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Online Human Resource Courses, Certifications, Degrees & Free Materials: Some of the Many Choices

Written on 11 Dec, 2011 at 19:24

With the availability of online human resource courses, webinars, degree programs, and more, you need not leave your office to get the best and latest expert training.... (Continue reading)

Employment of Women: Survey of Issues & Initiatives — Workplace Flexibility

Written on 7 Sep, 2011 at 15:00

Workplace flexibility is a top priority of the Women's Bureau. ... (Continue reading)

Employment of Women: Survey of Issues & Initiatives — Equal Pay

Written on 6 Sep, 2011 at 21:29

Equal pay is the top priority of the Women's Bureau. ... (Continue reading)

Employment of Women: Survey of Current Issues & Federal Initiatives — Introduction

Written on 6 Sep, 2011 at 17:24

Introducing new series on issues impacting women's employment. ... (Continue reading)

HR Record Retention Requirements: How Long Do You Have to Keep Employment Records?

Written on 18 Jul, 2011 at 12:50

How long various types of HR records must be kept, according to applicable employment laws.... (Continue reading)

Leadership Development Failure: New Managers Often Left to Sink or Swim, Study Shows

Written on 23 Mar, 2011 at 22:51

According to a recent leadership development study from Development Dimensions International (DDI), many new managers don’t know what it takes to succeed and weren’t ready for the challenges and obstacles that they faced as leaders. Finding the First Rung as New Managers A... (Continue reading)

Diversity in the Workplace, Part II – Implementation

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 at 14:40

In Part II, we discuss the various methods suggested by studies and employers to implement diversity in the workplace.... (Continue reading)

Diversity in the Workplace, Part I – Definitions and Benefits

Written on 16 Feb, 2011 at 9:31

Diversity, tricky to apply, is found by studies and employers' experience to be an essential element of workplace success.... (Continue reading)

Book on Rebuilding Trust Sets Example for Employers

Written on 4 Feb, 2011 at 9:36

A new book penned by Dennis and Michelle Reina lays out a guide for employers to rebuild trust in the workplace.... (Continue reading)

EEOC Getting Tough On Employer Use of Credit Reports

Written on 21 Dec, 2010 at 16:02

EEOC Files Disparate Impact Lawsuit Based on Use of Credit Records in Hiring In a press release today, the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) announced the filing of a nationwide hiring discrimination lawsuit against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. The EEOC... (Continue reading)

How to Choose the Right Resource Management and Employee Performance Software

Written on 20 Dec, 2010 at 17:50

Guidelines to help make the task of selecting resource management and employee performance management software easier.... (Continue reading)

Increase in Part Time Jobs with Benefits Reported

Written on 15 Dec, 2010 at 23:05

A survey found: (1) "a dramatic increase in the number of organizations that offer benefits to part-time employees": and (2) an increase in those offering part time employment. ... (Continue reading)

How Employers Can Minimize the Risk of Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD): Developing a Prevention Plan

Written on 12 Oct, 2010 at 18:14

Introducing the WorkLife Law Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) Prevention Plan, a/k/a “How to Minimize Risk Before Your Company, in Legal Trouble, Asks You: ‘How Did We Get Here? What Do We Do Now?’” Here is a useful exercise: Imagine that... (Continue reading)

Your Employee Handbook–Suggestions and Links for Creating and Updating It

Written on 11 Oct, 2010 at 9:47

Introduction: Should You Have an Employee Handbook? An employee handbook that’s prepared and reviewed thoroughly and properly customized is great. But as with a written employee evaluation–which can either help or hurt your legal position, depending on whether it was... (Continue reading)

“The Company You Keep”: Association Discrimination under the ADA

Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 11:22

Avoiding Discrimination against Employees Who Care for Disabled Family Members Most employers and HR managers understand the discrimination laws in terms of protecting people based on “protected characteristics,” such as race, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability. A protected... (Continue reading)

A Tale of Two Reference Check Responses — Liability for One, But Not the Other

Written on 10 Feb, 2010 at 6:00

The Lawsuit Alleging Misrepresentations in Responding to Reference Checks In a 2008 federal court of appeals case, two medical employers responded to reference checks for the same anesthesiologist, Dr. Robert Berry. Dr. Berry was then hired by the inquiring hospital,... (Continue reading)

Layoff Survivor — What’s Your Plan?

Written on 3 Dec, 2008 at 10:13

After the Layoffs, the Intra-Company Depression Lower productivity. An atmosphere of guilt, anxiety, and anger. The air filled with gossip. A breakdown of relationships and teamwork. This isn’t exactly the scenario you need to see in your company during an... (Continue reading)

Bulletproofing Employment Investigations

Written on 28 Jul, 2008 at 7:00

This post on workplace investigations that hold up to scrutiny emphasizes the importance of vertical and horizontal consistency and reasonableness in the investigation of allegations of workplace misconduct, such as harassment.... (Continue reading)

The Resume is Alive and Kickin’

Written on 28 May, 2008 at 22:39

This guest post from HireAbility, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, argues for a continuing role of the resume in a largely electronic job application process, using resume parsing technology to bring the resume into the 21st Century.... (Continue reading)