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Employers Top Five Wage And Hour Violations

wgarnett — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:51:29 +0000

Misclassifying employees as exempt when they are actually non-exempt and subject to overtime pay. Employers often think that just by paying someone a salary, you can make that person exempt from overtime and avoid paying for hours worked beyond 40 a week. Paying a salary, according to the FLSA and the clarifying Fair Pay Overtime Rules of 2004, however, is just one part of the equation in granting an employee an overtime exemption. First, the employee must be paid a minimum salary a week, which currently stands at $455. Then, the employee must pass a “duties” test in prescribed executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales classifications. Someone who just answers a phone or files paperwork is not going to survive the duties test.

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Prevent Age Discrimination In Your Business

wgarnett — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:22:44 +0000

Your business should have a policy about age discrimination. Ensure that all members of staff know where it is and are reminded about it regularly. Placing it on a bulletin board and the company intranet would be a good idea. You may want to do the same with all company policies so that it doesn’t seem as if you are making an issue out of it yourself.

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Common HR Mistakes Made During Audits

wgarnett — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:48:47 +0000

A common practice of each company made a routine inspection of their books and financial records to ensure there are no irregularities that could affect their financial system. In addition, audits help entrepreneurs improve their financial situation and to highlight areas that require adjustment or a major overhaul to make the organization more efficient and competitive. Unfortunately, most owners of small businesses, even small and medium enterprises docheck their human resource policies, practices or results to see if they need similar changes that add value or to be more legally defensible. Neglecting the supervision of human resources professionals by a professional internal HR or an HR consultant often leads to serious mistakes avoidable.

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All Companies Are In Sight Of Immiration Custom Enforcement Audits

wgarnett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:07:16 +0000

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.

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http://www.ultra-internet-income.com/wp/ice-sights-set-on-business.html

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Business Security still Plagued By Data Breaches

wgarnett — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:29:04 +0000

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.

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http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/12/07/daily48-Businesses-still-plagued-by-data-breaches.html

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Are You Preparing to Manage Your Workforce for the Turnaround?

wgarnett — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:20:13 +0000

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.

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http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/nov2009/ca20091120_265495.htm

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EEOC Expands ADA: GINA

wgarnett — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:34:41 +0000

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.”

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http://www.mainstreetbusinessjournal.com/articleview.php?articlesid=4818

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Know The Impact Of The Holidays On The Workplace

wgarnett — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:54:39 +0000

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.”

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http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/11/16/07/1729-82/index.xml

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How Does Unified Talent Development Drives Business Success?

wgarnett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:45:09 +0000

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?

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http://www.execdigital.co.uk/How-unified-talent-development-drives-business-success_37618.aspx

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Employers Be Aware Of A New Federal Human Resources Poster

wgarnett — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:24:30 +0000

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.

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http://gneil.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-federal-eeoc-poster-released-all.html

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