Overview
- An Overview of Health Savings Accounts
- Tips for Calculating Taxes on Tips
- Overview of Flexible Spending Accounts
- Conducting Background Checks
- Identifying risks associated in the winter
- Technology And Planning Ahead Can Improve Travel Management Efforts
- Hyatt Legal Plans, a MetLife Company, Finds Members’ Usage for Debt and Financial Matters More than Doubled in Tough Economy
- Types of Wellness Programs
- Understanding Your Summary Plan Description
- IRS Issues Revised Guidance on Form W-2 Health Coverage Cost Reporting
- Planning Your Holiday Party: Keys to a Celebration Without Litigation
- Paychex Expands Retirement Services Offering to Fee-Based Financial Advisors
- It's Official: Payroll Tax Holiday Extends through 2012
- Redemption through Pain
- Stormy Weather Ahead - Lessons from Wall Street
- New Leader Integration - Improving the Odds of Success
- Stay Interviews vs. Engagement
- Small town lawsuit makes a pivotal point
- VIDEO: Change the Future of Leadership in Less Than Four Minutes
- Diversity and the Business Case
- Intuit Small Business Employment Index Results
- The Attitude of Entitlement and How to Fix It!
- Parking and Mass Transit Employee Benefits: NTEU's Kelley Wants Parity
- Top 5 Workplace Injuries Causes Make Up to 72% of Overall Annual National Costs!
- Employee Misclassification: The Real Cost of Not Knowing the Law
- POP Plans Strengthen Employers During National Crisis
- NLRB finds that arbitration provision violates national labor relations act
- Recognize! - Understanding the Need for Employee Recognition
- Applying Anti Slip Systems in Commercial and Industrial Buildings
- It’s not easy going green, so plant a small seed.
- 3 Steps To Hire The Best People for Your Training or Apprenticeship Program
- Proposal to Allow States to Define “Essential Health Benefits”
- Determining Employment Status: The Behavioral Component
- Your Employee's Benefit Allowance
- Employee Benefits Liability Insurance, (EBL)
- 2012 Amendments On California Labor Laws - What's In Store For The New Year?
- LEAKAGE -- 6 Ways Insurance Companies Control WC Claim Costs
- Worker's Compensation and Discrimination in Illinois
- Payroll Tax Takes Another Holiday
- Disrupt Your Life
- Employers Should Tighten Worker Classification Practices As Obama Administration Moves To Stamp Out Misclassification Abuses
- Record-Breaking Countrywide Settlement Shows Discrimination Compliance Extends Beyond HR
- Why Your 401(K) May Change Significantly
- Small Business Culture and Team Work Can Learn a Lot from FedEx
- Labor and Employment Law: What To Expect in 2012
- What the Boeing-NLRB Case Means for You
- Fostering an Educational Environment in the Work Place
- Stress at work – what are your legal responsibilities?
- Effective Workplace Conflict Resolution Results in Happier and Healthier Employees
- A New Way to Wellness: Maybe It Isn't a Business Strategy After All
- Experiential Rewards: Go For The Money Or The Memory?
- Open Letter to Human Resources
- Happiness and The Fringe Benefits of Friendly Business
- Hybrid Pension Plans Gain Popularity
- Resolving a Payroll Tax Debt
- QuickBooks Payroll Tips Getting Ready for W 2 Processing
- How Do I Make Sure My Restaurant is Following IRS Tip Reporting Guidelines for 2010? + 5 Ways to Stay Informed
- Five Reasons Why Employee Engagement Is Making Me Feel Disengaged
- Attention Given to Employee Motivation is Vital
- The Workplace Bully – The Jerk Doesn't Always Win!
- How to Create a Collaborative and Empowering Environment
- New Rule Requires Many Conditions Met Before Plan Investment Advisors May Collect Compensation From Recommended Investments
- Un-fair Share
- New Notice Requirements for Qualified Plans Seeking IRS Approval of Church Plan Status
- Wellness programs pay off in lowering health care costs
- IRS Eases Up on Worker Misclassifications
- Recap of tax winners and losers in new jobs bill
- Texas Minimum Wage Act
- Age versus Fitness for Duty: Which Standard to Use?
- Cost for Absences: Are they ALL Accounted For?
- How to Offer a Low Cost 401(k) Plan
- Is Your Leadership Effective?
- Forget About Your People And They Will Certainly Forget About You
- Rigid Policies May Break under the Weight of ADA Reasonable Accommodation
- THE BAD BOSS: Causes and Solutions
- The ROI Of An Employee Handbook
- Is it Legal to Only Hire the Already-Employed? The Problems With Must-Be-Employed Rules
- Where Is Your Business Front Door
- Who’s on First and What’s on Second –
- Leadership Essentials in a Recovering Economy
- OFCCP Audits Are Heating Up
- Insights for the generations on communication
- Same-Sex Union Developments in Rhode Island and New York
- IRS to require manual entry of Taxpayer identification Numbers on W-2 forms
- Virtual Organizations and Social Networks: The Importance of Communication Convergence
- Preparing for Interventions With Potentially Violent or Unsafe Employees - Assessing the Risk
- Prepare For Changes In IRS Rules For Proving Business Travel Expenses
- Favoritism? Not Me!
- Supreme Court Halts Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
- How to Introduce the Right Uniform or Dress Code Into Your Business
- Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in New York: Implications for Employee Benefit Plans
- What is the Biggest Misconception About You?
- Health and Wellness In The Workplace
- Illinois Civil Unions Complicated by Federal DOMA and Potential DOMA Repeal
- Five ways to ensure a significant ROI on your training budget
- Favorite interview questions of potential employers
- Company Communication With the Workers
- Five Reasons Why You Should Partner With Recruiting Firms
- The World of Human Resources Today….
- Control Annoying Co-Workers Instead of Allowing Them to Control You!
- When the MVP is the Alleged Harasser
- For Employers Facing Their Own 'Charlie Sheen'
- Final FBAR Regulations offer some relief for plan sponsors, but filing obligations remain
- Unemployed Need Not Apply: EEOC Considers Discrimination Against Jobless
- Retirement Plan Sponsors - Fiduciaries Need to Plan Now to Comply with DOL's Final Regulation on Transparency of Fees and Expenses
- The Value Of Employee Engagement Surveys As Part Of A Change Management Strategy
- $754,578 FLSA Settlement Shows Employer Risks From Worker Misclassification, Underpayment
- Train Your Employees to Handle Any Kind of Workplace Emergencies - Part II
- Train Your Employees to Handle Any Kind of Workplace Emergencies - Part I
- Working With an Unmotivated Co-worker
- California Court of Appeal Holds That Insurance Adjusters Are Exempt
- Promotion Ideas for Your Corporate Team
- Civil Unions Legalized in Illinois - Implications for Employee Benefit Plans
- NLRB Settlement Shows Care Necessary When Using Social Networking & Other Policies Restricting Employee Communications
- How Can You Manage Creativity?
- Congressional Testimony Highlights Business Advisability of Reviewing & Tightening Worker Classifications
- How Talent Management Produces Effective Leadership
- DOL Wage & Hour Settlements Highlight Rising Wage & Hour Enforcement Risks U.S. Employers Face
- Supreme Court Medical Resident Stipend Ruling Highlights Advisability of Worker Classification & Payroll Practice Review Advisable For Health Care, Other Employers
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - How Leaders Can Reduce Damaging Gossip
- New Challenges to the Federal Defense of Marriage Act Filed in Federal Courts in Connecticut and New York
- Looking Ahead: What 2011 Holds for the Recruiting Industry
- So, you were fired. Now what?
- Unreasonable Compensation and the IRS
- Are CEOs Really Overpaid?
- Who Are Your Customers and How Do You Treat Them?
- Designing Effective Compensation Plans
- How to Prioritize Your Time
- Phantom Stock Plans as Incentive Pay
- The Changing Face of Human Resource Management
- The Paper (Or Paperless) Trail: Tips For Successful HR Recordkeeping
- Employers; Protect Your Employees Against Identity Theft
- Do You Have a Dress Code Policy?
- Top Five Recruiting Mistakes - How to Avoid the Traps of a Tightening Market
- Common Misconceptions Surrounding HR
- How to Be Happy at Work
- A Successful Recipe for Accountability in Your Small Business
- California’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Held Unconstitutional
- FLSA is Amended to Provide Nursing Mothers with Reasonable Breaks in Private Space
- IRS Issues FBAR Filing Relief, But Certain Filing Obligations Remain
- New Avenues Open for Employers to Save on Payroll Taxes
- Spotlight on Health Care Reform: Age 26 Requirements
- Court Issues Ruling In Firefighter Applicant Disparate Impact Case
- Recent Tax Changes Affect Companies Doing Business in Colorado, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
- IRS Releases Draft Form and Instructions for New Disclosures of Uncertain Tax Positions on Tax Returns
- Obama's HIRE Act - Explaining the Tax Provisions
- Corporations: Good Time for Tax-Wise Transactions
- Exercise Diligence When Seeking Voluntary Disclosure and Settlement of Unclaimed Property Liabilities
- Get Ready for Onerous New 1099 Reporting Rules
- Federal Reserve Publishes Rules Implementing Provisions of the CARD Act Relating to Gift Cards, Gift Certificates and Prepaid Cards
- House Approves Revised Extender Package with Expanded Offsets; Senate Action is Expected in June
- Workplace Trauma and Self-care for the HR Professional
- New Set of EEOC Regulations Fleshes Out the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
- Do You Have an ESI Strategy Yet? Companies and In-House Counsel Sanctioned for Poor Oversight
- Health Care Reform Briefing: Cutting Through the Confusion
- How Private Are Personal Emails Sent Via Employer Computers?
- Major Benefit Plan Changes May Result from the New Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
- Health Care Reform Law: "Immediate" Concerns for Employers and Their Group Health Plans
- How to Be Resilient During Tough Times
- Recess Appointments Give Unions a 3-1 Majority at the NLRB and Fill Vacancies at the EEOC
- The Payroll Risk From Within
- All Employee Benefit Plans Must E-file Form 5500
- Gainsharing or Profit Sharing? Choose the Right Tool for Your Organization - Part 2
- Gainsharing or Profit Sharing? Choose the Right Tool for Your Organization - Part 1
- COBRA Health Insurance Subsidy Extended Again
- Employers May Need to Monitor Compliance of Business Associates with HITECH Act
- 20 Ways Your Independent Contractor Might Be an Employee
- 2010 H-1Bs Gone: Time to Start Planning for 2011
- Are You a Controller, Enabler or Leader?
- Four Corporate Vision Barriers That You Can Overcome
- How to Provide Exceptional Customer Satisfaction at Work and Home
- OSHA Changes Its Mind - Again
- Ruling Highlights Need for Confidentiality of Medical Information Disclosed During Test Review
- Regulations Issued on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity in Group Health Plans
- State E-Verify and I-9 Laws - 2010 Updates
- The Learned Professional Overtime Exemption: What You Need to Know
- Supreme Court to Review Employee Privacy in Text Messages
- New Obligations to Self-Report Excise Taxes for Group Health Plan Failures
- New Penalty for Failing to Report Payments to Medicare Beneficiaries
- Remember That Post You Wrote About Me on MySpace? You're Fired.
- An Update For Employers on Domestic Partnership and Same-Sex Marriage Laws
- COBRA Subsidy Extended
- Legislation Proposed to Extend Domestic Partner Benefits to Federal Government Employees
- How to Get Motivated for Better Results
- The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Has Taken Effect
- Government Responds to Growing H1N1 Pandemic
- Employment Law 2009 in Review... and a Look Forward
- Increased Government Worksite Visits & Audits
- EEOC Issues Proposed Revisions to ADA Regulations and Interpretive Guidance
- Is Guilt Burning You Out?
- Department of Labor Provides Form 5500 Transition Relief for 403(b) Plans with respect to Pre-2009 Contracts
- Get Creative With Training
- Managing Stress Key to Success
- The Importance of Payroll Training
- Have You Registered Under MMSEA? New Reporting Obligations and Penalties for Medicare Secondary Payers
- Employee Performance: Don't Forget to Measure, Measure, Measure
- Medical Examination or Physical Agility Test: Not Knowing the Difference Could Result in an ADA Violation
- Why Does Emotional Intelligence Affect You and Your Success?
- Onboarding New Employees: Six Steps to Success
- 3rd Circuit - Homosexual Man’s Gender Stereotyping Claim is Cognizable Under Title VII
- HITECH Breach Notification Rules Are a Reality
- Commuting Time Not Compensable, But Off-the-Clock Work is Another Question, Ninth Circuit Rules
- Compensation issues in Texas for departing employees
- Fair Treatment in the Workplace
- 10 Steps to More Effective Time Management
- Is Twitter a Recruiting Tool?
- The Intended Consequences of Incentives and Compensation
- What Employees are Experiencing, Thinking and Feeling -- Employee Satisfaction Surveys & Employee Engagement Surveys
- NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS – SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION
- IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program Update
- Accounting Firm Found Not Liable to an Investor Claiming "Indirect Reliance" on an Audit Report
- Social Networking Sites in the Labor and Employment Realm: Harness the Power or Be Left Behind
- Vision and Mission Engaged Employees
- CONSISTENCY CRITICAL IN WORKPLACE RELATIONS
- Work Comp Happens
- Three Concerns When Inquiring About Applicants' Past Criminal Convictions
- Have an unpaid Intern? Federal Labor Rules Apply
- Three Ways to Motivate People During Tough Times
- Employee Communications with Attorney through Personal E-mail Account from Work are Privileged
- How to Use QuickBooks For Job Costing - Setting Up Payroll
- Integration of the New Employees
- An Anti-Employee Retention Strategy
- HR Strategy to Keep Your Workers Happy
- Employee Retention: 7 Tactics to Retain Your Most Valuable Asset
- Do You Lead or Manage Your Team, Job and Life?
- Difficult Employee Behaviors - When to Fix, When to Ignore
- Employers Expected to Face Additional Pressure From Department of Labor
- The Single Most Important Tool You Need to Practice Sound HR Management
- Department of Labor Provides Form 5500 Transition Relief for 403(b) Plans with Respect to Pre-2009 Contracts
- EEOC Charges Soar as Economy Sours: What Can Employers Do?
- Vision and Mission Engaged Employees
- Eligibility Requirements for Social Security Programs
- Five Tips for Information Security during Layoffs
- Employers Responsible for Filing W2/W3 Forms
- Supreme Court Issues Employer-Friendly ADEA Ruling
- Supreme Court Issues Favorable Ruling for White Firefighters in Reverse Discrimination Case
- Teamwork Gems Create Startling Results
- The Value of Domestic Partner Benefits in Recruiting and Retaining LGBT Employees
- ADA Amendments Act – EEOC Comments on Proposed Rules
- What’s Happening with Health and Welfare Plans? More than You Might Think . . .
- Loyalty and Leadership - 8 Ways to Earn The Loyalty of Your Employees
- When You Throw Dirt, You Lose Ground
- Do Your Words Promote or Demote?
- GINA Examined Under The Microscope
- Writing a Tuition Assistance Plan? Five Tips For Success
- Top 10 Ways to Increasing Productivity & Better Time Management
- How to Improve Employee Motivation through Developmental Assessments
- 3 Tips for Screening Candidates
- How To Effectively Lead Your Organization
- Federal Meddling With State Unemployment Systems
- Looking for a way to cut expenses: Consider the use of paycards and electronic pay stubs
- Do HR Strategies Work?
- Workplace Conflict Management Resolution - How to Resolve?
- Leadership Skills - the Real Competencies of the Effective Leader
- How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need
- How to Terminate an Employee without Facing Lawsuit
- Developing Strategic Thinkers
- Employers and Employees: Partners or Enemies?
- Thinking outside the box to increase low-income employee participation in 401(k) plans
- It's Bond. Fidelity Bond ... Revisited
- 2009 FMLA Revisions
- Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses
- 7 Things Small Business Owners Should Know About Payroll Tax Problems
- Federal minimum wage will increase to $7.25 on July 24
- Risks of Workplace Investigations
- Understanding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Is Wage and Overtime Claims Lawful?
- Employers Guide to Avoid Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
- Legal Writing - What Makes For Good Legal Writing (Hint - It is Not Primarily About Technique)
- How to Stay Compliant With Business and Payroll Taxes
- US Department of Labor Revises Certified Payroll Reporting Requirements For Form WH-347
- The Ins And Outs Of Making Payroll Easier
- Managing Change
- Communication Saboteurs: Egos
- How Baby Boomers Could Save Our Economy
- Hire the Right Person
- Simplify your Hiring Process: One less headache
- I'm not a techie....
- Wage and Hour Violations Burden Small Businesses
- Paid Sick Leave Legislation Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
- Retaining Employees
- The Danger of Hiring During a Recession
- High Court Overturns Pregnancy Bias Ruling
- Do What You Say You're Going To Do
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- Improve Your Hiring Process to Cut Costs
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- USCIS to All Employers: New Form I-9 Effective April 3, 2009
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- Training + Development = Strong Organization........ Training - Development = Disaster
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- The Employee Free Choice Act: The Union's Knocking at Your Workplace Door
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- Are You Hiring the Best Candidates?
- While Others Are Firing, You Should Be Hiring
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- Is it Worth it to Retain Your Skilled Employees in a Recession?
- Top 3 Tips For Hiring in a Soft Economy
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- 7 Cost-Effective Ways for Business Leaders to Improve Communication and Collaboration
- Shutdowns May Have an Impact on Employees' FLSA-Exempt Status
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- Time Management Tips - Strategies for Success
- The Effects of Unemployment
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- Human Capital: Modern Tools and Strategies For Human Resources
- Can March Madness Bolster Employee Morale Without Destroying Productivity
- Managing March Madness
- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: What Employers Need to Know
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- Can NCAA March Madness Be Used Improve Employee Morale Without Destroying Productivity?
- It's Time to Pay Attention to Personnel
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- Employee Handbooks: 5 Pitfalls
- The Importance of Retention
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- CAN EMPLOYERS REQUIRE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS WITHOUT VIOLATING THE DISCRIMINATION LAWS?
- Workers Compensation Insurance: Three Secrets You Must Know
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- Stimulus Bill COBRA Highlights
- How to Manage Your Time and Prioritize Your Tasks
- The Workplace Observation
- Understanding your Pay Requirements under the FLSA
- The 10 Most Frustrating Employee Work Habits & What You Can Do to Prevent Them
- Hot Chocolate....It's What Employees Are Looking For!
- The Real Reason Why Training Budgets Are Cut First and Budgeted Last
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- How to Make Mega Millions
- How To Destroy The Bridge Between Generations - Scoop 44
- Want to Skyrocket Your Career During This Recession?
- Dealing With Employee Performance Issues
- The Art of Employee Motivation
- Benefits Of Employee Incentive Programs
- Human Resources: What Drives An Organization
- Understanding the Relevance of HR KPI
- The Workplace Observation
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- Leadership Training- How to Increase Skill Sets and Empower Leaders
- Coaching Employee's As A New Supervisor
- A Hire Purpose!
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- Got The Time? Really?......
- Is Disrespect Affecting Your Outcomes and Profits?
- The Potential Of Performance Management
- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Signed into Law on 1/29/2009
- Supporting Employees with PTSD: Accommodations That Can Help Your Workers With Combat Stress - And Your Business
- Aligning Stock Option Valuation With The Market
- NO SOLUTION FOR NO-MATCH LETTERS – WHAT TO DO IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
- Is Human Bias Helping You Lay Off the Wrong Employee Talent?
- Some thoughts on Severance....
- Professional Development - Whose Responsibility Is It? Part II of II
- Wellness Programs Promote Healthier Lifestyles
- No Solution For No-Match Letters - What To Do In Uncertain Times
- Lovelace Westside Hospital Knows Their Icebergs
- Successful Change Management Tips
- Earthquake
- Goal Setting As A Leader
- Wage & Hour Update: Failure To Pay Travel Expenses Costs Starbucks Millions
- Becoming a Values-driven Culture
- With Employees, Preparation = Prevention
- Are bad employees ruining your business? 4 Simple Steps To Identify and Clear Bad Employee Behavior
- It's Time to Pay Attention to Personnel
- Immigration Related Audits: What Employers Need to Know
- How to Win the War When Working With Wal-Mart
- LILLY SAYS: YOU HAVE LOTS OF TIME TO FILE CLAIMS
- Effective Teamwork Takes Practice And Patience
- Increase Goal Commitment By Focusing On Positive Results For Employees
- Becoming a More Effective Manager
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- Remember to Talk to Them: Five Essentials For Communicating with Employees During Tough Times
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- Are Your Rewards Outstanding or Do They Reflect Your True Performance?
- Congress Goes Back to Work, Passes Two Key Employment Law Reform Measures
- Time Away From Work
- Serve Employees ... Not Manage Them
- 4 Musts for Managing Tough Times
- Why Projected Goals Are Key to Leadership Development
- Take Steps to Clean Up Workplace Profanity
- And You Thought the Bailout Was Bad: Employment Law Risks in the Current Financial Crisis
- DOL Issues Final Regulations Under ERISA Cross Trade Exemption
- A New Political Environment for Labor and Employment Issues
- Summary of Key Provisions of the Revised FMLA Regulations That Take Effect January 16
- Long Awaited FMLA Regulations Released
- Coping with FMLA Intermittent Leave: Some Relief From the Courts
- 15 Ways to Stay Focused With Effective Time Management
- Are your rewards outstanding or do they reflect your true performance?
- Confusion in the Ranks
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- Employee Development - Whose Responsibility Is It? (Part I of II)
- Will You and Your Employees Walk the Talk
- Succession Planning is a Fiduciary Responsibility
- The benefits of granting your managers and supervisors access to the HRIS
- Introduction to HIPAA
- Remember to Talk to Them: Five Essentials For Communicating with Employees During Tough Times
- A Vital New Year’s Resolution: Preparing Your Workplace for the New FMLA Regulations
- Handling Employee Benefit Communication
- 5 Things You Can do to Avoid Payroll Mistakes
- Enhancing Business Productivity
- Are You and Your Employees Motivated and Taking Initiative
- Employee Benefits are more than Health Insurance
- Department of Homeland Security Issues Supplemental Final Rule for "No-Match" Letters
- What Can Human Resources Do to Give Hope During Layoffs
- Laws on Leadership
- Confusion in the Ranks
- Attitude: The Power of Positive in the Workplace
- Employer Alert: New FMLA Poster and Forms
- Why and How to Establish a Records Retention Policy for Your Staff Files
- Unemployment Benefits: 4 Steps to Filing a Successful Claim
- The Counter-Intuitive Secret to Success in the Workplace
- Develop Your Managers....It's Not Rocket Science
- Human Resource Management.....Punishment or Pleasure?
- Money (and a Nice Boss, Benefits and Career Development) … That’s What I Want
- Mirror, Mirror on the Wall?
- Hiring the Best Talent - Is Your Organization Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is?
- Serve Employees......Not Manage Them
- Don’t Circle the Wagons....
- Decertifying the Union
- Social Networks: Virtual Organize It, Stupid!
- Do you tip in the workplace?
- Can We Talk? A Guide to Political Expression In the Workplace
- Employee Medical Confidentiality - A Guide For Employers
- Team Building - How To Build Effective Work Teams
- Equal Pay and Questions on Violation of Labor Law
- "Chain of Command"....An Older Management Style and Concept
- Performance Management: How To Train Employee - 8 essential tips
- 'Training is overlooked' for most workers
- Introduction to HR
- Employee Motivation Tip: Break the Golden Rule
- Motivating Employees for Small Business Success
- Generations - Sharing Space in the Workplace
- Cut Employee Communications at Your Peril!
- Improving Employee Health
- Love, The Greatest and Best Retention Tool
- Corporate Wellness- Just a Buzz Word?
- Good Recruitment Interviewing Skills Training Make Recruiting the Right Person Easy
- Execution...We're Not Talking About The French Revolution
- What Should I Do If I Am Layed Off From My Job?
- 5 Reasons to Rollover a 401k to an IRA
- Same Sales Job, Different Accounts: FMLA Rights May Be Violated Even Though Employee is Reinstated to the Same Job Following Leave
- 4 Steps of Telecommuting
- Classifying Your Employees: Distinguishing Between 1099 and W2 Workers
- Why Do a Background Check on Someone?
- Employee Motivation
- In Uncertain Times, The Tough Step Up
- Five Common Reasons CEOs and Executives Don't Share Their Vision for the Future
- What Can Human Resources Do to Give Hope During Layoffs
- 7 Steps to Successful Workplace Investigations
- New Reason for Employees to Whistle – Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
- What is there to know about EFCA?
- Decreasing Employee Turnover with Effective Recognition Programs
- Getting Hired During a Recession
- Pre-Hire Assessments: What Do They Assess?
- Is Attention Deficit Disorder Protected Under the ADA?
- What to Consider When Drafting a Covenant Not to Compete
- Compensating Domestic Employees
- President Signs Major Overhaul of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- HRAs Good or Bad?
- Federal and State Payroll Laws
- Form I9 Verification
- Leave It On The Hanger
- Executive Compensation Provisions In Bailout Bill - A Sign of More Changes On Horizon?
- Not Hiring? That's Okay, I'm Not Looking
- Alcoholism and Substance Abuse in the Workplace
- Disability & Accommodations: 3 Easy Steps to Establishing & Implementing a Reasonable Accommodation Policy
- Organizational Development - A Process of Continuous Improvement
- Performance Appraisals - Improving and Rewarding Employees
- General Orientation….Set The Tone For Success
- Fair Opportunity for Disabled Employees
- With PTSD - Sleep is a "Major Life Activity"
- Can California Law on Noncompete Agreements Affect You?
- Supreme Court Restricts States’ Ability to Limit Employer Speech
- ADA Amendments Act Passed By House and Senate
- Health Insurance Plan - The Easy Way to Getting Health Insurance
- The Benefits of Employment Management System
- What is I-9 Form?
- THE NEW ADA AMENDMENTS - WHAT CAN EMPLOYERS EXPECT IN 2009?
- Bad Economy Makes Business Owners Targets of Employee Lawsuits
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- "Hey! - I Want My $200,000 Back!" The Impact of Poor Hiring Decisions
- 10 Tips on Defensible Documentation
- The Employee Free Choice Act--It's Anything But
- Re-evaluation of Worker Classification & Other Employment Strategies In The Face of A Business Slowdown
- 8 Ways to Get Managing Telecommuters Right
- Exit Interviews: Easily Overlooked - Too Valuable to Disregard
- Employers Should Brace For New Disability Exposures As ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Awaits President's Signature
- Flip-Flops on Friday: Summertime in the Workplace
- Federal Overtime Requirements – Who may take advantage of the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime?
- Common Mistakes in Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Tenth Circuit Endorses "Fluctuating Workweek" Method of Calculating Overtime for Misclassified Salaried Employees
- Employers Face Increase in Donning and Doffing Suits
- Addressing Reasonable Compensation
- New DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Will Become Effective August 25, 2008
- Seven Ways to Improve Your Working Relationships
- Workplace Bullying - A Label of Convenience?
- U.S. Supreme Court - U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Key Benefit Cases
- NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidelines On Political Advocacy In The Workplace
- Properly Applying Discipline: Using Professional Sports as an Example
- DOL Provides Guidance Regarding Hours Worked Under FLSA
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- Court Holds that FMLA Provision in Handbook May Create Employer Liability Despite Employee’s Ineligibility Under FMLA Statute
- Exit Interviews: Handling the Bad News
- The WARN Act - Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Concepts
- Take Your Guns to Work? Florida Passes the Preservation and Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Motor Vehicles Act of 2008
- LACK OF CELL PHONE DRIVING LAWS MAY NOT PROTECT AGAINST EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTS
- Are Killer Benefits Poised to Kill Employee Morale and Your Bottom Line?
- No Such Thing As Caregiver Discrimination, But ...
- Conducting an Exit Interview
- Subcutaneous RFID Tag Implants - "Beam Me Up, Scotty"
- Supreme Court Ruling Provides Guidance For Improving Defensibility of ERISA Claims Decision
- Opinion Letters on Compensation Paid by Charities
- FLSA Preempts Duplicative State Law Claims, Fourth Circuit Rules
- Associational Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers
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- 11 Things to Think About Before You Fire
- Tortilla Maker Accused of Religious Intolerance Against Muslim Workers
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- Armored Truck Company Has Ironclad Defense to Disability Claim
- State and Federal Regulations of Summer Jobs for Teenagers
- 4 Signs You Are a Victim Of The "Employee Love Paradox"
- DOL Opinion Highlights Need For Accurate Record Keeping Under FLSA
- Supreme Court Provides Guidance About When Conflict of Interest Justifies Closer Scrutiny of Employee Benefit Plan Claims Decisions
- Evolution Of Social Networks Into Virtual Organizations
- Exit Interviews: Easily Overlooked - Too Valuable to Disregard
- It's Not Always What it Seems...
- Is There A Doctor in the House?
- Existing Shift Rotation and Swap Policy for Title VII Religious Accommodation May Be Insufficient
- Is Talent Management Too Important to be Left to HR?
- New Law Increases Penalties For Violations of FLSA, Child Labor, Minimum Wage & Overtime
- To Avoid Becoming EEOC Statistic, Plan Ahead
- Good Faith = No Willful Violation
- Intermittent Leave Under the FMLA
- Dispel the Irrational Conversation Regarding Younger Workers and Tight Labor
- Management and Myers-Briggs- The Power of Understanding Tendencies
- Creating Sustained Culture Change
- Employers, Health Plans & Insurers Face Significant New Nondiscrimination & Other Rules
- Keep an Eye on Hiring Practices to Avoid Problems with DHS
- Can Employee Turnover be Too Low?
- Mind-Reading or Brain Imaging
- Storm Clouds at The Weather Channel
- Department of Labor Issues Proposed FMLA Regulations
- Recent Federal Court Decision Affirms Use of Joint Employer Doctrine to Hold Staffing Agency and Automotive Design Company Jointly Liable for Violations of the FMLA
- Harassment by Jilted Boyfriend is Sex Harassment
- On the Horizon: Highlights of Proposed FMLA Changes
- Managing Phrases- Three Ways to Thoughtfully Handle Disagreement
- Good Faith Belief = No Pretext
- Quest Diagnostics Inc. to Pay $688,000 in Overtime Back Wages After Misclassifying Systems Employees as Exempt Under FLSA
- Improving Employee Training and Development During an Economic Downturn
- Top 10 Handbook Mistakes PLUS 3
- Mentoring, Management Development, Employee Training and Employee Feedback - What's the Value?
- Major Changes to Americans with Disabilities Act Under Consideration by Congress
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- Corporate Relocation: Plan, Plan, Plan
- From Web 2.0 to Web Infinity with Virtual Organization Management
- From Web 2.0 to Web Infinity with Virtual Organization Management
- It's Not Always What it Seems...
- When is an Independent Contractor Really an Employee?
- Health Care Plans That Work
- Gentle Ears Makes For Good Management
- Tuition Assistance Programs: Learning Without Getting "Schooled"
- FMLA Amendments and Revisions
- Every Dream Has Its Imperfections
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home . . .Will He Have a Job?
- People Management: Employees Are Saying This About Our Managers
- Before You Fire That Problem Employee...
- Arbitration Agreements - New Supreme Court Decision Concludes State Laws May Not Undercut FAA
- Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations Must Receive Appropriate Attention (Part II)
- What Our Employees May Be Saying About Their Pay
- Promoting Diversity in Management
- Family and Medical Leave Act Expanded to Cover Relatives of Military Service Members
- Cost Savings Through Return To Work Programs
- Military Leave Law
- Breastfeeding in the Workplace
- Ethics in the Workplace
- Age Discrimination and Retiree Medical Benefits
- New Overtime Rules Take Effect
- Wal-Mart Pays Record Immigration Fine
- Sexual Harassment Prevention
- HIPAA Privacy Requirements and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Have Smaller Employers Forgotten Something?
- Employment of Minors
- Could Your Illegal Employees Become Your New Bargaining Partner?
- Pregnancy Discrimination: A Growing Cause of Concern for Employers
- President Vetoes FMLA Amendments Extending Leave to Families of Servicemembers, New Legislation Expected
- Plugging the Baby Boomer Brain Drain
- THESE ARE THE DAYS!
- The Supreme Court Gets In The Employment Game
- Tips for Interviewing Employees
- They're Lucky to Have You!
- Arbitration Agreement- Providing More Coverage Than You Might Think
- Supreme Court: ERISA Participants Can Sue Fiduciaries For Individual Damages
- The National Labor Relations Act from A to Z.
- Vocational School Research Strategies
- EBSA Issues- Guidance on Health Plan Wellness & Disease Management Practices Subject to HIPAA Nondiscrimination Rules
- Hiring During an Economic Cool Down - Beware of the "Low Bid"
- Domestic Partner Benefits Are Here Now
- Second Circuit Holds That ADEA Covers Disparate Impact
- HR Audits
- Don't Just Manage - Motivate
- FMLA Changes Expand Protection to Employees
- Additional Leave for Military Families Passed
- A Revolutionary Approach to Recruitment in the 21st Century
- The FMLA In A State Of Flux
- EEOC Provides Guidance On Employment Testing And Selection Procedures
- The EEOC Puts Humpty Dumpty Back Together: Employer-Sponsored Retiree Healthcare Coverage Can Again Be Coordinated with Medicare
- GREAT GET-AWAYS – IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS
- EMPLOYMENT NEWS – NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS
- NLRB Email Decision
- SMART GOALS: Planning for Success
- Hiring Foreign Professionals and The Recruitment Process - The H-1B 'Scramble' for Work Visas on April 1, 2008, Starts Again Soon
- Congress Amends FMLA, Extending Leave to Families of Servicemembers
- Why not Hiring is Better than Hiring the Wrong Person for the Job
- In Wage and Hour, Threat Remains High
- Cost Savings Through Return-to-Work Programs - Pt 2
- CONDUCTING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS OF EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS: EMPLOYER’S MUST PROCEED WITH CAUTION
- New Rules for an Old Game: Conditional Job Offers
- New Form I-9 is Latest in DHS Immigration Enforcement Strategy
- UNAUTHORIZED WORK TIME: THE COMPENSABILITY OF HOURS WORKED BEFORE AND AFTER THE EMPLOYEE’S SHIFT.
- Employers Must Pay For Protective Gear
- Employee Retention - How much is retaining the wrong employee costing you?
- Employee Councils and Minority Collective Bargaining—
- FLSA Regulations Must Receive Appropriate Attention (Part I)
- The Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007
- Paid Holidays Count Toward Twelve-Week FMLA Entitlement
- Understanding the Growing Trend of Organizations Outsourcing Their HR Functions
- The NLRB Issues Two Major Labor Law Rulings
- A Message From Our Sponsors: Did You Know? You Can Go Green With Labor Law Posters!
- Cost Savings Through Return-to-Work Programs
- Help! I Need to Upgrade My Technology
- Playing Fast and Loose With "Contractors" May Get Your Agency in Trouble
- Re-Employment of the Troops
- Labor Board Ruling May Empower More Aggressive Pushback Against Union Corporate Campaign Tactics
- Coming Changes in Employment Verification Procedures
- New Cafeteria Plan Regulations
- Did You Know? 31 States Have Had Changes In Their Labor Law Posters in 2007
- IRS Extends Section 409A Documentation Compliance Deadline to December 31,2008
- Do You Yahoo® on the Company’s Computer? E-Mail Privacy and the Attorney-Client Privilege
- New Social Security "No-Match Letter" Final Rule from Department of Homeland Security
- National Article Provides Valuable Reminders Regarding Harassment
- NLRB Upholds Employer's Promulgation of Complaint Panel
- Actual Knowledge of False Claim Required
- Growing Number of States Passing Family Military Leave Acts
- SEXual Harassment... The BIG Issue in the Workplace, part 2
- Department of Labor Issues New Federal Minimum Wage Poster
- An Emerging Trend: Gender Identity as a Protected Characteristic
- Key Elements of Effective Compensation
- I-9 Compliance - Avoiding the Violation of Employee Rights and IRCA Penalties
- Ten Tips for Conducting an Effective Investigation
- Third Circuit Clears Path for Retiree Health Plans to Coordinate with Medicare
- Discriminatory Pay Setting Decision Must Be Made During the Limitations Period to Be Actionable
- Employing People with Disabilities, part 2
- Working Mothers: A Protected Class? Courts Allow Discrimination Claims Based on Family/Childcare Stereotyping
- A Behavioral Definition of the Open Door Policy Is Important
- ER visits decline under CDHP
- Using Demonstrative Evidence In Employment Trials
- EEOC Issues Guidance on Workers With Caregiving Responsibilities
- High Court Upholds Department of Labor Regulation Exempting from Overtime Companionship Services Employees Paid By Third Party Agencies
- CIAB Poll Shows Benefit Costs Soaring - Again
- Supreme Court Limits Untimely Pay Discrimination Suits
- A New Retaliation Decision Offers Some Relief to Employers
- Legal Implications of Employee Blogs
- OSHA’s Newest Ergonomic Initiative: The Ergonomic Hazard Alert Follow-Up Policy
- What should private, non-profit, and public employers do in response to the final Section 409A regulations?
- Imus Dismissal: Some Considerations Regarding Policy Enforcement
- Employer E-Mail Policies Scrutinized for Violations of Federal Labor Law
- Final Regulations Issued Under Section 409A On Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
- Beware: Your Employee Handbook May Be Hazardous Under the NLRA
- Violence in the Workplace, part 3: GANGS
- File for New H-1B Immigration Status on April 1st, 2007
- E-MAIL ETIQUETTE TIPS TO APPLY IN YOUR WORKPLACE
- IRS and DOL Address New Rules for Non-Spouse Beneficiaries
- What You Need To Know About The EEO-1 Report
- Conflict Resolution: An Increasingly Important Consideration (Part I)
- Employers Beware: Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Adopts Liberal Standard of What Constitutes Retaliation
- Emergency Preparedness Includes Consideration
- Notice 2007-7 Addresses Various PPA Changes in Employee Retirement Plan Requirements
- Are You Taking An Ostrich’s Approach To Workplace Harassment?
- EEOC Revises Compliance Manual to Target More Contemporary Forms of Discrimination
- How To Avoid Wage and Hour Violations
- USERRA part II
- New Hurdles for Employers Who Obtain New Corporate Owned Life Insurance
- The Retention Crisis
- Proposed Default Investment Rules Offer an Important New Avenue for Protection From Fiduciary Liability
- The Role of the Vocational Consultant, the Underutilized Resource, Part 2
- New Trend to Reduce Corporate Health Care Costs: Employers Realizing Savings Through Multi-Pronged Approach
- Sharing Compensation or Benefit Information Between Competitors May Violate Antitrust Laws
- New Section 199 Guidance: Rules for Allocating W-2 Wages
- Labor Board Issues Historic Decisions Clarifying Standards for Supervisor Status
- Critical Issues in the Law and Their Impact in the Workplace:
- To Insure Or Not To Insure, That Is The Question: Employment Practices Liability Insurance
- Risky Business: Giving Employees the Option of Resignation Instead of Discharge Can Be Dangerous
- Telecommuters—The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation?
- Modifications To Retiree Benefits Breaches Merger Agreement
- Employees Cannot Waive or Release FMLA Claims
- Fraud in the Workplace
- Employers in Fifth Circuit Have Another Weapon to Stop Unauthorized Access of Proprietary Information by Employees, But Should be Careful in Exercising Damage Control
- The ADA and the Web: New Ruling Calls for Increased Accessibility to Business Websites
- Change in Congressional Leadership Puts Employment Issues at Top of Legislative Priority List
- It’s About The Culture
- Expert Witness Communication: One Size Does Not Fit All
- The Vocational Expert: the underutilized resource, part 1
- Eight in Ten Internet Users Go Online for Health Information
- LA Times Article Highlights the Importance of Health Plans for Employees.
- Ohio Minimum Wage and No Smoking Ballot Issues to Have Impact on Ohio Employers
- View From The Trenches (....or what they wish you knew)
- Survey Shows Health Insurance Premiums Continue To Rise Twice As Fast As Wages
- The Interactive Process
- DOL Issues Recent Opinion Letters Construing White Collar Exemptions Revealing Trend of Applying Principles In Place Before 2004 Amendments
- The Ties that Bind, part 2
- “On Call” Does Not Equal “On the Clock”
- Inspections By the U.S. Department of Labor
- Penalizing Applicants and Employees For Smoking: A Potential Smoking Gun?
- Employee Embezzlement: Prevention, Detection, and Cure
- Yet Another Potential Danger Zone for Employers Applying the FMLA
- Executive Employment Agreements: Employer Prevails Against Terminated Executive In Case Over Executive’s Contract Giving Company Discretion to Determine Whether “Just Cause” Exists
- THE TIES THAT BIND, part 1 by Jamie Charter, M.S., CPDM
- Controlling Medical Trend
- An Employer's Guide for Dealing with "Unusual" Tax Withholding Requests
- Avoiding Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
- Do Employers Have A Duty To Monitor Employees' Internet Activities?
- Notice the Leave, and Leave with Notice: FMLA Recent Developments
- Evaluating the statistical and economic significance of statistical evidence in employment discrimination cases
- Title VII Retaliation Claims & the Impact of Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Sheila White
- Beware of the Push for New Employment Verification Systems
- Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation for Disabled Employees
- Federal Agencies Position Themselves for New Focus on Systemic Discrimination by Employers
- CHANGE POSITIONS!
- He put his money where his mouth is… and it is working.
- THIS IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL
- What is the goal?
- THE CARE AND FEEDING OF THE DOVE
- Age Discrimination: The Naked Truth!
- Employment - Partnership or Prison?
- Hiring Practice Issues
- WAGE AND HOUR ISSUES - Minimum Wage
- EMPLOYING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PART 1
- Did you miss the H-1B visa cap? – Part II
- VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE, part 2
- Controlling Costs and Achieving Better Health with CDHP
- High Court Broadens Grounds for Retaliation Claims
- The Value of Independence
- Protect Your Business
- Homeland Security Publishes Proposed Rule Outlining Employer Responses to Social Security "No Match" Letters
- Update: Workers Compensation Claims
- Protecting Trade Secrets in the Hiring and Firing Process
- Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Employee's Performance
- Violence in the Workplace, part 1
- 300 Benefit Managers
- DOL Issues Opinion Letter Limiting Employers' Ability to Make Deductions from Pay of Salaried Nonexempt Employees Paid Using Fluctuating Hours Method
- Did you miss the H-1B visa cap? – Part I
- DIVERSITY AND DISABILITY
- IS YOUR ORGANIZATION PREPARED TO COMBAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUITS?
- USERRA Regulations - Part I
- Hiring Illegal Immigrants – Lawsuits by Legal Employees
- Analyzing Past Investigations: An Investment in the Future
- Non-Compete Agreements: Getting What You Bargained For?
- Top 20 FMLA Questions
- Not-So-Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- We've Been Through This Before
- Doctor Google
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW
- Want to withhold payment for unused vacation upon termination? Make sure you can.
- CDHP controls costs
- Documenting Your Way Out Of Trouble
- OFCCP Regulations on
- Know Who Is An Employee
- Lighten The Evaluation Load
- Family And Medical Leave Act Clarified By D.O.L. Opinion
- It's Time to Update Your Employee Handbook
- Strong Organizations Start with Careful Interviewing
- Reconsideration of Stock Valuations for Equity Compensation Programs
- Roth 401(k) Contributions
- Issues in Accommodating Mental Disabled Under the ADA
- Disease Management: Legal Implications
- Employers Beware: Sarbanes-Oxley Requires Reinstatement for Real
- Section 409A Year-End Checklist
- Medicare Part D - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS
- Retaliation Claims: An Increasing Problem for Employers
- Big Brother? - "Can I Be Fired For What I Do On My Own Time?"
- Criminal History Checks and The Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Avoiding Pitfalls In Job Interviews
- Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors Impacted By Recent Hurricanes
- FLSA Employers Must Pay From Beginning to End
- Time's Up - When Is 12 Weeks of Leave Not Enough?
- Employee Identity Theft Becomes a Growing Concern for Employers
- Employers' Obligations in the Event of an Emergency
- Soundbytes for Supervisors: Lessons Learned in the Recent Past
- Pension Reform Legislation
- Pre-Employment Personality Testing May Violate the ADA
- Reviewing Your Interviewing: A Refresher
- What Employers Need to Know About Retaliation Claims
- Layoffs: A 12-Step Program for Getting Through Down(sizing) Times
- Preparing For Roth 401(K) Plan Accounts
- New Regulations On Disposal Of Consumer Report Information
- Trade Secrets: Protecting Trade Secrets When Employees Terminate
- Revised Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations: One Year Later
- Employers Face New Risks Including FMLA Claims In Their Releases
- Disparate Impact and Age Discrimination: Hidden Threat to Employers
- BAPCPA Act of 2005 Adds Benefits Provisions
- Alleged Misclassification of Stock Brokers Leads To Large Settlement
- Blogging in the workplace: Is your company prepared?
- Conducting an Employment Relations Audit
- New Interest in Enforcement of Labor
- Forms
- 401(k) Plan Fee Disclosure Form
- DOL Wage & Hour Forms
- FMLA
- H-1B Nonimmigrant Information Form
- I-9 Form
- IRS Forms (Including W-2s, W-4s, 940s and 1099s)
- Model Certificate of Group Health Plan Coverage
- NLRB Poster
- VETS/USERRA
- W-2
- Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit Questionnaire
- White Papers
- Developing a Successful Employee Orientation Program
- Guide to Writing Effective Job Listings
- Compensation Data Collection Tool Update
- Employing Individuals with Disabilities: Understanding the Latest Requirements, Updates, and Potential Changes
- Affirmative Action Industry Profiles
- Social Media and the Workplace - To Be or Not to Be?
- Examining Upcoming Veterans Requirements - What to Expect in 2012
- The Wonder of the Web: Why Web-Based Applications are Necessary for Effective Affirmative Action Compliance
- What You Should Consider Before You Terminate That Employee
- Jeopardizing Exemptions: Mistakes to Avoid
- Labor Law For All Employer (Part Three)
- Labor Law For All Employer (Part Two)
- Labor Law for All Employers (Part One)
- Determining Employee Eligibility for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- Evidenced-Based Wellness: Innovation and Return on Investment
- Lawful Hiring
- An Employer's Guide to Health Saving Accounts
- Unemployment Compensation
- Top 20 FMLA Questions
- Effective Interviewing Techniques
- eBooks
- Reports
- Free 30 Minute Webinars
- FLSA Fluctuating Workweek Regulatory Guidance
- Understanding Disability in the Workplace
- Document Retention: Minimize Litigation Costs
- Hiring Practices – “The Right Person for the Right Job”
- Avoiding Winter Workplace Injuries
- Contractor or Employee Under FLSA
- Health Savings Accounts: Contribution Rules
- Handling the Complexity of Integrated Program Reporting
- Health Risk Assessments
- Helping Your Employees Avoid In-Network & Out-of-Network Confusion
- OFCCP's Monitoring Adherence to the Internet Applicant Rule
- The ADA, Addiction and Alcoholism: What an Employer Needs to Know
- Disciplining or Terminating Workers' Compensation Claimants
- Legal Issues Arising Out of Utilizing Information Derived From Social Networking Sites
- Ergonomic Strategies to Avoid Repetitive Motion Claims
- An Employer's Guide to Employee Expense Reimbursement
- A New Year for 401(k) Plan Liability
- COBRA: Who, What, and What If?
- Tools
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