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The Supreme Court Considers Conflicts of Interest in Benefit Claims Procedures
Where an insurance company both determines an appeal for ERISA benefits and also pays that claim, a conflict of interest is present. The U.S. Supreme Court in Metropolitan Life v. Glenn, holds that where the language of a plan grants the administrator discretionary review of claims, this conflict will be taken into account as a "factor" to be weighed in determining whether judicial deference should be given to the administrator's decision. Littler Mendelson shares this study.
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No Grey Market Here
The 2008 Skilled Trades salary survey shows the sun is still shining in the mechanical industry. Jeff Dickey-Chasins shares more.
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Managing a Difficult Boss
Peter Adebi explains the impact a difficult boss has on the health and financial welfare of his/her employees.
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One-in-Four Workers Do Not Feel Loyal to Their Current Employer
Are your employees loyal to you or their own career goals? CareerBuilder.com recently surveyed employees and some employers may be
surprised with the results.
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EEOC Opinion Letter Addresses ADA and PTSD
What obligations does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) place on employers with regard to employees who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? M. Lee Smith shares the answer.
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Half of Companies Fail to Update Succession Plans
Companies who have implemented management succession plans don't seem to go the extra steps to update them. Novations Group shares this study.
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The 10 Biggest Workplace Blunders (And How to Avoid Them)
Cy Wakeman shares her list of workplace blunders that have a negative impact on employees.
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Persistence Goes the Distance
"Failure often results from following the line of least persistence," says Jim Clemmer. He shares more in this article.
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Personalizing "Thank Yous" Energizes Multi-Generational and Culturally Diverse Workforces
It may seem like a small gesture, but recognizing an employee's effort can energize a workforce. Derek Irvine explains more.
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Recruiting Meets Web 2.0
Just how popular are social networking sites in recruiting talent? Michael Allen takes a look at online technology in recruiting.
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Talent Acquisition Strategies 2008: Quality and the Passive Candidates Reign Supreme
Companies are looking to duplicate traits of top performers, and are hoping to better measure performance of new employees. Aberdeen Group
shares results of their study.
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The Disappearing Client
We hear it over and over again in our business, "I am looking for a new vendor because I am just unhappy with the (service, turn around time, customer service, etc) my current vendor provides. Chances are that that current vendor also has no idea that there is a problem with their client because they haven't been notified.
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Find Economical Ways to Save Employee Training
When the economy takes a downward slide, training programs often feel the pinch. Info Tech shares this report on ways to save training
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This Week's Comic
Applications Are Online- Now What?
Driving all candidates to on-line applications was billed as the one advancement in healthcare recruiting which was going to transform the process. No more paper applications to be lost, copied or transported. Inputting massive amounts of information was to be a thing of the past
and the ...
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Date: September 9, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
Health & Welfare for Healthcare: Best practices in benefits admin for
healthcare organizations
With an increase in consumerism and an intense war for talent, there is a temptation to regard healthcare organizations as "traditional" businesses. For those of you in the industry, however, you know that your set of challenges and ...
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Date: September 10, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Gender Intelligent Leadership: How breakthroughs in neuroscience change
our ideas on leadership
MRI brain scans have given us dramatic new insights into the difference between how women and men solve problems, manage conflict and lead. This webinar conveys the latest findings and shows how important they are for HR issues like recruitment, inclusiveness and...
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Date: September 11, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET
Cut through the Noise: Using Online Training to Reach Employees Effectively
What can Human Resource departments do when employees are too busy or too far away to show up for training meetings? How can they effectively ramp up new hires, roll out compliance training and review benefits
options if employees can't make it in person?
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Date: September 11, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Reinventing Time to Fill in Corporate Recruiting
Designed for VPs of HR and Recruiting Managers alike, this webinar will take a fresh look at the recruiting time to fill statistic. From the basics of "What is the date of a fill?" to using different tools to make fair averages for recruiters, and ...
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Date: September 16, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
Healthiest Workplace Challenge 2009 - Change Your Life And Win
The Healthiest Workplace Challenge provides companies with the opportunity to learn how to implement a plan with its employees that will make a significant impact on performance, costs, and the bottom line. Learn how you can make changes in the following three key areas
that will result in a significant impact on your company's performance:
1. Employee Health & Wellness 2. Strong Leadership 3. The Ability to Manage Change Join us. Learn how you can participate against other companies of comparable size and/ or industry. Each month, results will
be published showing who is winning in each key area. At the end of The Challenge, our panel of judges will select and award prizes to the companies in each key area who have achieved the best results. The grand prize and Healthiest Workplace title will be awarded to the overall challenge winner.
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Date: September 17, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Lessons Everyone Can Learn from High Volume Hiring
Talent acquisition technology offers many potential tools and techniques to help you streamline your staffing processes. In the last several years, a greater emphasis has been given to techniques focused on the specific needs of high volume recruiting. A set of best practices has emerged offering many benefits to all types of ...
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More and more highly talented employees - particularly women - are leaving the traditional workforce in a trend termed the "opt-out" phenomenon. The Opt-Out Revolt seeks to understand the factors underlying the opt-out phenomenon.
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