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Workplace Culture

Employers Adding Value to Good Employee Health

Most early-adapting companies are in the first of three phases to a value-based approac...

Legal

Arrest of Mercedes Executive in Alabama Renews Debate Over Immigration Laws

Alabama’s immigration law is considered among the toughest in the nation, according to ...

Benefits

Employers, Experts Wary of Feds’ 401(k) Tax Proposals

Two plans to cut the federal deficit could drastically change the tax treatment of 401(...

Staffing Management

Effective Talent Assessment Starts (and Ends) With Leadership

A bad hiring decision can cost a company more than 1.5 times the mis-hire’s salary, dep...

Benefits

Employer Health Care Reform Law Communication Mandate Delayed

The proposed rules would require employers to provide employees with an ‘easy-to-unders...

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Staffing Management

Data Bank Focus: Unemployment – Not all bad news

While the national unemployment rate remained unchanged from July through September at ...

Benefits

Analysis Notes More Large Employers Freeze Defined Benefit Plans

In 2004, as the corporate drive to freeze defined benefit plans was picking up momentum...

Staffing Management

How Do We Determine an Applicant’s Flexibility and Problem-Solving Skill?

I have been told to look for the following traits/competencies when interviewing job ap...