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Your company is not a recipient of the government’s $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), so the bailout’s rules don’t impact you. Or do they? Before you decide, we encourage you to understand the requirements and their impact on executive compensation. Some of the requirements bring long-standing pay issues into sharper focus, and many experts believe all companies should expend some effort to understand them.
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After a long delay, the Department of Labor (DOL) released final regulations revising the Family and Medical Leave Act. Proposed regulations were issued in February 2008, but the revisions do not become effective until January 16, 2009. And, there are some significant changes throughout the more than 750 pages. We asked Susan L. Schoenfeld, J.D., BLR’s specialist in FMLA, to explain them.
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As financially squeezed employers mull layoffs and reorganizations, consultants from TalentQuest urge that they assess the competencies of their staff members. One definition of competency is the knowledge, skill, ability, background, and experience that each employee brings to the workplace.
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Employers around the country, concerned that workers may use company computers for very wrong purposes?to gamble or view pornography, for example?are implementing electronic monitoring to prevent Web abuse. Here are tips for doing it properly?and legally.
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Any reduction-in-force (RIF) must be carefully planned and executed both to minimize exposure to liability under various employment laws and to mitigate negative effects on employee morale and operations.
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A surprising number and variety of high-profile eateries have been the focus of recent class-action lawsuits over the question of proper tip-pooling arrangements. So what's legal and what's not, and who says so? We discussed the issue with Attorney Michael S. Cohen, a partner in the labor and employment department of WolfBlock LLP.
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