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EMPLOYEE PAID TRAVEL EXPENSES
Employee paid expenses

PARENT COMPANY LIABLE FOR SUBSIDIARY HARASSMENT
Employers who desire to use subsidiaries to limit liability should keep this case and discrimination statutes in mind.

FRESH OR NEW FACES IS NOT AGE DISCRIMINATION
FRESH OR NEW FACES IS NOT AGE DISCRIMINATION

EMPLOYER NOTICE IN FMLA CASES
Under the employer’s attendance policy, on the “fourth occasion” of an employee’s unexcused absence from employment, the employee may be terminated.

DEPENDENT STUDENTS HAVE NEW HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Commencing November 8, 2009, DEPENDENT STUDENTS HAVE NEW HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

Management In Real Life
My Contribution

Ride2Work Bike Sales to Surge With big Business Backing
100 public sector organisations and big businesses including the NHS, GSK and local governments have signed up to the Cycle to Work Guarantee

Great Careers Start with the Right Training
Open House at Vancouver Career College explores career options

Lops named Life Care’s New Chief Compliance Officer
Life Care Centers of America recently named Michael Lops as its new chief compliance officer.

Marketing Leads The Way Out of Economic Gloom
The marketing sector appears to be shrugging off the recession with a 10.8% rise in marketing vacancies in October alone, rebounding from a 1.1% drop in September.

Open House at CDI College Helps Canadians Find New Career
Campus locations across Canada to welcome public on November 18th

CEO of Jackson Healthcare to Speak at Physicians' Council
CEO of Jackson Healthcare to Speak at Physicians' Council for Responsible Reform Upcoming Strategy Meeting Richard L. Jackson to Present at Nov. 4 Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Money Worries: How to Ease Employees' Stress
Nearly three-quarters of employees are stressed about money -- and 45% say their financial worries make it harder for them to do their jobs, according to a Workplace Options survey.

What Employers Should and Shouldn't Keep in Employees' Personnel Files
Labor and employment law attorneys get a lot of questions from employers about personnel files. The most frequently asked question is, "What should I include, and who gets to see them?" Read on as we attempt to sort out some of those questions.

Proceed with Caution When Rehiring Laid-Off Employees
One hopeful sign that our economy is perhaps inching back in the right direction is the number of calls I've received in recent weeks from clients inquiring about hiring back employees let go during a reduction in force (RIF).

Managing Employee Health Insurance Premiums under Revised FMLA Regulations
When an employee takes unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, how do you legally manage his share of premiums for group health care coverage under the new FMLA regulations?

The New FMLA Intermittent Leave Regs: Curb Abuse, Confirm Medical Certification, and More
Presented by employment law DC insiders Susan M. Webman and Burton J. Fishman

The Arrogance of Sales
Sales professionals face a lot of failure.

Being True to Me
"Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot get there by bus, only by hard work, risking and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you will discover will be wonderful; yourself." — Alan Alda, American actor, writer and director

Might is No Longer Right
"The defining aspect of what we call 'civilization' is not art or architecture, fashion or furniture but how people with power deal with people without power." — Noah Ben Shea, poet and scholar

Three Strategies for Success in Your Job
You figure you’re in the right job or business. But you’re not fully satisfied. You feel you could be doing a bit better. And things may be set to change in your market or company. What should you be doing now to prepare for such change?

Might is No Longer Right
"The defining aspect of what we call 'civilization' is not art or architecture, fashion or furniture but how people with power deal with people without power." — Noah Ben Shea, poet and scholar

Analysis of GDP by Bart van Ark, Chief Economist of The Conference Board:
The expansion in Q3 GDP (3.5%) shows we have clearly begun to emerge from the trough.

Solutions EAP Weekly Etip: Suicide Prevention Part IV
After a suicidal crisis is over, you might feel overwhelmed and second guessing your intervention. Remember to take care of yourself, seek out support from family members, friends, clergy or counselors. Don't forget to remind yourself that you did the best you could under extreme circumstances.

NAM DISAPPOINTED BY HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL’S MASSIVE TAX HIKES AND COSTS IMPOSED ON MANUFACTURERS
Engler Says This Bill Will Hurt the Economy

Three Strategies for Success in Your Job
Are you unfulfilled in your job? You are not alone. One-half of US employees are dissatisfied with their jobs, up from two-fifths 10 years ago.

Retirement Plans Must Be Amended Before Year End
The end of the calendar year is soon approaching. For sponsors of qualified benefit plans, this means that plan amendments must be adopted and certain notices may need to be distributed. Below is a summary of the major amendments and notices that apply to most qualified retirement plans.

HR AND ETHICS DEPARTMENTS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER
HR AND ETHICS DEPARTMENTS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE CULTURE New Report from The Conference Board Governance Center Points to Desire for More Collaboration

Taking a Strategic Approach to Managing HR Records: How to Shift Resources to Support HR Initiatives
Human Resource (HR) departments, much like other functional areas within an organization, face increasing pressure to accomplish more with less. This includes becoming more efficient when handling HR records and employee transactions, both of which continue to grow at unprecedented rates and contain private information requiring secure storage and careful handling.

Beyond Manipulating and Motivating to Leading and Inspiring
"People do work for money — but they work even more for meaning in their lives. In fact, they work to have fun. Companies that ignore this fact are essentially bribing their employees and will pay the price in a lack of loyalty and commitment." — Jeffrey Pfeffer, "Six Dangerous Myths About Pay," Harvard Business Review

Learn.com and The Hackett Group Announce Global Implementation Alliance
Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, and The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global strategic advisory firm, today announced a global implementation alliance.

Excerpts from The Conference Board CEO's Call for Meaningful Action on Executive Compensation
Excerpts from The Conference Board CEO's Call for Meaningful Action on Executive Compensation at SIFMA Annual Meeting Urges Private Sector Leaders to Endorse The Conference Board Guiding Principles on Executive Compensation

Labor Finders Served Hope to the Homeless
* Labor Finders: building strong lasting relationships with communities throughout the United States * Labor Finders: success is measured by getting people jobs during the struggling economy * Labor Finders: wins the American Staffing Association’s prestigious (ASA) Care Award

Most Say Finding a Job Is Tough, But Networking Has Never Been More Key
Even in the best of times, finding a new job is a challenge.

Patersons HR and Payroll Solution Offers New Expense Management Functionality
Innovative, Multi-Language Solution Seamlessly Integrates with Travel Management Systems, Treasury and Payroll

ESI International Expands Canadian Market Operations
Global Infrastructure Brings Benefits to New/Existing Clients

The Top 100 Global Infrastructure Projects Announced
Global Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum Leading the World Back to Economic Growth; Infrastructure Hotspots, Opportunity Creation & Innovation

Recovery Remains a Long Way Off for Unemployed and Low-Income Americans
(Washington, D.C.) Although the U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday reported that the U.S. economy is showing promising signs of growth, economic recovery is not a reality for millions of unemployed and low-income Americans, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP ) said today.

Congress Adds Additional Family Military Leave Entitlements to the FMLA
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84) (NDAA).

Practice Safe Stress for the Holidays: The Four "F"s of Holiday Friction
While many associate the holidays with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and its theme of gaining and sharing the holiday spirit, the opening lines from A Tale of Two Cities may have even more relevance:

Job-Seekers Catch Even Cynical Recruiters' Attention With 360 Degree Feedback
Job-seekers can attract recruiters to their resumes with MY360 Degree Feedback, a new offering that provides reliable information from those who know their skills best. Recruiters, cynical about self-serving resumes, say 360s could make the recruiting process more effective.

RI Tracking Swine Flu Through Electronic Records
On a Day of Health Care Firsts, State Announces 100 Percent of Pharmacies Are Now E-Prescribing and Launches First Statewide System for Tracking Disease Using Prescription Data from Pharmacies

Kenexa Flying High With Latest Client Acquisition–LSG Sky Chefs
World’s Largest Provider of In-flight Services Chooses Kenexa’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing for Flexibility, Quality Candidate Selection

benefitsCONNECT® Announces Real-Time Integration with Colonial Life's Harmony® Platform
Employers can save time and money with a new seamless enrollment system for core and individual voluntary benefits enrollments. Transcend Technologies Group (dba benefitsCONNECT®), a leading provider of online software applications for the health and benefits industry, now offers real-time integration of benefitsCONNECT® (http://www.benefitsconnect.net) with the Colonial Life Harmony® enrollment system. With a few clicks, employees can seamlessly enroll in a broad range of Colonial Life's insurance products-including life, disability, cancer, critical illness, hospital confinement, and accident insurance-from within benefitsCONNECT®.

Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions’ CEO to Be Featured on Bill Kutik Radio Show
Founder, CEO Karen Paterson to Discuss Benefits of Global Payroll

Workers Share Which Halloween Characters Their Bosses are Most Like in CareerBuilder Survey
Workers Share Which Halloween Characters Their Bosses are Most Like in CareerBuilder Halloween Survey

Social Media Program Helps HR Master Employee Relations 2.0
Social Media Training and Policy Development Support Tailored For Human Resources Aims to Educate and Protect Businesses

Employers Must Prepare for Possible ‘Swine Flu’ Pandemic, and That’s No Hogwash
Employer Readiness Still Must Abide by Legislation That Protects Employee Rights

New Podcast Show, Millennials In Motion, Features Gen Y Guests Making a Difference
Lisa Orrell, The Generation Relations Expert, launched new podcast show hosted on Podomatic.com, called "Millennials In Motion," and interviews young people who are contributing to society, business, sports, education and much more, in a positive way.

Onrec/Kennedy & HR.com Announce First Virtual Recruiting Expo
Onrec/Kennedy & HR.com Announce First Virtual Recruiting Expo

Are You in the Right Job? Here's How to Know and What to Do About It!
One-half of US employees are dissatisfied with their jobs, up from two-fifths 10 years ago. Are you one of them?

Time and Labor Management Solution Directly Affects Profitability
Checkmate Strategically Positions Clients to Increase Profits With SaaShr.com Technology

International SOS Publishes Roadmap for Protecting Globally Mobile Employees
International SOS Publishes Roadmap for Protecting Globally Mobile Employees in an Increasingly Complex World New White Paper Outlines Duty of Care, Integrated Risk Management Solutions for Organizations Seeking to Safeguard Travelling Employees, International Assignees

Small Businesses Getting Ready to Hire
Intuit Payroll Survey Finds 44 Percent of Small Businesses Plan to Hire Within 12 Months, But Still Struggle with Employee Benefits

CollegeRecruiter.com Announces the Integration of the New Jobg8.com Pay-for-Performance
CollegeRecruiter.com becomes the first college job board to allow employers to advertise their job openings for free and only pay for applications which match the qualifications specified by the employer.

Workscape Product Architecture Expert to Keynote on Rule Technologies at October Rules Fest
Tom Cooper, director of Product Architecture, at Workscape, Inc., a leading provider of integrated HR solutions and services

SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES REVEALS OVER 75% HAVE NO EMERGENCY PLANS FOR H1N1
SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES REVEALS OVER 75 PERCENT HAVE NO EMERGENCY PLANS TO DEAL WITH H1N1 Insite Security and WorldClinic Offer Planning and Prevention Services to Corporate and High Net Worth Clients

The Rapid Learning Institute Partners with School Office Services
E-learning platform private-labeled to hundreds of schools

911 Restoration, Inc. Announces the Grand Opening of Its Van Nuys Location
The event will be held in conjunction with the company's 2nd Annual Franchise Convention focusing on growing a company from a one-unit organization to a multi-unit operation.

Arbita Announces Partnership with America’s Job Exchange
Clients Will Benefit From Full Range of OFCCP Compliance Services

Profiles International Identifies Eight Signs of Incompetent Managers
Profiles International has released a report identifying eight signs of incompetent managers. Along with the signs of managerial incompetence, the report also offers practical remedies for management training to help managers achieve greater success.

Best Practice Institute Releases Talent Management Study on GE Money and KellyOCG
Study describes how companies developed and sustained an integrated talent acquisition model utilizing recruitment process outsourcing.

CollegeRecruiter.com Announces the Integration of the New Jobg8.com
Jobg8.com has begun the roll-out of its new Pay-for Performance product. Jobg8 is the creator of an online network allowing job boards to share postings in an open market system and charge employer clients only for qualified candidates based on pre-screened criteria. CollegeRecruiter.com of Minneapolis, Minnesota is one of the first network members to use this new (P4P) product.

The Options Industry Council and Rutgers University Launch New Innovative Program
The Options Industry Council (OIC) and Rutgers Institute for Management and Executive Development (IMED) have partnered together to offer The Portfolio Management Using Equity Options Certificate Program, a two-day intensive course for continuing education.

An Insider’s Guide to Surviving Healthcare
Help for the unemployed… and anyone else wanting to save money

Social Media Strategist and Speaker Releases Innovative LinkedIn Book
With more than 50 million members worldwide, LinkedIn has become a necessity for professionals of all ages and backgrounds to display their profiles to both prospective employers in order to find quality new jobs as well as to potential business partners and customers. Social networking and consulting expert Neal Schaffer has written a captivating, informative book on the best ways to utilize this unique social media tool in "Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging and Maximizing LinkedIn."

Secrets of the Marketing Masters
Not enough time to read the latest books? Enjoy this review of "Secrets of the Marketing Masters" and catch up on the industry buzz.

New 'Perq' Web Application Offers Different Take on Employee Leave, May Save Companies Millions
New web-based application simplifies complex leave management, and may save companies millions in invisible revenue loss from unaccounted employee time off.

How to Thrive in a Bad Economy with Good Relationship Communication Skills From the Tower of Power
While the economy continues to suck souls, a few insiders are discovering how to make friends, gain a promotion at work, and network better, for example, by developing effective communication skills from 6-foot-9 Australian communication trainer Joshua Uebergang, otherwise called the "Tower of Power". According to Uebergang every person and business has what they need to increase value while living happier: better communication. Effective communication can come at no additional cost, only thought and effort. Here's how you can improve your communication skills.

IIMA and Tycoon Systems Launch On-line Business Strategy Game That simulates the Real
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has for the forth time chosen a business strategy game provided by Tycoon Systems for its annual global Mousetrap business school competition. This year's Mousetrap strategy game, presented by IIMA and Microsoft, challenges students to manage a corporation through a simulation of the current economic downturn.

Legiant Provides Easy Migration Program for Stromberg Clients
Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance systems, unveiled their Legiant Migration Program for Stromberg customers. The Legiant Migration Program offers Stromberg customers a fast, low-risk transition to the Legiant Timecard system.

LocumTenens.com Launches Online Job Index
Index Shows Falloff in Third Quarter 2009

CDI Winnipeg Gears Up for Graduation Ceremony
Community rallies behind grads to celebrate personal successes

Talent Management Technology Website Announces Free Webinar
Talent Management Technology Website Announces Free Webinar, Presented by Bersin & Associates and Sponsored by MrTed Limited, to Explore Talent Acquisition Systems

TheCareerProject.org Celebrates Helping their 1 millionth Job Seeker and Student
TheCareerProject.org is an interactive career profile database that allows job seekers to learn the intimate details of thousands of jobs directly from the people who work them. In today's job market, The Career Project has become an essential and unique career resource for job seekers and students to research thousands of professions.

THE COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVER
THE COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVER: Simple Tools and Techniques for Busy Managers by Nannette Rundle Carroll

Q4B Enters the Healthcare Market with Major Clinical Services Provider
Quantum Solutions for Business (Q4B), a managed recruiting solutions and consulting firm specializing in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), announced it’s entry into the Healthcare Industry with a bang by entering into a multi-year engagement with one of the leaders in the Hyperbaric Wound Care Industry, Jacksonville, Fla. based Diversified Clinical Services (DCS). DCS selected Q4B as their exclusive sourcing partner to provide Sourcing Bandwidth On Demand (SBOD) ™ services, designed to augment the existing DCS recruiting team. This has allowed DCS’s newly centralized recruiting organization to establish a high-touch, centralized staffing model while simultaneously giving them the sourcing horsepower needed to handle a planned surge in growth and new hires.

Suicide Prevention part III
Last week we reviewed the warning signs of suicide. This week we are going to review some ways we can intervene when someone is expressing suicidal thoughts.

The Stress Doc's Plan for Managing Separation Stress: Homefront Survival Strategies
When a soldier deploys everyone in the family feels the impact. And I mean everyone. I recall one spouse describing how after her husband deployed, each day, in the late afternoon, the family dog would sit at the front door waiting for his master to come home. Eventually, with a saddened look, the dog would give up the vigil…until the next day.

Be The GPS For Your Buyer
Buyers have two identifiable responsibilities:

A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment
"Organizations should be built and managers should be functioning so people can be naturally empowered. If someone's doing their job...they should know their job better than anybody. They don't need to be 'empowered,' but encouraged and left alone to be able to do what they know best." — Henry Mintzberg, management researcher and author

Just a Job or a Source of Deeper Joy and Meaning?
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." — Woodrow Wilson, 28th American president

DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION:What the State Capital Produced for California Private Sector Employers in 2009
As presaged by its actions at the end of 2008, the California Legislature in 2009 was justifiably preoccupied with the State's worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Job Hunters Test Drive a Career Opportunity with Agent Day in the Life
Shaker Consulting Group’s Virtual Job Tryout® has recently been deployed by a leading property and casualty insurance company to attract, educate and engage candidates. The on-line experience virtually presents a day in the life of an independent insurance agent.

Qteros Employees Planting Special Trees in Celebration of International Day of Climate Action
Employees to use root-enhanced, native species to enhance greenhouse gas reduction on the local level

The Rescue Institute Announces its Coaching is the Cure For This Crisis™ Complimentary Podcast
The Coaching is the Cure For This Crisis™ podcast provides hope to millions of people who need to save themselves from the lives they've created!® It provides solid direction for people who are ready to move past this current financial and values crisis- through Coaching.

Joseph Business School Helps Local Economy by Hosting Free Career Fair
The Joseph Business School, a business and entrepreneurial school located in Forest Park, is sponsoring a day-long Career Fair and Procurement Expo on Thursday, November 5, 2009 that is free and open to the public. Major area employers will be on-site to interview potential employees. The Career Fair and Procurement Expo precede the Joseph Business School's 16th Annual Economic Empowerment Summit, on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7th. Speakers during this year's summit, a paid event, include spiritual and business visionary Bishop T.D. Jakes; Hollywood actor Derek Luke; Dr. Steve Perry, educator and CNN Education Contributor; global businesswoman Dr. Janice Bryant Howroyd, and multi-millionaire businessman Ephren Taylor, and others. For more information visit www.EES09.com or call 1-888-9SUMMIT (978-6648).

Telecommuting a Flexible Perk for Some IT Professionals
Technology programs at CDI College offer quick, practical career training

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. Improves Again
Sixth Consecutive Increase

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. Improves Again
Sixth Consecutive Increase

DBSquared Offers Automated System For ADA-Compliant Job Descriptions
New software helps companies streamline job requirement development

Early Bird Registration Now Open for IHRIMs 2010 Conference & Expo
Save by registering before Dec. 31

ORENDA’s ‘In Good Company’ CSR Conference brings together Canada’s CSR Thought-Leaders
Breathing Strategy into Corporate Social Responsibility: The Business Case for Strategic CSR

Cornerstone OnDemand Recognized for 311 Percent Revenue Growth
Talent management software firm advances its ranking among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America

Hostway Corporation Forms New Network Services Group
New team will focus on integrating hosted applications and cloud infrastructure with state-of- the-art network and bandwidth management solutions.

Washingtonian Magazine Names ASHA A "Great Place To Work"
Designation Is The Fourth Time That Washingtonian Has Recognized ASHA CEO Update Also Names ASHA A Top Place To Work Among Associations and Nonprofits

ScripNet PBM Wins Best Places to Work- Business Ins Mag 2009 Award
ScripNet wins prestigious Insurance Industry award based on input from their employees, open management policies, profit-sharing and exceptional benefits.

Sanford Health to Discuss Healthcare People Management at Cornerstone OnDemand-Hosted Event
Interactive breakfast roundtable session brings together industry experts with healthcare HR professionals to discuss challenges facing today’s healthcare organizations

Hackett Announces Strategic Alliance With South Africa’s IQ Business Group
Extends Hackett’s Global Reach to Cover South Africa

Hostway Corporation Announces New Enterprise Services Division
New business unit will focus on enterprise class hosted infrastructure solutions for corporations, government agencies and utilities, software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers, and other online application companies.