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Make Your Supervisors the Front Line of Defense Against Employee Lawsuits
BLR's new and improved Easy Trainer: Hiring, Discipline & Termination (Version 2.0) gives you customizable, easy-to-use training sessions on key employment topics such as hiring, discipline, interviewing, grounds for termination, and many more.
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Bush Vetoes Bill Including FMLA Expansion
President Bush has vetoed legislation which would have amended the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow employees to use leave in certain circumstances when their spouse, child, or parent is called for active duty in the military.
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Vacation Pay Lawsuits on the Rise
Employee-initiated lawsuits based on allegations that employers are cheating them out of vacation pay are on the rise, according to an article in The National Law Journal. Some recent class action settlements are sure to catch the attention of employers ... and have certainly already caught the eye of plaintiffs' attorneys.
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This Week's Poll
Does your company plan to grow in size in 2008?
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Last Week's Poll
Before President Bush vetoed the legislation that would have expanded the FMLA to provide leave for employees with a relative on active duty, we asked respondents what the impact of the expansion would have on their company.
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Get Your Injured Employees Back on the Job Quickly
As an employer, you want your injured workers back on the job as soon as possible. But there's a lot to consider - including how to properly accommodate workers who may now be considered disabled under California's stringent Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Join us on January 24, 2008, for our 90-minute Return-to-Work Programs Audio Conference, and get your organization up to speed. Our experts--a California lawyer and a California insurance expert--will explain the best ways to assimilate returning workers without putting them, or your company, at risk.
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Less Pay Because of Less Experience? Or Sex Bias?
An Ohio computer programmer was one of three colleagues at the same level, but the other two were males. She complained several times to managers and HR that there was no reason the men should be paid over 20 percent more than she earned.
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Who Enjoyed a 4-Day Holiday Weekend?
Was your company open for business the day before Christmas? If so, you were hardly alone, according to a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll.
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Top 10 Compensation Stories
The following 10 articles are the most popular among Compensation.BLR.com readers in the last 90 days. The articles are available to both subscribers and nonsubscribers.
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Featured Article
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Recruiting Top Talent Requires a Top Relocation Package
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With a waning housing market and increasing transportation costs, relocation packages are more important than ever. After all, the first factor a prospective employee or transferee faces when considering a job change is how he or she will afford to move. This means that companies must examine and revamp their relocation policies as a way to help seal the deal.
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[Available to everyone this week!]
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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
I have been told that 25% must be withheld for federal withholding on bonus payments. The only reference I found said that this applied to supplemental payments over $1,000,000. Can you verify if this is correct?
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HR Challenge®: Retention Bonuses
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 affects retention bonuses provided by employers that have filed for bankruptcy. Under the law, retention bonuses may not be paid by these companies unless (1) a manager is actually foregoing a pending job offer at the same or greater rate of compensation with another company, so the retention bonus is essential to retain the manager; and (2) the manager's services are essential to the survival of the company. Under the law, what is the cap on retention bonuses to management?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Habitually Sick Employee
An HR Forum contributor is struggling with a situation in which an employee has called in sick nearly every day for the past 3 months.
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| Featured HR And Compensation Resources |
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2008 HR Yellow Pages
Whether it's a federal agency or department, state DOLs, HR professional organizations, HR publishers, testing materials suppliers, or personal and professional development sources - this practical resource puts everything at your fingertips.
Fundamentals of Executive Compensation
This book will show you how to make your compensation program consistent with company mission, values, and strategies.
Social Security 2008--Booklet
BLR's completely revised employee booklet explains Social Security benefits, reassures employees, and reduces the time you spend answering individual questions.
Best Practices in Compensation & Benefits Newsletter
This monthly newsletter will ensure that you are on top of the latest compensation and benefits news.
SmartJobs
We've compiled over 500 carefully selected examples of written job descriptions in this powerful CD tool to make your job easier.
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