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14 May 2012 at 14 : 38 PM
When Leaders Lie About Education on their Résumés
Last week it was discovered that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson lied about his education on his résumé. Apparently, Scott does not have bachelor's degrees in accounting and computer science as he has claimed. He has a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a major in accounting, but no degree in computer science at all. This revelation makes ...
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30 April 2012 at 09 : 58 AM
Unmasking the Super Power of Co-Employment
There are various ways to structure an administrative or HR outsourcing arrangement, and each has its strengths and weaknesses. Most full-service PEOs can structure their offering to match your needs, but before you can uncover the power of sharing certain liabilities through co-employment with a PEO, it is helpful to understand the distinction between the ...
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16 April 2012 at 16 : 31 PM
California Supreme Court Sides with Employers
The California Supreme Court has ruled in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court that companies are not obligated to make sure that their employees take legally mandated lunch breaks. Companies must give nonexempt workers 30-minute meal breaks, but do not need to ensure their workers actually stop working during the breaks. Companies must give a meal ...
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9 April 2012 at 08 : 27 AM
The Importance of I-9
The following is a special guest post from an HR Expert at G&A Partners. Can you imagine being fined almost $800 because your employee forgot to sign a piece of paper? Multiply that one mistake by thousands of employees and the result is a huge headache for business owners who fail to pay attention to I-9 forms. The ...
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26 March 2012 at 19 : 52 PM
Employers Forcing Job Applicants to Hand Over Facebook Passwords
What Employers Are Doing In the past few months, an increasing number of employers have been demanding access to job candidate’s social media pages as a requirement in the application process. Facebook has seen what it calls a “distressing increase” in the number of people being asked to give employers their passwords over the past few ...
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20 March 2012 at 16 : 51 PM
Why Wage & Hour Violations Could Land You in Jail
When it comes to wage and hour violations, the stakes are rising higher than ever. In three recent court cases, the government has cracked down on company owners, imposing stiff fines and even jail time for violators. Malcom et al. v. Franklin Drywall For example, in Minnesota, Phillip Franklin, the president of a sheetrock company, was sentenced ...
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20 February 2012 at 15 : 24 PM
Fighting Identity Theft in the Workplace
All too often, the news is full of stories about identity theft leaving innocent victims with wiped out bank accounts and damaged credit. Proving that identity theft has occurred is tedious, and it can take years to clean up the mess. The crime of identity theft is not something that organizations often think about as a high-risk liability. ...
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13 February 2012 at 15 : 53 PM
Office Romance in 2012
In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow (you’re welcome for the reminder, gentlemen) we’re going to take a look at the current state of office romance in America. Romance in the workplace is often glamorized in film and on TV, as in shows like The Office. But what does it look like in real life? Is it really a good idea to date someone you work with 40 ...
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30 January 2012 at 17 : 07 PM
Big Picture Benefits
As with any new year, 2012 has brought the expected trappings: Times Square ball drop, ad nauseum repetition of weight loss commercials, and of course… the lists. For most people, I’m referring to lists like “Top Ten Stocks to Watch in 2012” or perhaps “Top 50 Brangelina Breakups”. However, HR nerds like me have rung in 2012 with a ...
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16 January 2012 at 09 : 47 AM
Does Sports Culture Sweep Harassment Under the Rug?
On Dec 21, a former female employee of the Golden State Warriors filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against star player Monta Ellis, alleging that Ellis sent her unwanted text messages, including explicit photos. In the lawsuit, Erika Smith alleges she received dozens of explicit messages, sometimes several times a day, during 2010-2011, when she worked in ...
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