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| A friend sends an e-mail about the presidential campaign and you forward it to an office buddy. With that click of the mouse, you are at risk of being fired. For a Hatch Act violation. |
| (Source: The Washington Post (free reg. req'd), 2008-04-21) |
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| While the world pursues the knowledge economy, employers are increasingly desperate for plumbers, welders and other technical staff, U.S. employment services firm Manpower Inc said in its annual survey of staff shortages. The survey of nearly 43,000 employers in 32 countries found the rising lament almost everywhere was for trades people and similar skilled, but not necessarily highly educated, positions. |
| (Source: Reuters, 2008-04-21) |
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| With an eye on soaring health-care costs, companies are getting pushy about employees' eating habits. Many companies are putting health food in corporate break rooms, cafeterias, and vending machines; dumping donuts in favor of organic fresh fruit deliveries; and slapping "calorie taxes" on fatty foods. |
| (Source: BusinessWeek, 2008-04-17) |
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| Today, either out of desire or necessity, tens of thousands of seniors are shunning leisurely retirements by working -- and providing a window to the labor force of tomorrow. Experts say the trend toward working past traditional retirement age will surge nationwide in the next five to 10 years, as aging baby boomers -- some 78 million Americans born from 1946 to 1964 -- begin to retire with better health and more wealth than any other generation in America's history. |
| (Source: Herald-Tribune, 2008-04-21) |
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| The H-1B cap hits small businesses hard because they submit fewer applications than large companies and because individual employees are more important to the company's success. "I can't grow my business because I can't take on more projects," says Howard Kogan, CEO of Molecular, a small digital marketing and Web development company in Boston. "I don't have the staffing for it." |
| (Source: Fortune, 2008-04-17) |
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| The demand for executive compensation consultants is on the rise, due in large part to more corporate regulation and constant scrutiny of CEO pay packages. With each passing proxy season, boards of directors, who are making a concerted effort to fix things, also find themselves in the cross hairs. |
| (Source: Forbes.com, 2008-04-15) |
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| Study after study has shown that most workers are behind when it comes to saving for retirement. Some blame it on stretched budgets that leave little money to save for the future. But another problem is a lack of investing know-how. |
| (Source: The Kansas City Star (free reg. req'd), 2008-04-19) |
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| What do you do when a prospective employer offers you a job but pulls the rug out from under you and rescinds the offer before you start work? What happens if you've sacrificed a good, stable job for one that doesn't materialize, or if you spent thousands of dollars to relocate? What recourse do you have, if any? |
| (Source: ITworld, 2008-04-22) |
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| A popular seafood restaurant at Baltimore's Inner Harbor refused to hire black applicants for "visible jobs" and assigned black employees to work in the back of the restaurant, the federal government alleged in a discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges in the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore that the popular restaurant McCormick & Schmick's has engaged in discriminatory practices since 1998 at both of its Baltimore locations. |
| (Source: The Examiner, 2008-04-22) |
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| David Carr |
Workplace bullying is a hot topic for employers because of a recent court decision. In addition to several articles about this topic, Ice Miller hosted a webinar last week to help inform employers on how the court's decision may impact companies. If you weren't able to participate in the webinar, or if you'd like to share the information with others in your company, the workplace bullying webinar is now available on the Ice Miller Web site.
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Nix the Narcotics?
A study that appeared in the Spine medical journal found that early use of opiod medications following a low back injury increases the risk of disability. The study included people who have suffered low back injuries. Approximately one-third of the group were prescribed an opiate early in the life of their injury. The group who were give an opiate had a higher incidence of long term disability than the group which had not received such prescriptions. This might be a good time to see what your authorized treating physicians' prescribing practices are, and to discuss the Spine study with your doctor if narcotic medications seem to play too important a role.
Please contact Kathleen Shortridge or Ann Stewart if you have any worker's comp questions.
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