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State:
Newly Added Content
Audio Presentations:
• Disaster Planning--What Supervisors Need to Know
• Disaster Planning--What Employees Need to Know
Guidance Documents:
• DOL Opinion Letter: Shoes as a uniform or "other facilities"
• DOL Opinion Letter: Quadrennial adjustment to single pay period length
• DOL Opinion Letter: Regular rate calculation of on-call compensation paid in a specific week
• DOL Opinion Letter: Substitute teachers and the teacher exemption under section 13(a)(1)
• DOL Opinion Letter: Charitable organization revenue included in annual revenue under section 3(s)(1)(A)
• DOL Opinion Letter: Cosmetology school instructors and the teacher exemption under section 13(a)(1)
Handouts:
• FMLA Refresher for Managers
Job Descriptions:
• Employee Relations Manager
• Financial Analyst II
• Employee Relations Director
• Administrative Assistant -- Human Resources
News:
• More than 40% of Employers Provide Annual Harassment Training
• San Francisco Healthcare Mandate Upheld
• New FMLA Rules: More Important Changes
• New FMLA Rules Arrive
• Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Soon
• New FMLA Rules: 10 Important Revisions
• Employees or Contractors? A Cautionary Tale
• Congress OKs Extension of Unemployment Benefits
• Bush Signs Extension of Unemployment Benefits
• Advice for Compensation Strategies During Tough Times
• Goldman Sachs, UBS Pull Plug on Executive Bonuses
Quizzes:
• FMLA Refresher for Managers
• Disaster Planning--What Supervisors Need to Know
• Disaster Planning--What Employees Need to Know
Training Talks:
• FMLA Refresher for Managers
White Papers:
• 9 Tips for Planning Reductions in Workforce
• What's in a Tip? A Primer for Employers
 
Topic Updates
National
Government Contractors
Executive Order 12989: employment eligibility verification requirements. Note: A new Executive Order requiring covered federal government contractors to use the government's electronic system to verify employment eligibility is explained.
Aliens/Immigration
Inspection of I-9 documents. Note: USCIS says that the new U.S. Passport Card may be used as an I-9 List A document to establish both identity and work eligibility.
  
Quick Links
 
 HR Strange But True
The 'Biggest Turkey' Ever Hired
A recent survey asked hiring managers to describe the “biggest turkey” they ever hired. The responses should leave no doubt as to why they considered the employee a dud.
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