Latest News & Views

• ‘English-only’ rule about to be tested
  January 6, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  In what could be a landmark event — and a constitutional test — some voters in Tennessee will go to the polls to decide if county government can institute English-only policies. And business leaders there are against the proposal. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Behavior, Communication, Employment law, Immigration, Latest News & Views

  
• How one employer’s attendance policy violated FMLA
  January 5, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  In a recent case, a federal court ruled that an employer violated FMLA by firing an employee for excessive absences even though the employer didn’t include FMLA leave in the total of the employee’s absences. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, FMLA, Latest News & Views, Terminations, policies

  
• Can you fire an employee for too many garnishments?
  December 31, 2008 by Jim Giuliano

  With the tight economy, creditors are stepping up wage-garnishment actions. So, what can an employer do if an employee piles up three garnishments? Four? Five? Ten? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Money

  
• My best HR management idea: Convenient, affordable training
  December 31, 2008 by Jim Giuliano

  When her boss told HR director Lynette Kautz to put together some training for the company’s managers – but not have it take too much time or cost too much — she figured out an innovative but simple approach. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Managers, My best management idea, Supervisors, Training

  
• Another nasty byproduct of the economy: employee theft
  December 30, 2008 by Jim Giuliano

  Can tough times create more dishonest employees? A recent survey of 329 HR managers answers the question — and offers hope if you’re a smaller employer. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Behavior, Communication, Hiring, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Money

  
• 4 ways to keep your job
  December 24, 2008 by Jim Giuliano

  Conventional wisdom: HR is the the last to go. New wisdom: Nobody’s safe. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Behavior, Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Retention and turnover

  

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Special Report

• What HR managers told us about Obama’s policies

  

  Almost 1,200 HR managers responded to our poll about how they view the employment policies of President Barack Obama, and how those policies will affect HR. Here’s what they said, and here are 10 relevant pieces of legislation that probably will come into play in 2009. More…

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• • What's being uncovered in background checks today
  • Who won this case? Candidates didn't like company's interview questions
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• • A trick to stop e-mail embarrassment
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