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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.
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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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New Orleans--HR managers are often called upon to engage employees in the most sensitive, uncomfortable conversations--the gamut extends from telling an employee he or she has bad breath to terminating an employee. These difficult conversations can be made easier by recognizing that once people assume responsibility for their conduct, they will want to change for themselves. This was the message Paul Falcone, vice president of human resources for Time Warner Cable, gave to attendees at the Society for Human Resources Management's (SHRM) 61st Annual Conference and Exposition.
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The Supreme Court has ruled 5 to 4 that the city of New Haven, Connecticut, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by refusing to certify the results of an exam for promotion after the results showed a disproportionate number of white candidates passed it.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says that the Employment Eligibility Verification form I-9 (Rev. 02/02/09) will continue to be valid for use beyond June 30, 2009.
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Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, believes that HR managers have the most important job in America and that CEOs should value their HR managers as much as their chief financial officers. Welch was the opening session keynote speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 61 st Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans.
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The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) announced the results of its 2009 Job Satisfaction Survey on the first day of its 61st Annual Conference and Exposition.
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New Orleans--Employers often hear that they need to document issues with employees, such as discipline, counseling, complaints, and termination. What they don't often hear is how to document. Allison West, attorney and principal of Employment Practices Specialists in California, addressed the how-to's of documentation at the Society for Human Resources Management's (SHRM) 61 st Annual Conference and Exposition.
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