All Companies Are In Sight Of Immiration Custom Enforcement Audits
Several recent cases illustrate just how serious the issue of employing illegal aliens has become. Last year, an investigation by the ICE office led to the arrest and conviction of a restaurant owner in Kentucky. In January 2009, the owner was sentenced to eight months in prison for knowingly employing illegal aliens.
Link to the full article below.
http://www.ultra-internet-income.com/wp/ice-sights-set-on-business.html
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Business Security still Plagued By Data Breaches
More than 1 million Massachusetts residents were hit by 807 data breach instances from Nov. 1, 2007, to Oct. 31 of this year, according to a report by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, which monitors and enforces state data breach regulations. In the six weeks since, 59 additional breaches have been reported to the state.
You can read the full article linked below.
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Human Capital Management
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Are You Preparing to Manage Your Workforce for the Turnaround?
Are you preparing for the turnaround? In large part, HR was caught flat-footed at the start of the global economic downturn, unable to respond until well into the crisis. This time around, execs want to be better prepared for the extremes of an inevitable market turnaround, from the all-out war likely to erupt for qualified talent to the long-term need for more efficient and cost-effective ways to manage their workforce.
Link to the full article below.
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/nov2009/ca20091120_265495.htm
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Human Capital Management
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EEOC Expands ADA: GINA
GINA, signed into law in May 2008, prohibits discrimination by health insurers and employers based on individuals’ genetic information. Genetic information includes the results of genetic tests to determine whether someone is at increased risk of acquiring a condition (such as some forms of breast cancer) in the future, as well as an individual’s family medical history.”
Link to the full article below.
http://www.mainstreetbusinessjournal.com/articleview.php?articlesid=4818
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Human Capital Management
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Know The Impact Of The Holidays On The Workplace
Typically considered a lighthearted time of year, the holidays can pose difficulty for those celebrating in a workplace setting. “A new economy and changing corporate culture has left people so terrified about holding onto their jobs that they often won’t partake in any kind of holiday festivities at all,” says Amy Epstein Feldman, co-author of “So Sue Me, Jackass!” “The unfortunate part is needlessly losing all that positive office spirit.”
You can read the full article linked below.
http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/11/16/07/1729-82/index.xml
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Human Capital Management
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How Does Unified Talent Development Drives Business Success?
Is there a link to Talent Development and business success? In fact, there is a lot more to it than that. SumTotal defines talent development as: the strengthening of employee productivity through automated and integrated learning, performance and compensation solutions to drive business results on a daily basis. Yet, what does that mean when applied to your business? Is it strictly about HR acting for the benefit of your workers? And is talent development the same as talent management?
Link to the full article below.
http://www.execdigital.co.uk/How-unified-talent-development-drives-business-success_37618.aspx
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Human Capital Management
1-888-884-3910
Employers Be Aware Of A New Federal Human Resources Poster
On October 23, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the revised “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster, which includes the new Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and ADA Amendments Act regulations. The EEOC posting change is mandatory for all covered employers.
Read the full article linked below.
http://gneil.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-federal-eeoc-poster-released-all.html
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Human Capital Management
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Are There Secrets On What Companies Are Getting Sued Over?
Employers have to be aware of Title VII and other employment violations. Thanks to Jon Hyman over at the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog who wrote the other day on Do you know? Employment Litigation Expected to increase in 2010. It was an eye opener. I clicked through from his blog to the Fulbright & Jaworski Fifth Annual Litigation Trends Survey and Highlights and read through the employment law section. Here is some of the information I gleaned from that report, but I would recommend you look at Hyman’s analysis and also the actual report itself.
http://omegahrsolutions.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-companies-are-getting-sued-over.html
W. Garnett & Associates
Human Capital Management
1-888-884-3910
E-Verify Alert: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the New E-Verify Compliance Requirements
By now most contractors that do business with the federal government are aware that starting September 8, 2009 federal contractors and subcontractors may be required to use E-Verify to verify the employment eligibility of their workers. On September 1 a coalition of business organizations, including the Associated Builders and Contractors, filed for an emergency injunction to block the new E-Verify rule pending the outcome of an appeal before the Fourth Circuit challenging the rule’s validity.
Link to the full article below.
http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5859
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New IRS Audit Policies May Focus on HR Departments
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it will be focusing attention on issues that involve many HR departments. For some HR professionals this will likely be their first experience with an IRS audit. This article explains these developments and suggests actions that will help HR be prepared to handle IRS inquiries. The issues concern the reporting of, and withholding on, payments to foreign persons and the documentation of those persons’ status.
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