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Unless you have spent this week on another planet, you have heard that the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing three days of arguments on the health care form law passed by Congress in 2010. The Court is expected to hand down a decision by the end of June. On Tuesday, day two of the hearings, […]
by G. Thomas Harper Governor Rick Scott has signed into law controversial House Bill (HB) 1205, which will change the way state employers deal with drug testing their employees. What follows is a quick update on how HB 1205 will affect employers when it goes into effect at the beginning of July. In addition to […]
Can’t we deal with job descriptions later? No—you need lean, practical job descriptions that accurately reflect essential job duties, say San Francisco attorneys Mark Schickman and Cathleen Yonahara. They serve an important, if not necessary, function in virtually every significant employment decision businesses make.
It’s March — the culmination of a long and productive season for the country’s top college basketball teams. It’s also the beginning of a less productive season in the workplace. March Madness may serve to sharpen the focus of the athletes playing in the college championship tournament, but the Big Dance often has the opposite […]
What will you do if your business is served with a lawsuit or discrimination charge by a current or former employee? A few simple steps can help keep your legal costs reasonable, say the attorneys at Holland & Hart LLC, writing in the Nevada Employment Law Letter. If you follow their 12 suggestions below, you’ll […]
Experts Terry Pasteris and Mark Lipis have an answer, but first, the rest of their focal points for 2012 from yesterday’s Advisor. (Pasteris is president of TLMP Consulting Group and Lipis is owner of Lipis Consulting Inc.) 2012 Focal Points for Private Companies Here’s what Lipis and Pasteris suggest you consider for 2012: IRS’s continued […]
Pasteris is president of TLMP Consulting Group and Lipis is owner of Lipis Consulting Inc. Focal points: All Companies Since for most companies there’s not a lot of money to go around, the question is, how do you get the best bang for the buck? Here’s what WorldatWork’s 2012 survey projects: Actual 2010 Actual 2011 […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we found key strategies for the new succession planning obligations. Today, identifying high potentials … and some meaningful help with the basis for all succession planning, job descriptions. Again, we’ve turned to BLR’s newly-published Top 10 Best Practices in HR Management for 2012 for guidance. Identifying Key Positions and Skills A critical […]
Traditionally, succession planning focused on an orderly transition at the top of the company. Today the focus is on dealing with the coming “brain drain” most companies will experience as baby boomers begin to retire. To get a better handle on what’s new in succession planning, we turned to BLR’s newly-published Top 10 Best Practices […]
It’s March. Chances are there’s an NCAA men’s basketball tournament pool being conducted in your office right now. If you’re in it, good luck! There are a number of them here in our office. (You want to see my picks click here.) It’s estimated that $2.5 billion changes hands over this single event. That’s quite […]