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New Website for Recruiting Professionals

George’s 15 minutes of fame — quoted in TIME Magazine on video resumes — with Friday video humor thrown in for good meaure

Part II: ADA Amendments — What Difference Will They Make If They Become Law?

War, Pestilence, and the Second Coming: Is your Workplace Ready?

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Career & Job Search

When to tell the boss you're pregnant
Most experts suggest telling the boss after the first trimester, when the risk of miscarriage greatly decreases.

Walking the line when you work from home
Excellent advice that will be increasingly important as gas prices prod more of us into home offices, at least part of the time.

Beware of social networking overload
As social networking sites proliferate, focus on one or two.

In pictures: America's top 20 growing jobs

Americans put themselves on the path to green careers.
Interest and job openings grow in a variety of eco-friendly fields.

Employee Benefits

Hitting workers over the head with a piggybank
Company mandates up to an hour of money education to help workers become more knowledgeable about 401(k) plan, and how to manage it.

Social Security: a controversial call to raise age of eligibility
Should the age of Social Security retiree full eligibility be raised another two years?

When 401(k) investing goes bad
The data is in: traditional "defined benefit" pension plans tend to outperform 401(k)'s; 78% of West Virginia teachers switch back to a traditional pension plan.

Companies Tap Pension Plans To Fund Executive Benefits
Some companies are receiving millions in tax breaks by paying for their executives' supplemental pensions or deferred compensation out of pension funds intended for regular workers.

Aetna's CFO Joseph Zubretsky on Health Care Reform
Aetna has a 10-point plan for reform of the healthcare system, and technology to back it up.

Work Trends

Small-business owners' outlook bleak
Soft sales, job cuts, and weak capital-spending plans have owners hunkering down for continuing economic pain.

The New Workplace Perk - Gas
Telecommuting, shortened workweeks, and Internet subsidies have become ways to save gas money and to keep workers from "walking."

Most new jobs come from small businesses
Small businesses drove much of July employment growth, according to report released by ADP.

Developer gives employee incentives for driving hybrids
'Hybrid Only' is the hip new parking designation in the parking lot pecking order.

Harvard employs students as "Green Living Representatives"
Harvard is going "green" through its Green Campus Initiative, and hiring students to help. Does your campus have a similar program?

Top Stories

Smith Barney Settles Gender Class Action for $33 Million
Plaintiffs alleged discrimination against female Financial Advisors in compensation and business opportunities. Deal also includes comprehensive injunctive relief.

Top 10 HR Documentation Killers
Think you're safe because you document every employment action? Read this lawsuit-losing list of common errors, and see if you're "guilty" of any of them.

Calif. High Court Brightens Rule Against Non-Competes
Court held state statute gives California workers great freedom to switch jobs, compete against old employers, and solicit former clients.

Settle or Go to Court? Most Get it Wrong
Study: most plaintiffs who reject settlement offer and go to trial get less than if they had taken the offer.

Jobless Claims Rise Sharply
No. of newly laid off people signing up for jobless benefits climbed to highest in over 6 yrs. as cos. cut back in faltering economy.

Employment Law

GPS Tracking of Employees ? Legal or Not?
With GPS technology, employers can know exactly where employees are, 24/7. Is it an invasion of privacy to ask questions based on that information?

Electronics retailer to pay $630,000 in EEOC settlement
Case alleged race, religion, and national origin harassment, and retaliation.

EEOC settles race discrimination class action for $425,000
EEOC Charged co. failed to promote African Americans to managerial positions.

Appeals court (9th Cir.) reverses decision in EEOC sexual harassment case
Court of appeals found triable issues of fact as to hostile sex-based work environment, adequacy of co. response, and retaliation.

Immigration fight gets ugly
Concise review of developments at state and federal levels, as states step in more and feds enforce more.

Human Resources

HR software saves time and cash
Employee-evaluation software can help you reward stars and lose deadbeats.

Psychometrics: directors take personality tests
When three senior directors -- two in H.R. -- took the same personality tests they give to prospective employees, what happened?

Three questions about your online recruiting
By asking themselves these questions, employers and recruiters can reduce the number of people considered ?applicants.? This can help employers better comply with strict recordkeeping rules.

The myth of a talent shortage
Good, balanced piece by Kevin Wheeler about this often-overstated issue.

Caution! ? Using search engines, MySpace or Facebook for hiring decisions may...
Good advice for employers and employees.

Labor Relations

Employee participation in the immigration debate: an NLRB legal analysis
NLRB General Counsel memo on extent to which employees may be disciplined for participating during work day in political demonstrations about immigration reform.

Union treasurer guilty of embezzlement
Treasurer made several unauthorized bank withdrawals using ATM card, mostly at casinos, then concealed them, leaving union local unable to meet its financial obligations.

Trade unions in China: membership required
Global firms operating in China are being pressured to sign up with a government-affiliated union now, or pay more later.

United accuses pilots union of work slowdown
United Airlines asked a federal judge to stop four of its pilots and their union from what it called illegal job actions that have caused hundreds of cancelations.

Con Ed Agrees to Tentative Contract
Consolidated Edison agreed to a tentative four-year contract, ending a tense fight over wages, health care benefits and pensions.

Recent Comments

Interviewing Skills: Starting with the Phone
I have to agree with Pat (from the comment). We live in the cellular age. Why give a home number whe

“Blind Hiring” to Avoid Bias: Wave of the HR Future, or “Blind Alley”?
Wow, George, this is a great article. I am so glad I found your blog. This is such a great angle to

“Blind Hiring” to Avoid Bias: Wave of the HR Future, or “Blind Alley”?
Lengthy post, but well worth the effort. It reminds me of a lot of Malcolm Gladwell's points in the

Bulletproofing Employment Investigations
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Disparate TREATMENT vs. Disparate IMPACT
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