Recently added articles from HRMagazine:
What's important about dispute resolution?(Executive Briefing)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Managers and employees disagree on lots of issues--including the best way to resolve disputes. In union and nonunion workplaces, speed and satisfaction have long been the gold standard for deciding whether to arbitrate, mediate, litigate or take some alternative route. But, in an article ...
Subchapter S has benefits, remains controversial.(Executive Briefing)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Zeidner, Rita ... Subchapter S corporations that are owned by employees through employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) generate some 85,000 new jobs each year and create $14 billion in new savings for workers that otherwise would not have been earned, according to a working paper by two University of ...
Why it hurts to flirt.(Executive Briefing)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A common stereotype about women is that they are less effective negotiators than men--so much so that popular lore suggests women do well to bring men with them when they buy a car. In contrast, women are widely viewed as adept flirters; in a recent Harper's Bazaar survey of 500 ...
Small businesses targeted for health insurance relief.(Executive Briefing)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Employers in a handful of states are getting some relief on their health benefits tabs. Some states, including Arizona, are extending tax credits to small employers that provide medical coverage. Other states, including New Mexico and Montana, are considering legislation to ...
Shutting out recruiters?(Executive Briefing)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Being a recruiter can't be easy these days. First, the poor economy is eating into commissions. Now, employers are shutting recruiters out of the hiring process. To help reduce recruitment costs--estimated at $3,000 to $6,000 per entry-level job--seven large companies including ...
A hefty issue for a weighty topic.(From Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Herndon, Jason ... My team and I couldn't help but observe the irony involved with our first glance at the June issue. For a cover story about green practices, the issue was twice as thick as the previous month's! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] All kidding aside, ...
Old advice still valuable.(From Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Dash, Eliza ... I read HR Magazine very religiously. Recently, I picked up an old issue of the magazine (October 2005) and read "Get out of Your Own Way" in the Management Tools column. I sincerely want to thank the author, Mark ...
EEOC addresses religious discrimination.(HR News)
Sep 01, 2008; Gurchiek, Kathy ... Rising religious discrimination charges, increasing religious diversity in the United States and requests for guidance prompted the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to issue a new Compliance Manual Section under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ...
Laurence O'Neil named new president and CEO.(HR News)(Society for Human Resource Management appointed Laurence G. O'Neil as as president and chief executive officer)
Sep 01, 2008 ... In a major advance of its strategic initiatives, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on Aug. 11 announced the selection of Laurence (Lon) G. O'Neil as president and chief executive officer. O'Neil, who had been senior vice president and chief human resources officer ...
DOL faulted on enforcement of wage and hour laws.(Online)(United States. Department of Labor)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... During a House committee meeting, the Government Accountability Office criticized the U.S. Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division's enforcement of federal wage and hour laws, citing miscommunication ...
Financial pressures drag sick employees to work.(Online)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Feeling pressured to report to work regardless of ill health appears to be a big reason workers in Ohio and Florida are dragging ...
'Michelle's law' moves step closer to aiding health coverage.(Online)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A House subcommittee approved a bill July 16 that would allow seriously ill or injured post-secondary ...
Employers look to ease employee pump pain.(Online)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Employers looking for ways to help employees respond to the high cost of ...
More employers committing to wellness initiatives.(Online)(Report)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... From health risk appraisals to weight management programs to providing health coaches, employer ...
Candidates focus on workplace, HR issues.(HR News)(United States economic conditions)
Sep 01, 2008; Leonard, Bill ... Presidential candidates John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., have HR on their minds as they talk about the impact of the economic downturn on Americans. Providing solutions for the troubled economy will be the primary focus of both campaigns, political observers ...
House reauthorizes E-Verify five years.(HR News)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008; Smith, J.J. ... A House member who wanted to extend the E-Verify program 10 years has agreed to a compromise that would extend the program five years beyond its November expiration date "for the sake of reauthorization," says a Capitol Hill staffer. On July 31, the House passed the Employee ...
'New collar' workers choose hourly careers.(HR News)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Gurchiek, Kathy ... A significant number of U.S. employees ages 18 to 29 are content as hourly workers and see themselves as staying put in hourly jobs for the duration of their careers. They are what SnagAJob.com terms "new collar" workers. "Whether they have a college degree or they ...
H-2B worker application cap already reached.(HR News)(United States. Citizenship and Immigration Services)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; Gurchiek, Kathy ... The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached its 33,000 cap on the number of petitions for H-2B workers for the first half of fiscal 2009. The USCIS hit the congressionally mandated cap as of July 29, 2008, it announced July 30. The USCIS will reject any ...
15 states pass workplace immigration measures.(HR News)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008; Deschenaux, Joanne ... From Jan. I until June 30, 198 employment-related immigration bills were introduced in state legislatures around the country. Eighteen new laws were enacted in 15 states, according to a report released by the Immigrant Policy Project of the National Conference of State Legislatures. ...
Proposal to improve 401(k) fee disclosure.(HR News)(United States. Department of Labor)
Sep 01, 2008; Miller, Stephen ... The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a proposed regulation to make it easier for participants in 401(k)-type defined contribution plans to make informed retirement savings decisions. The proposal would require providing plan participants with concise information ...