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Flex your strategic muscle to avoid being ‘outsourced’

10/01/2003
Issue: As outsourcing grows and gains popularity, you need to prove your value to the organization.
Benefit: Protect your job and build a reputation as a “big-picture” …

Stop ‘overcomplying’ with employment laws

10/01/2003
Issue: Many small organizations waste time and money complying with employment laws that apply only to larger businesses.
Benefit: By knowing which laws you can ignore, you’ll trim your workload …

Prevent managers from interfering with employees’ ADA rights

10/01/2003
You know that you can’t retaliate against employees who request accommodation under the Americans with Disabil-ities Act (ADA). But in addition to this anti-retaliation rule, the law includes a little-known “interference” …

Hear ‘Great idea, but …’ for the final time

10/01/2003

The biggest mistake you can make in trying to sell your ideas is to pitch them to the management team as a group. It’s much more effective to influence their thinking one person at a time. Here’s how:

Too small for FMLA? Think again; you may be an ‘integrated employer’

09/01/2003
If your company has fewer than 50 workers, yet is somehow linked to another employer or location, you may incorrectly believe that you don’t need to comply with …

Perform ‘spot check’ for offensive pictures, calendars

09/01/2003
The EEOC recently slapped a Pennsylvania steel plant with a sexual harassment lawsuit. The alleged crime? It “condoned sexual harassment” by allowing some employees to post erotic pictures, posters and calendars …

Focus on 5 key qualities to add value to your organization

09/01/2003
Issue: New research helps you focus on boosting HR’s standing within the organization.
Benefit: Improve your worth within the company and marketability …

Weed out applicants with ‘silver bullet’ interview question

09/01/2003
Issue: Interviewers often have one pet question they use to test an applicant’s quality.
Benefit: The right question can separate the contenders from the pretenders …

Tap new EEOC Web site for investigation insight

09/01/2003
The EEOC is coming after you for workplace discrimination. Now what? One good source, surprisingly, is the EEOC’s own site, which now offers a section titled “EEOC Investigations, What an Employer …

Update your emergency plan with these online tools

09/01/2003
Last month’s blackout in the Northeast proved that company emergency-response plans must prepare for all types of disasters. Here are some online sources to help you review your plan: the Society …