HR News

Unexpected Work Stoppages?Prevent Policy and Payroll Hassles

(9/2) Every employer faces unexpected work stoppages at some point. Most closing are related to emergencies?weather problems, power outages, fires or chemical spills, or a quarantine. All of these situations raise policy questions, especially about compensation.
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AT&T Sued for Diabetes-Related Discrimination

(9/2) AT&T will pay a former Texas employee $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Commission claimed that AT&T violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to hire an applicant as a cable splicer technician because of his insulin use for Type 2 diabetes. 
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Critical Steps to Take after Discovering an Embezzlement

(9/2)
By Peter Gojcaj, Beier Howlett - Business Law Practice
An employer?s discovery of an employee?s embezzlement can be devastating. However, if proper steps are not taken after discovery of an embezzlement there could be even more devastating consequences.
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Flip-Flops Top Summer Fashion Faux Pas in the Workplace

(9/1) What?s more common than showing too much skin in the workplace? According to a recent BLR poll, flip-flops now exceed revealing clothes as the most common summer fashion faux pas.
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What?s the ?Patient?s Bill of Rights??

(9/1) It?s the name the administration has given to a broad new set of regulations interpreting healthcare reform. And, it includes no-cost-sharing for preventive services, as well as a host of other provisions. Chief among them are so-called patient protections.
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