During our strategic planning process this year, our staff decided we wanted to do more as a team to help others.  To this end, we recently spent a morning at Feed My Starving Children, an organization that provides life sustaining ... more

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Senate Likely to Vote on ADA Amendments in September

In late June, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation known as the ADA (Americans with ... more

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Reminder About the Cost of PPE

Earlier this year, OSHA put a rule into effect at 29 CFR 1910.132(h) that requires employers to pay the entire cost ... more

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Criminal Candidates

My manager wants to make it a policy that we don’t even consider candidates who have a criminal background. Can that b... more

Headlines

• HR-ology: ODEP  [8/28/2008]

HR-ology for 08.28.08
• Economic Indicators (CPI) - July Figures [8/19/2008]

Get the latest Consumer Price/Producer Price Index figures.
• Be Patient with Wellness Initiatives [8/15/2008]

With the rising cost of healthcare, the focus on wellness has become more intense.
• VETS Reporting Obligations [8/15/2008]

Differences in reporting obligations.
• Strategically Managing HR in a Difficult Economy [8/15/2008]

Identify risks in the environment to help develop a plan of action.
• Feralloy Corporation: Number 1,000! [8/15/2008]

Member spotlight - Feralloy Corporation.
• No-Match Case Ruling Confusing [8/15/2008]

Termination of employees as undocumented workers.
• Get “Schooled” on the Illinois School Visitation Act [8/15/2008]

Illinois employers with 50 or more employees must allow leave for certain situations.
• Workers Prefer Secret Ballot Elections [8/15/2008]

Recently released results on employees’ views of the secret ballot.
• Reasonable Accommodation: Who Starts the Process? [8/15/2008]

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