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Happy March Madness! It's officially here, and today is one of the days that employees may be very distracted by all the games taking place during work hours. I thought this article made an interesting point about how taking part in office tourn…
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March Madness is right around the corner! Is this something any of you have to be concerned about (other than your own brackets if you participate)? Is it an issue in your workplace? Aside from issues with betting, this time of year may bring up o…
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Telecommuting is one of my favorite perks that my company offers. On a similar note, I ran across an interesting survey (MetLife’s 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends) yesterday that reveals how much employees really value benefits/perks. …
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Charlie Sheen has now filed a lawsuit against his (now former) employers. See [URL="http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/charlie_sheens_lawsuit_isnt_all_talk_it_has_been_filed_it_seeks_100m_and_it?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_ca…
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Virginia is trying to get the Supreme Court to go ahead and consider the constitutionality challenge to the health care reform law before an appeals court hears the matter. See [URL="http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-09/politics/health.care.challenge_…
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Here's a link to an HR Hero post that provides more information about the case and the settlement: [URL="http://blogs.hrhero.com/hrnews/2011/02/08/company-settles-facebook-firing-case-initiated-by-nlrb/"]http://blogs.hrhero.com/hrnews/2011/02/08/com…
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It certainly looks like this issue is going to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's a link to an HR Hero post that provides more information about yesterday's decision: [URL="http://bit.ly/eDvlwj"]http://bit.ly/eDvlwj[/URL]
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Interesting article, Sharon. I ran across an article this morning that discussed different ways to keep talent. It discussed several "atypical" benefits offerings that some organizations use to retain talent, including: 1. sabbaticals; 2. childcar…
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I love just spending time with my family. We do have one slightly unusual tradition that I really enjoy--we always go see a movie on Christmas day. (Although judging by the amount of people at the theater this year, my family is not the only one wit…
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Holiday parties can present other problems as well (besides monetary issues) and can lead to employee bad behavior, especially when alcohol is involved. Has anyone had any bad holiday party experiences? Have you had to deal with an employee's part…
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It's certainly a good way to get people to notice posts and to subsequently learn about the campaign. If they haven't heard about the campaign when they see a post, however, they may jump to the conclusion that either their friend who posted it came…
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We decided to ask several attorneys in our [URL="http://employerscounsel.net/"]Employers Counsel Network[/URL] about the JetBlue flight attendant's notorious slide. The attorneys who weighed in were from New York City, Montana, Nashville, and Birmin…
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Starting in the 2011 tax year, employers will have to annually report the value of employer-provided health benefits on employees’ Form W-2s. The value is to be determined under rules similar to the COBRA rules, and the first W-2 that must contain t…
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By now, everyone probably knows that President Obama has signed another unemployment benefits extension into law. If you are interested in more information on the new law, The Washington Post reported on the new legislation at [URL="http://www.washi…
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court case ([I]City of Ontario v. Quon[/I]) addressed the issue of technology in the workplace. More specifically, it dealt with the issue of texting on an employer-issued device. When reviewing the facts of the case and the Su…
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The example could definitely stand to be clearer. There is a difference between an employee’s dependent child and an employee’s child under the Internal Revenue Code. An employee’s child may not necessarily qualify as an employee’s dependent under…
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I discussed this question with a knowledgeable benefits attorney who writes a lot of articles for our benefits newsletters. He didn’t think they did since the examples in the statute are not considered by most in his industry to be exhaustive. He a…
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The survey defined commuter benefits as "subsidized carpool/vanpool, flextime, subsidized or pretax transit/parking program or telecommuting." In case anybody is interested in the survey, the 2009 Commuter Impact Survey conducted by TransitCenter c…
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As of this post, there hasn't been any new activity on the COBRA subsidy extension bills. However, HRHero and HRLaws are keeping an eye on the legislation and will keep you informed if and when anything happens.
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The E-Verify system cleared another hurdle this week when a U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the federal government in a lawsuit challenging E-Verify's legality. E-Verify is set to go into effect for federal contractors and subcontractors on S…