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PREVIOUS GOLDEN NUGGETS
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November 1, 2002
Age Discrimination Trap
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November 1, 2002
Age Discrimination Complaints Increasing
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November 1, 2002
DOL's New Toll-Free Call Center
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October 1, 2002
Small Employer Saves Money by Implementing Health Savings Accounts for Employees
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October 1, 2002
Sex in the Workplace
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October 1, 2002
Harassment Education Is a Must
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October 1, 2002
Government Launches New Health Care Web Site
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September 1, 2002
Health Can Be a Factor In Hiring Decisions: Supreme Court...
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September 1, 2002
EEOC To Reverse Course On Retiree Health Plans
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September 1, 2002
Poor Quality Health Care Accounts For 30% of Health Care Costs: MBGH Study
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September 1, 2002
How to Achieve a Work-Life Balance
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August 1, 2002
Should you pay terminated employees for earned, but unused, vacation time when they leave?
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August 1, 2002
Are there federal or Ohio laws that restrict an employer's right to "dock" a terminated employee's final paycheck?
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August 1, 2002
Employers Spent Nearly 15% of Payroll On Absence-Related Benefits
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July 1, 2002
Aging Work Force Challenges Health Insurers
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July 1, 2002
Prayer Rooms In The Workplace?
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July 1, 2002
Must you pay employees for time spent on smoking breaks?
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June 1, 2002
Supreme Court Rules that employer does not have to override its seniority system to accommodate disabled employee.
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June 1, 2002
Pregnancy Discrimination Issues...Understand How It Applies???
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June 1, 2002
ADA Does Not Expect Job Vacancies To Be Predicted
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May 1, 2002
Fair Labor Standards Act in reference to paid travel time
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May 1, 2002
Workplace Violence Discipline Procedure
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May 1, 2002
What hours do NOT count towards FMLA worked hours of 1250???
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April 1, 2002
Job Discrimination Complaints Rise
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April 1, 2002
Health Costs Could Double by 2011
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April 1, 2002
FMLA Leave Notice Struck Down
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April 1, 2002
What Are Our COBRA Obligations When an Employee Does Not Return to Work at the End of an FMLA Leave?
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March 1, 2002
Survey: U.S. Employers Are Increasingly Aware that Foul and Inappropriate E-Mail May Lead to Litigation
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March 1, 2002
ADA Victory For Employers!
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March 1, 2002
Is A Lifting Restriction A "Disability" Under The ADA?
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February 1, 2002
Supreme Court
One Hand Can Arbitrate, The Other Can Litigate EEOC Enforcement Allowed In Bias Cases
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February 1, 2002
Long Hours
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February 1, 2002
Frequently Asked Questions Reference Military Leave
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January 1, 2002
Health Costs Seen Rising Feverishly
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January 1, 2002
Workers Paying Bigger Part of Their Health Care Costs
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January 1, 2002
Employee Retention
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
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January 1, 2002
Lawyers Thinking Twice About Discrimination Suits?
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January 1, 2002
Over 93,000 Dead: Fifteen-Year Job-Fatality Report
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December 1, 2001
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Bioterrorism Claims Policy
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December 1, 2001
Fatal Injuries at Work Decline
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November 1, 2001
Work Injuries Decline In 2000...
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November 1, 2001
Migraine Headaches Cost American Business...
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November 1, 2001
Americans Are Working Longer Hours...
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November 1, 2001
Employees Kept In the Dark Are Dissatisfied with Health Insurance...
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October 1, 2001
Employers Must Be Creative on ADA Accommodations: So says 3rd Circuit
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October 1, 2001
EEOC Age Discrimination Claims Jump -- After Trend Down
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October 1, 2001
Employer May Impose Administrative Hurdles for Returning to Work After FMLA Leave
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October 1, 2001
Sex Discrimination and E-mail a Frequent Focus of Lawsuits
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September 1, 2001
First Time Comment Is Not Sexual Harassment
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September 1, 2001
Hourly Pay On Family Leave Does Not Change For Overtime-Exempts
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September 1, 2001
ADA Can't Wheel Over Seniority Policy!
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August 1, 2001
Workers' Compensation Fraud Is Hot... In the Top Four Insurance Schemes!
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August 1, 2001
Read Now, Get an Overview of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act -- WARN
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August 1, 2001
Blood Pressure and Exposure to Loud Industrial Noises...
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July 1, 2001
Fed Court Flips NLRB Ruling -- Nonunion Workers' Won't Pay Union Fees!
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July 1, 2001
No Unemployment Comp to Employee Fired for Theft -- Appeals Court Confirms!
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July 1, 2001
The Economic Growth & Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
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June 1, 2001
This federal judge clarifies proof needed for age discrimination!
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June 1, 2001
Loyalty drops after layoffs - Go Figure!
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June 1, 2001
Can you fire an employee who fails to produce the required document(s) of
eligibility and identity on or before the first day of employment?
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May 1, 2001
Survey Says! Employees rank better health benefits over $$.
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May 1, 2001
On-Call Time... To pay or not to pay, that is the question!
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May 1, 2001
Employer Pays $175,000!
Payout to employee after employee's voluntary cancer policy lapsed under
cafeteria plan.
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May 1, 2001
Digging Through The Dirt!
Judge rules looking at old e-mails not wiretap violation
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April 1, 2001
Congress Puts The Kill on OSHA's Ergonomics Regulations
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April 1, 2001
Leading Causes of Workplace Injuries and Illness List
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April 1, 2001
Repetitive Motion Injuries Still a High Priority for Employers
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April 1, 2001
Warning-SCAM Artists Impersonating EPA Inspectors
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April 1, 2001
Prescription Drugs Are Driving Health Costs Up
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March 1, 2001
Workers' Compensation --
Important new law presumes that alcohol or
controlled substance is proximate cause of injury to workers' compensation
claimant.
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March 1, 2001
HANDS OFF THE ERGO STANDARD! | |
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March 1, 2001
New Rules Govern Summary Plan Description
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February 1, 2001
The OSHA countdown on your company, NOW!
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February 1, 2001
FMLA and the "12-MONTH" Devil in the Details
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February 1, 2001
EEOC Guidance Addresses Disability-Related Inquiries
and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the ADA
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February 1, 2001
Michigan Company Owner First to be Held
Criminally Responsible for Employee Death
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January 1, 2001
Employee Sexually Assaulted at Work May Seek Damages From Employer!
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January 1, 2001
Sexual Harassment Can Lead To Personally Liability!
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January 1, 2001
Protect Your Business From Steep Loses Due To Bookkeeper Theft!
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January 1, 2001
Warning! EEOC to Give Workers More Leeway in Age-Bias Suits!
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January 1, 2001
DOT Announces Stiffer Drug Testing Rules
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(12/1/2000)
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Software Piracy is Serious Copyright Infringement!
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(12/1/2000)
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Safety Tip on Elbows!
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(12/1/2000)
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STOP THE INSANITY -- Surveys indicate that three out of four of you don't like your job.
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(12/1/2000)
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Court Says Factory Worker Exposed to Pornography Has No Sexual Harassment Case
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(11/1/2000)
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Evesdropping Notification of Employees Prevented From Becoming Law!
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(11/1/2000)
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Court Rules That Religious Employee Must Cooperate!
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(11/1/2000)
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Who's Stealing? Watch Your Employees!
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(10/1/2000)
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Guess Who Has Two or More Part-Time Jobs?
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(10/1/2000)
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Do You Have To Pay Employees For Their Education?!
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(10/1/2000)
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Labor Deptartment Bureau of Statistics
states that in 1999 total union membership rose by 265,000!
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(10/1/2000)
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Questions on Immigrant Workers? Call the Hotline!
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(9/1/2000)
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Unions Win BIG in Ruling on Temporary Workers: Allows Temps To Join Unions!
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(9/1/2000)
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DEA Scrutinizes All U.S. Companies Storage of Controlled Chemicals
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(9/1/2000)
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Blanket Prohibition of Wage Discussion Tagged as Unfair lLabor Practice!
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(9/1/2000)
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Employers Winning ADA Suits
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(9/1/2000)
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Refuse and You Lose...
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(8/1/2000)
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Most cited OSHA violations for 1999 are...
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(8/1/2000)
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Violence in the workplace is predictable! It's the result of three main factors...
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(8/1/2000)
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Industrial commission decision may impact all construction companies!
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(8/1/2000)
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Required representation in disciplinary meetings in a non-union setting? Yes! Non-union employees have the right to representation for the simplest discipline meeting!!
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(7/1/2000)
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The 9th Circuit limits "Direct Threat" and Disableds can take on jobs that may put themselves at risk! At employers can't stop them!
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(7/1/2000)
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Sexual Harassment Title VII does not apply when Hharraser treats both sexes the same!?!
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(7/1/2000)
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Latest Supreme Court Ruling on Discrimination is Not Good News...
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(7/1/2000)
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Better Stock Options access for employees now in affect...
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(6/1/2000)
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Why do you need a pre-planned General Leave policy?
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(6/1/2000)
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Students place a high value on work/life issues!
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(5/1/2000)
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Can your employee change from full-time to part-time exempt salary?!?
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(5/1/2000)
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Construction Worker Death Rates Up 25%!
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(5/1/2000)
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Can your employee change from full-time to part-time exempt salary?!?
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(4/1/2000)
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What Legislation Does The Government Have in Mind For Year 2000???
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(4/1/2000)
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Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are #1
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(4/1/2000)
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Cyberslacking... Is there a cure?
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(3/1/2000)
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Effective Communication With Your Employees PREVENTS Losses in Court...
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(3/1/2000)
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Due Process is Key Before Making Adverse Employment Decisions...
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(2/1/2000)
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Growing Trend...Pregnancy Discrimination!
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(2/1/2000)
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FMLA -- No Guarantee For Reinstatement to Job!
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(2/1/2000)
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ADA Accomodations Need Not Violate Seniority System!
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(1/1/2000)
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Simple ways to preventing charged with discrimination...
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(1/1/2000)
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Costs of discrimination suits are HUGE! Time to invest in prevention...
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(12/1/99)
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration Proposal Regarding Ergonomics
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(11/1/99)
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Leading management conultant Wolf Rinke -- an expert and friend of Tim Dimoff
-- has a great newsletter to make yours a winning life!
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(11/1/99)
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OSHA Working On Ergonomics Standard
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(11/1/99)
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Ohio Court Upholds Denial Of Benefits For Drug Test Refusal
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(10/1/99)
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Employees or Shoplifters: Who's stealing most?
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(10/1/99)
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ADA: Finally Some Good News
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(10/1/99)
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But There's Bad News On Title VII
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(9/1/99)
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Injured on the job, drunks get comp without Ohio H.B. 122. This bill crucial
to your company!
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(9/1/99)
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Here comes OSHA -- with major standards and big into white collar!
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(9/1/99)
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Time lost to work-related injuries at 5-year low -- except construction!
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(7/1/99)
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Ohio won't limit "intentional" injury claims by employees!
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(7/1/99)
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More hassles with new garnishment regulations!
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(6/1/99)
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Oh my aching back... $170 billion a year is your cost in injuries and illness if you're in business in America!
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(6/1/99)
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New OSHA rule hit March 1 1999! Requires your forklift operator gets training - effective now.
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(6/1/99)
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Crime comes to work... so watch out, and use caution when inquiring about someone's criminal conviction when hiring… You might get sued!
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(5/1/99)
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Train your people NOW for front-line discipline and documentation.
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(5/1/99)
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Documentation is the key. Five rules for supervisors to document accurately!
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(5/1/99)
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10 Key Steps to Conducting a Workplace Investigation
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(4/1/99)
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How can your employment applications protect your company?
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(4/1/99)
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How do you protect yourself from ADA liability when interviewing an applicant?
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(4/1/99)
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Three changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act that every manager who handles hiring for transportation positions should know. See the details.
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(3/1/99)
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As a manager, can you be held personally liable for unlawful
harassment and discrimination? The answer is YES.
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(11/30/98)
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Can Drug Testing Be Beat?
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(10/14/98)
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Ohio High Court Permits Employee Negligence Suits For Emotional Distress... |
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(10/5/98)
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Bureau of Worker's Compensation (BWC) makes significant rule change in
their State of Ohio Drug Free Workplace Discount Program effective 1/1/99.
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(10/5/98)
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Demand increases for organizing and planning company incentive and/or
meeting programs!
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(7/13/98)
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SUPREME COURT ISSUES STRICT RULES ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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(6/26/98)
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Questions You Can Ask and Questions You Should Not Ask When Hiring
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(4/30/98)
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EEOC Issues Policy Guidelines on Temporary Workers
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(2/23/98)
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently entered into contracts with two private organizations, located in Chicago and Washington D.C., to explore the idea of using "testers" to uncover employment discrimination.
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(12/16/97)
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New Hiring Reporting Act. This act is in effect as of October 1, 1997 and all employees must report information about newly hired employees to a designated state agency.
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(11/25/97)
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The Bureau of Workers Compensation is offering a discount of up to 20% on your annual rate if your company agrees to participate in their Drug/Alcohol Drug Free Workplace Program.
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(11/3/97)
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Effective October 1, 1997 the New Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) takes affect for all businesses in the United States.
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(5/8/97)
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OHIO H.B. 44 - On April 3, 1996, Governor George Voinovich signed House Bill 44 into law. This bill grants...
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(5/8/97)
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Suggested Updated Pre-Employment Applicant Release Form
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