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Must you pay for employees’ work boots and other personal safety gear?

11/20/2007

For years, employers have wondered what kind of personal protective equipment they must furnish and what employees must pay for themselves. After eight years, OSHA has issued a final rule that spells it out. There’s good news for employers.

How to Make Legally Smart Job Offers

11/19/2007
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Employee Handbook Checklist

11/07/2007
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Say what!? Gen Y employees bring great expectations to work

11/06/2007

Perez Hilton, who? d-listed, what? And what in the world does “OMG” mean? If you’re feeling out of touch with workers from younger generations at the office, you’re not alone. Generation Y is reshaping the workplace.

Asking for a Raise: 10 Tips for Making Your Pitch

11/06/2007
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‘Hook’ employees to make your health fair a success

11/01/2007

Health fairs teach employees about your organization’s wellness programs and encourage them to practice healthier habits—but only if they show up. To get your employees interested in blood-pressure screenings and dieting information, think of a hook that will draw them in …

3 steps to creating a corporate ‘Culture of health’

11/01/2007

A culture of health is coming into its own across corporate America. Driven by increasing health care costs and an obesity epidemic that fuels chronic illnesses, corporations are examining their core cost drivers and have arrived at a workable strategy: create a culture that promotes better health across the total employee population …

Technology ‘Petting zoo’ gives employees an early look at IT products

11/01/2007

No animals live at the “petting zoo” at Booz Allen Hamilton’s McLean, VA, headquarters. Instead, the main attraction is “hot-off-the-presses” technology. Employees of the technology consulting firm can sneak a peek at—and try out—high-tech products before they hit the market …

IT administrator who planted ‘Logic bomb’ pleads guilty

11/01/2007

Yung-Hsun “Andy” Lin, a former systems administrator at Medco Health Solutions, pleaded guilty to planting a “logic bomb” on the company’s computer network because he suspected he was about to be laid off. The malicious software, a string of coding that would have wreaked havoc on the company’s systems, was set to detonate on Lin’s birthday …

Delivering bad news? Many bosses hide behind e-Mail

11/01/2007

RadioShack earned a public relations beating last year when it used e-mail notifications to alert 400 employees at its Texas headquarters that they were being laid off. But that practice may be more popular than you think …