Latest News & Views

• Boosting flex account enrollment: Try this
  July 2, 2009 by Bill Meltzer

  Looking for a way to make flex accounts a little more employee friendly? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Health care, In this week's e-newsletter - Benefits, Latest News & Views, My best management idea

  
• Good news on FMLA clarification
  July 2, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  It’s finally clear: When requesting Family and Medical Leave Act time off, your employees are obligated to follow your usual policies and procedures. More…

  
  

  Posted in: FMLA, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

  
• Opinion: Supreme Court rules on testing! (Ho-hum)
  July 1, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  The High Court ruling on the New Haven, CT, firefighters’ case seems as if should have some relevance to the day-to-day job of being an HR manager. Except it probably doesn’t. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, Hiring, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

  
• Answers to tricky HR questions: Handling resignations
  July 1, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  Our team of experts fields real-life everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: What’s the best approach when it looks like an employee is going to resign to go to work for another company? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Answers to tricky HR questions, Behavior, Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Pay and benefits, Terminations

  
• Employer takes heat over Web privacy policies
  June 30, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  When one employer tried to pry into prospective employees’ use of the Internet, the exercise didn’t play well when the public got wind of it. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, policies

  
• HR’s lighter side: Employer mandates boxers, briefs, whatever
  June 26, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  Employees of the city of Brooksville, FL, will have to follow a new dress code, including the mandatory wearing of underwear. We have just one question. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Behavior, Discipline, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

  
• What HR managers said: The outlook for business
  June 26, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  A survey asked HR managers to predict their company’s key human-resources indicators. Here’s what they said. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Incentives, Latest News & Views, Leave, Money, Pay and benefits

  
• Form 5500: Who’s counted as a plan participant?
  June 25, 2009 by Bill Meltzer

  One of the trickiest areas in completing Form 5500 is properly tallying and reporting the number of participants in your benefit plans. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Answers to tricky HR questions, Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter - Benefits, Latest News & Views, Pay and benefits

  
• IRS drops enforcement of cell-phone tax
  June 25, 2009 by Kerry Isberg

  Despite the Internal Revenue Service’s  recent efforts to simplify compliance with employer-provided cell phone rules, the agency’s Commissioner, Doug Shulman, has found a better way to solve the problem. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Money, Records documentation, policies

  
• Our favorite Web sites: Finding and getting stimulus funds
  June 24, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  Alert your CFO: The government won’t be releasing complete economic stimulus info until at least October. But this Web site’s got a complete breakdown for you right now, and it even lets you know if your organization could be eligible.

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  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Money, Our favorite Web sites

  
• Pros and cons of telecommuting programs
  June 23, 2009 by Bill Meltzer

   Identifying some of the risks of telecommuting programs can help your company avoid them. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter - Benefits, Incentives, Latest News & Views, Management

  
• Do you know the right questions to ask an IT applicant?
  June 23, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

  Some HR managers just run a cursory check on qualifications and pass along candidates to the company IT boss or the exec who oversees technology. That’s usually a mistake. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Hiring, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

  

Special Report

• Congress eyes new bills that toughen 401(k) rules

  

  Voters are screaming at Congress about the roller-coaster dip in 401(k)s. And Congress is listening — and reacting.

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