Tony Kessler
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Good question, ritaanz. Snopes says it is indeed true, and, acc. to a quick Google search, here is video proof from the [I]Washington Post[/I]. tk [URL]http://bit.ly/9P15JY[/URL]
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Then it sounds like he was being very resourceful under the circumstances, working all the angles that might work. I'm glad everything ended up OK.
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Paul, would the device he was using to update his status on Facebook have allowed him to make a phone call? :-/
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Thanks, Dutch. You saved my day. I'm feeling normal again. ::pb&J::
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Did Nae leave a Friday joke for anyone to post?! If not, we should have thought of this before we let her take off for the week. My schedule is feeling off-kilter, and I finally figured out why.
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[URL]http://bit.ly/9w2OQx[/URL] Today's [I]Tennessean [/I]newspaper tells the story of people whose COBRA subsidy is now expiring and whose health insurance premiums are more than doubling. While this doesn't directly affect HR and your current wor…
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jnoullet, I wouldn't object to having a three-day weekend every week =D> so I'm a little jealous of plynnl [note to self: Ask Andrew if he can find us a good "jealousy emoticon"]. Coincidentally, Delaware Employment Law Letter attorney writer/blo…
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... and also, therefore, the subject of HR Hero's next all-new web seminar, "ADA and Blog Addictions: What Nae Needs to Know Now." tk
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Last Thursday, about three responses before this one, Celeste commented on JetBlue's blog response to the whole Steven Slater tirade. Celeste has since written an interesting Technology for HR blog post of her own, analyzing how the company's respon…
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At the risk of temporarily diverting this extremely interesting discussion (congratulations to all of you for providing such thoughtful insights on a terribly tragic situation), I doubt that the examiner.com piece that Paul cited was vetted by what …
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I can't vouch for its authenticity, but here is a blog entry I just ran across on our @HRHero Twitter feed about the Jet Blue incident. [URL]http://bit.ly/b6E2DY[/URL] However, I can vouch for its profanity. Fasten your seatbelts, and be forewarne…
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Here is sobering commentary from yesterday's Wall Street Journal -- a New Jersey business owner explaining why he isn't doing any hiring right now. tk [URL]http://bit.ly/9cuBQi[/URL]
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Frank, if you don't mind, please share your Twitter "handle" (or account name) with everyone. On Twitter, one is rewarded for being honest and straightforward (it's difficult to be deceptive with only 140 characters to play with), so I can understan…
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Today's [I]NY Times [/I]looks back at the ouster of HP CEO Mark Hurd over his relationship with a company contractor -- now self-identified as a former reality TV contestant. tk [URL]http://nyti.ms/b2ib7x[/URL]
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Today's (8/6/10) [I]NY Times [/I]has a chilling account of the shooter's own 911 call to the CT State Troopers office. I am impressed with how calmly and professionally the officer (reportedly not a trained negotiator) handled the call. tk [URL]htt…
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Tennessee Employment Law Letter editor John Phillips has looked at the Connecticut tragedy and offered his insights in a longer-than-average blog post this morning. John's lessons focus on (1) claims that the CT shooter allegedly experienced racial …
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Nae, I hadn't checked the fine print, but you're right! How did you know?
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Paul, you have been awarded 3 "Schrute Bucks," named after (and by) the master of motivation himself, Dwight Schrute of [I]The Office[/I]. Unfortunately, according to Dwight's formula, you'll need 997 more Schrute Bucks before you can actually redee…
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According to today's [I]NY Times, [/I]some 1.4 million Americans have been out of work for at least 99 weeks, after which no unemployment benefits are available. Today's issue takes a closeup look at the job search of one of the people in that group…
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Dutch, Lance hasn't worked out very well as a domestic/domestique (sp?) (i.e., team worker bee). In addition to the many early falls you mentioned, he hasn't often or maybe ever put himself into a position to help teammate and fellow American Levi L…
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sawynia, we asked Virginia Employment Law Letter editor Jonathan Mook, a national expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act who has led many of our virtual events and audio conferences on the ADA, to weigh in on your question. Here is his reply.…
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Back to the subject of whether social networking interferes with work and leads to employment law problems, here is a column from today's [I]USA Today[/I] that makes the case for letting employees do some "flitting on Facebook": [URL]http://bit.ly/9…
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[URL]http://nyti.ms/aVLZng[/URL] By a 60-40 vote -- the bare minimum required to overcome the threat of a filibuster -- the Senate has voted to cut off debate on a bill extending jobless benefits through November for those who have already used up …
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Hey, I don't do this very often, but I couldn't avoid noticing that we have an audio event coming up next Tuesday that is directly related to this thread. The event promises to cover, among other things, the best way to structure policies to deal wi…
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HappyJ, Here is a link to our Telecommuting Hot Topics page. tk [URL]http://www.hrhero.com/topics/telecommute.html[/URL]
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John Phillips makes the case that what Gen. McChrystal did was classic insubordination and that President Obama had every reason to let the general go today: [URL]http://bit.ly/aDAkmy[/URL]
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Lo and behold, Margaret is quoted in today's [I]Wall Street Journal[/I], in an article on page D6: "Coping as a New Hire at a Dispirited Firm." Here is a link, though it may require a subscription to view. tk [URL]http://bit.ly/cIZEvI[/URL]
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Hearing how busy everyone is, I immediately thought of you this morning when I ran across this [I]Wall Street Journal[/I] article, "Why Relaxing is Hard Work." If you do get a chance to take some time off later this summer, the article offers good a…
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[URL]http://bit.ly/9CBkGU[/URL] Here is a link to a Tuesday audio event we're holding about "The HIRE Act: Benefits and Possible Pitfalls for Employers." Signups for this 90-minute audio presentation are better than I expected, which I hope means m…
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cnghr, what you say about Inside Edition strengthens one of my suspicions. That is, it wouldn't surprise me if Debrahlee parlays her 15 minutes of fame into more fame on the reality-TV-show circuit. And why not? Others, like "Boston Rob" and Rupert …