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July 01, 2009 - HR has a key role in making the business case for workplace values and culture. So says Stephen M. Paskoff, attorney and president of ELI in Atlanta, Georgia.
July 01, 2009 - New Orleans--California has some “bizarre” wage and hour laws, and the deck is stacked against employers trying to comply with them, says Jennifer Shaw, founding partner of the Shaw Valenza law firm in California . At the Society for Human Relations Management's (SHRM) 61st Annual Convention and Exposition, Shaw provided an overview of the 10 most common wage and hour pitfalls for employers.
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June 12, 2009 - Following its 2007 guidance on avoiding workplace discrimination against employees with caregiving responsibilities, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a detailed collection of best practices in this arena for employers. As EEOC stressed when publishing the earlier guidance, there are no new laws involved. Treating caregivers fairly is a matter of applying existing laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and others.
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