Archive for April, 2005

Big class action news: Sodhexo race case settled

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

This just in from today’s Washington Post: “$80 Million Settles Race-Bias Case: Black Managers Said Sodexho Wouldn’t Promote Them” by Annys ShinLawsuit claimed Sodexho, which “runs corporate cafeterias and provides groundskeeping and other services to . . . companies, government offices, universities and other institutions, . . . systematically denied promotions to 3,400 [...]

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EEOC’s dubious statistics debunked in Burger King sexual harassment case

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

The EEOC tries to get the most bang for its buck. That’s good, since it’s our buck.This salutary principle makes large-scale class litigation very attractive to the agency (as if it’s not lucrative enough for private attorneys).In both public and private sectors, attorneys pursuing class employment claims have a love affair with statistics. Of course, [...]

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Are YOU A Success?

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

Success — what does it mean? This has little to do with HR and HR law, but I think there are some interesting things here, on this article on what success is. Specifically, 15 “successful” business people provide their thoughts on what it means to be successful and how to become successful. The person who [...]

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Telemedicine: The Next Frontier for Off-Shoring

Monday, April 25th, 2005

Telemedicine — there’s even a name for offshoring of medical services. Does it really matter where your MRI, Catscan, or ultrasound is being interpreted? How about credentials, licensing, and other measures that ensure qualifications?These and other questions will continue to be raised, as various medical services are performed overseas. Malpractice lawsuits are sure to come [...]

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HR/Employment Blogosphere update for April 25, 2005

Saturday, April 23rd, 2005

No podcast this week (again).I hope to return to audiorecording when I get acquainted with my new handheld digital voice recorder, delivered this past week. I hope it will give me both ease of recording and simple editing control.1) The redbuds were just glorious in St. Louis the last few weeks!Photo by Tim Pulling (Creative [...]

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