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Featured Resource: 5 lessons for your new managers
February 2013
Today's employment law arena is riddled with HR-related land mines for unwary new managers. These managers are often overwhelmed with their new responsibilities, but the stakes are too high to count on them simply learning as they go. . . .
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Online Exclusive: Checklist for an HR audit
CEA Online Exclusive January 2013
Periodic HR audits are essential to ensuring your organization is making the best use of its human resources while ensuring legal compliance that will reduce its potential for liability. Our checklist will help you develop a comprehensive audit that covers all of the bases. You can add or delete areas of focus as appropriate for your organization. . . .
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Legislation:
Overview of the new state employment laws
December 2012
Governor Brown faced a pile of new bills this fall and signed many of them into law, including several related to employment. We highlight some of the most important employment-related laws below. Unless otherwise noted, the laws take effect January 1, 2013. . . .
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Survey highlights HR focus for 2013
November 2012
BLR, CER's parent company, recently surveyed 541 HR professionals about their policy plans for the upcoming year. Almost 42% of respondents identified social media policies as the biggest challenge fo . . .
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Featured resource: 5 tips for handling election season distractions
September 2012
With the 2012 elections just around the corner, political debates are heating up, and the workplace isn't immune to them. Political disputes can interfere with employees' productivity or, worse yet, lead to heated conflicts between employees and their coworkers or others. Even when employees support the same candidate or agree on an issue, their fervid discussions can suck up time they should be spending on their jobs. . . .
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Study finds workers want more accountability and empowerment
April 2012
Fierce, Inc., a communication training and leadership development company, has released the results of a survey examining employees' perception of workplace practices. Unfortunately for employers, many employees (44 percent of respondents) believe their organization's workplace . . .
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Online Exclusive: Employee Fraud Prevention Checklist
CEA Online Exclusive November 2011
Employee fraud is always a risk, but that risk jumps significantly in tough economic times when struggling employees can feel they have no choice. Employers need to do everything they can to head off potential perpetrators and uncover ongoing fraud schemes. . . .
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Employee Embezzlement, Part 1:
How It Happens and How to Stop It
November 2011
When the San Francisco Giants baseball club made the headlines this past summer, it wasn't always for its play on the field. In late August, FBI agents arrested a Giants' payroll manager on suspicion of embezzling more than $1.5 million from team accounts. . . .
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Survey suggests workplace communication will move to real-time tools
October 2011
A survey conducted by Robert Half Technology indicates that email could soon become the new snail mail. The company interviewed more than 1,400 chief information officers from employers across the United States with 100 or more employees. More than half (54 percent) said . . .
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