Tony Kessler
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June obviously has come and gone and still no COBRA subsidy extension, although President Obama today urged Congress to add it to a bill that's in the legislative pipeline. tk [B][URL="http://twitter.com/huffingtonpost"][/URL][/B][UR…
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We've got a quorum that rarely lacks decorum: Employers Forum! ::pb&J:: Have a nice Memorial Day weekend, all -- tk
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Wow, Julie, that makes more sense than anything else I've read or heard since the show ended last night. And succinct to boot!
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Frank, no need to apologize -- please elaborate! thx tk
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chemker, I'm sorry about your frustration. Which event are you signed up for? Tony
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This morning John Phillips has commented on the latest firing (NC waitress) at [url]http://bit.ly/cd0XCe[/url]
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Here is a new article on the subject from today's [I]Washington Post[/I]: [URL]http://bit.ly/bFmdeK[/URL] Interestingly, the article says questions remain about whether families will be charged additional premiums to let young adults stay on or rej…
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:back to topic: Well, this is sorta related to the topic that triggered this thread -- [I]i.e.[/I], when people weigh about a colleague or, really, anything else on a website while remaining anonymous. Some journalists are beginning to think that a…
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Tennessee Employment Law Letter editor John Phillips has written about the latest episode of Undercover Boss (Roto-Rooter). John flushes out the problems with the company's approach to fixing isolated, individual problems and establishing costly -- …
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Here's a long article about Undercover Boss from today's [I]NY Times.[/I] [URL]http://nyti.ms/bV8Mwb[/URL] And here's an opinion piece from the same issue. It focuses on the first (Waste Management) episode . . . and trashes the show. [url]http:/…
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There is also a USERRA "Hot Topics" page with lots of info on this website. tk [url]http://www.hrhero.com/topics/userra.html[/url]
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According to the overnight Nielsen ratings, "Undercover Boss" dropped in numbers of viewers from the previous week, but not as much as you would think. The big loser in that time slot apparently was "Desperate Housewives." Paul, did you watch any of…
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A bit like last week's episode of Undercover Boss, today's event seemed a tad too scripted for me. Not sure if the apology will fully get Tiger off the hook with the public. Behind the scenes, though, maybe it helps him to begin to repair his marria…
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Paul, I agree with the commercial part. It really did feel like a marketing piece at times. But what company in their right mind would agree to do this if CBS couldn't assure them on the front end that negative lighting would be kept to a minimum an…
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The clothing-free trend took a nasty but humorous turn in a third Super Bowl commercial -- about Casual Fridays gone awry. Frank, did you happen to have a cameo in that ad? tk
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Paul, et al., here is an editorial from today's NY Times on the subject. tk [URL]http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/opinion/28thu3.html?th&emc=th[/URL]
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Speaking of Brett Favre, John Phillips has written an interesting blog entry today on why you shouldn't allow an employee to determine exclusively how a succession plan is set up and when it will (or won't) be implemented. If you were the Vikings, y…
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At least it was a little stronger than the other poll I could have posted . . . the Brett Favre poll ("should he stay or should he go?"), don't you think? tk
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Jim Robb tells me that he and his tech crew may have found "something that might have been causing an intermittent problem, and fixed it, we hope." Let us know if you encounter anymore problems with accessing the site. Jim has many high-tech projec…
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Greetings, all, Our tech folks haven't been able to find any specific problems, and things appear to be working OK for now. If that changes, though, please send me a link to wherever you are specifically trying to go when the system doesn't respond.…
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Frank, thanks for the heads up. I'll check to see what's going on. tk
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Both John Phillips (Tennessee Employment Law Letter editor and blogger extraordinaire) and Dan Oswald (our boss at M. Lee Smith Publishers and HRHero) have analyzed the lessons from last night's Senate election vote on HRHero's sister website, [URL=…
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In "The Word on Employment Law" today, John Phillips has come up with an interesting solution for all the late-night drama: "Fire them all!" He would fire Leno, Conan, even Letterman, and then hold an American Idol-like contest to determine, once an…
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Wow. If you were faced with a similar situation, I wonder if many of you would take the same approach today's [I]Wall Street Journal[/I] is reporting that NBC will take. That is, pay Conan a whopping $40 million to go quietly into the night, so to s…
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Mega =D>
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Wow is right! =D> Nevada HR, please post a photo so we can see what a REAL weekend project looks like. Most impressive. On your end, did you have to tap into your HR patience and motivational skills to help see the work through to the end? tk
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Frank, you changed your avatar -- result of a New Year's resolution of some sort? tk
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Happy Birthday (tomorrow), Joannie!
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Our Human Resources News blog on [URL="http://www.employmentlawpost.com"]www.employmentlawpost.com[/URL] continues to be swamped with notes and stories from laid-off workers who are hoping the COBRA subsidy will be extended. As ritaanz mentioned abo…
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On his blog, TN Employment Law Letter editor John Phillips has written a series of seven posts exploring the ramifications of the tragedy at Fort Hood, many of them focusing on workplace violence. Here is a link. tk [URL="http://employmentlawpost…