HR Headlines  National Was She an Employee or an Independent Contractor? July 25, 2008 - If an individual signs a contract in which she agrees she's an independent contractor and not an employee, can she nevertheless claim jobless benefits when she leaves the company? A state court recently faced that question. Did Sexual Harassment Complaint Lead to Demotion? July 25, 2008 - An employee at the Missouri Department of Corrections was reassigned to a lower status position not long after confronting a Department captain about his alleged sexual harassment of a co-worker. Was this retaliation? Be sure to check HR.BLR.com's News section for all the latest stories. White Papers  E-Verify: What Federal Contractors Need to Know July 16, 2008 - In accordance with an executive order signed on June 6 by President Bush, all organizations working under contract to the federal government are required to use the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) E-Verify system to check that new hires are eligible to work in the U.S. We asked Attorney Jennifer G. Parser, an immigration specialist with Ward and Smith, to walk us through E-Verify. Executive Compensation in a Tough Economy July 09, 2008 - Edward J. Rayner, a partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP says that when it comes to executive compensation, your ability to adapt to a changing economy is critical--and part of that is identifying and reacting to trends. We asked Rayner to discuss the trends he's seeing in executive compensation, in an effort to help readers as they ride out this difficult economy. Be sure to check HR.BLR.com's White Papers section for all the latest stories.

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