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Temps can no longer bargain alongside regular employees

01/01/2005
Good news for employers: A new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling makes it much more difficult for temporary employees to join the same union as the organization’s permanent employees.
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New Web site targets companies that have sent jobs packing

01/01/2005
The AFL-CIO is providing a new online soapbox for employees who’ve seen their jobs moved overseas. The union has launched a new Web page that lists 200,000 U.S. employers who have …

I-9s: Online or on paper?

01/01/2005

Q. Congress just gave employers the OK to maintain I-9 records electronically. I do payroll for a church. How can we make the switch from paper to electronic? —D.K., Arkansas

Illness controlled by medicine can still be a ‘disability’

01/01/2005
Issue: Whether employees are considered “disabled” if their ailments can be kept in check by corrective treatments.
Risk: Many employers wrongly assume that corrective treatments wipe out an employee’s ADA …

Sink the hook into coveted candidates

01/01/2005
Issue: Luring stars from other employers.
Benefit: Good first impressions breed a high percentage of responses.
Action: Urge hiring managers to follow this three-step format when breaking the ice. …

Explore new generation of Internet-based payroll services

01/01/2005
Issue: Web-based payroll services for small businesses offer more features than ever, and at better prices.
Benefit: Save HR time and cut your administrative costs.
Action: Look into the …

Prevent union criticism for ‘offshoring’ jobs

01/01/2005
In an effort to shame U.S. companies into keeping jobs in America, the AFL-CIO has launched a Web page that lists 200,000 employers who have moved jobs overseas (so-called “offshoring”). The …

New ‘.jobs’ Web addresses earn initial approval

01/01/2005
The Internet’s main oversight agency gave preliminary approval last month for the creation of a new domain name, .jobs, that would make it easier for employers to promote job openings on …

Learn how to handle employees with ‘intellectual disabilities’

12/01/2004
If your organization employs, or is considering employing, people with so-called “intellectual disabilities,” obtain a copy of a new EEOC fact sheet that explains how to legally accommodate those employees under …

All-Electronic HR Files? Your Call if State Law Agrees

12/01/2004

Q. You recently said that I-9 forms can now be stored electronically. To save on office space and filing time, our department is considering scanning and electronically filing all personnel files and documents. Is this OK? —S.S., California