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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Survey Reports Increase in Number of Supervisors Who Are Temporary Employees
Don’t look now, but your new boss could be a temporary employee. A new survey by the Institute for Corporate Productivity said that more than 9 percent companies use temporary workers in management functions to a “high” or “very high … Continue reading
Gay Teacher Terminated For Blog Post on Same-Sex Relationship
A part-time professor at a Catholic college in Philadelphia was terminated Feb. 18 when the college discovered a posting on his blog discussing his involvement in a same-sex relationship for 15 years. The Rev. James St. George was terminated … Continue reading
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Tagged firing, minister, religious discrimination, same-sex relationships
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What HR Can Learn From Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is already securely in our pantheon of presidents because of his compassion, wisdom, steady hand in the Civil War, determination to unite the country, and his freeing of the slaves. Now we can add to that list his … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, communications, Holzer, management style, positive image
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Deferred Compensation Now Preferred Over Bonuses at Banks and Securities Firms
Deferred compensation is becoming the reward of choice for executives at banks and securities firms, displacing bonuses, a study by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli revealed. In 2010, financial institutions paid out $20.8 billion in cash bonuses, down from … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, banks, bonuses, deferred compensation, DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, securities firms, Wall Street
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Health Care Law Individual Mandate Is Constitutional, D.C. Federal Judge Holds
Congress was within its constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce when it included a requirement in the health care reform law that individuals purchase insurance or pay a fine, U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler ruled on Tuesday. With this … Continue reading
NLRB Judge Orders Company to Reinstate Striking Workers, Resume Negotiations
The National Labor Relations Board still has some influence despite attempts by the Republican majority in the U.S. House to deny it continued funding. The Washington Post reported last week that an administraive law judge ordered a Maryland-based firm to … Continue reading
Right-to-Work Bill in Indiana Prompts Threat of Walkout
Like their counterparts in Wisconsin, democratic members of the Indiana legislature are considering a walk out in protest an anti-union bill. The bill, which passed a committee of the Republican-controlled legislature, would change state law so that private-sector workers would … Continue reading
HHS Issues New Health Care Providers’ “Conscience” Rule
Doctors and nurses who do not want to perform abortions or sterilizations may refrain from doing so without fear of losing their jobs, under the latest version of the health care providers “conscience” rule issued by the Omama Administration on … Continue reading
EEOC Hearing Considers Legality of Not Hiring Unemployed Persons
Can an employer claim business necessity against a charge that its refusal to hire persons who have been unemployed has a disparate impact on protected groups under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act? Considering the growing number of … Continue reading
