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Free online tools can test applicants’ computer skills

05/01/2007

To discover how fast and accurately applicants can type, sit them down to take a free typing test on www.typingtest.com …

Stay on top of your favorite blogs

05/01/2007

If you want to stay updated on good HR blogs (such as “Case in Point” at http://blog.theHRSpecialist.com), sign up with Squeet (www.squeet.com), a free service that delivers blogs to your e-mail inbox …

Workers’ comp trend: ‘BlackBerry thumb’ injuries

05/01/2007

Employment attorneys are warning of growing employer liability for so-called “BlackBerry thumb.” The repetitive-stress injuries to employees’ hands and thumbs result from overuse of personal digital assistants, or PDAs …

How to handle teleworkers’ home office tech needs

05/01/2007

Should your organization buy a computer, pay for Internet access and maintain the equipment that your teleworkers use in their home offices? The federal government recently authorized its agencies do all of that for their teleworkers. And that may be the smart play for your organization, too …

Security-Breach Notification Onus Falls on Michigan Employers

05/01/2007

Michigan employers will have a new set of responsibilities when the state’s new security-breach notification law takes effect on July 2. Under the law, owners and licensers of databases are required to notify Michigan residents whose personal information has been accessed by an unauthorized person. Failure to provide timely notice will subject employers to both fines and civil lawsuits …

Benchmark your health benefits with other Michigan employers

04/01/2007

Wondering how your health care benefits measure up against those of other Michigan employers? Find out by participating in McGraw Wentworth’s 2007 Mid-Market Group Benefits Survey …

New rules affect how you store and preserve electronic records

04/01/2007

New federal court rules for electronic-records maintenance and discovery took effect on Dec. 1, 2006. The rules govern discovery of electronically stored information in federal civil litigation …

Alert low-Income workers to overlooked tax credits

04/01/2007

Some of your organization’s employees may be eligible for a larger tax refund without knowing it. You can do them a huge favor (and earn some good will) by introducing them to those tax savings …

Punishing a worker for personal blog post

04/01/2007

Q. One of my staff showed me an Internet link to another employee’s personal blog, which included racial and offensive comments about our company and employees. Can we reprimand the employee for the racial slurs?

Let cops search computers; don’t fear a privacy lawsuit

04/01/2007

With all the talk about workplace privacy, remember that your organization, not the employee, owns the computers and the data in them. You needn’t fear a privacy lawsuit if you give permission for law enforcement to read e-mail, search hard drives or access phone numbers on company-owned cell phones …