Tony Kessler
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John Phillips has posted a short item on this blog describing a possible FMLA wrinkle when it comes to obtaining medical certification for a swine flu episode: Because some flu patients are being told over the phone to stay away from the doctor's of…
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OK, Paul, how did you manage to sneak that photo past the palace guards? tk
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Our very own Brad Forrister and Sharon McKnight deserve credit for putting the policy together. They crafted it with information from various government and private sources, including the editors of Hawaii Employment Law Letter, who were out front o…
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plynnl, that's ok -- as long as no one forwards the Smilie Instructions to my boss. He thinks I'm working :angel: tk
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Nae, Sign Smilie is available to you already (no, I don't think you can edit the sign). Here's where to find it: Hit "reply" to this thread. Immediately above the area where you type in your reply, you'll see a smilie face. Click on the down arrow n…
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:back to topic: If you're looking for a sample H1N1 flu pandemic policy for your workplace, you can download one now at [URL]http://www.hrhero.com/whitepapers/[/URL] -- tk
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Paul, please remove the Post-It Notes from the edge of your computer screen. They are cluttering our view.
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Here is a link to the EEOC press release. tk [URL]http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-5-09.html[/URL]
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Paul, this is such a stellar group that I didn't think a warning was necessary. You folks rock, especially when it comes to being civil! Hmmm . . . if people are visiting, though, you could be right. Maybe we should ask Frank to wear pants today. tk
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Paul, I've seen several national TV and newspaper articles about the outbreak at Washington State. It probably didn't get bigger headlines because the news was fairly positive: No one was seriously ill, according to the reports I saw/read, and no on…
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Nae, thanks for providing a more reader-friendly link! tk
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Paul, great video! Does Cannon Beach have a half marathon? I haven't done one in Oregon yet. tk
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KSR, if you're still up for making the three-hour road trip from Memphis, I wanted to let you know that chocolate cake will be served tomorrow (8-7-09). Celeste is heading up the company's August outreach effort, raising funds to help kids buy neede…
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Paul, thanks for the heads up on the would-be Twitter followers of ill or questionable repute! We do of course block anyone we recognize to be a spammer, mass marketer, or purveyor of porn and/or Viagra. Sometimes, though, it isn't all that clearcut…
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Greetings, I can't believe it's already been more than four months since we launched our Twitter account, @HRHero. I'm happy to report that we now have a solid group of "followers," just over 250, including some of you Forumites, who are definitely…
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Nae, you suggested that Bernie Madoff probably went quietly to prison to try to limit the damage to what remains of his wife's suddenly-turned-upside-down life. I believe there is a lot of truth to what you say. An update in today's Wall St. Journal…
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Like Dutch, we've enjoyed one of our nicest and wettest Julys ever in Middle TN. Great running weather. Not so much fun when it comes to mowing the lawn. By the way, congrats to Dutch on passing 1,300 posts. Paul, meanwhile, is approaching 4,000! St…
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I bet Lance will end up with a strong team. Contador's unpredictable and self-centered decisions about when to take off from the field had to rub many of his Astana teammates (in addition to Lance) the wrong way. By taking off near the end of one st…
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OK, the tour is over. What did you think? I thought the individual stages were pretty dull and, after a while, fairly predictable. But the mountain climbs were intense, the French countryside was as beautiful as ever, and the daily drama between Lan…
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For those of you who can't get enough good information about the issues and angles to the Sotomayor confirmation hearings, we've published a special HR Hero Line (weekly e-zine) today. Our web content mastermind Wendi Watts put together the package …
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Library HR, greetings! :welcome: One other suggestion: Go up to the top of this page and do an "advanced search" for "salary survey." You'll find links to several dozen previous threads on the subject. In one, a Forumite recommends going to [URL="h…
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Could be that the Huffington Post has done a better job of getting its blog entries to show up first on a "Wal-Mart fined $7,000" Google search. tk
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Yes, the fine was only $7,000. But the [I]Huffington Post[/I] is reporting that in early May, Wal-Mart struck a deal with the District Attorney to drop her criminal investigation, which would have subjected the company to a $10,000 fine if convicted…
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Lance certainly appears to be a great athlete, and I find myself checking in on the race despite vows never to do so again after so many of the top riders were disqualified for doping over the last few years. When I checked Versus yesterday, they we…
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Please don't get in the car just yet. I'm having some technical issues -- trying to get the cake to cook evenly in our new model cake pan, which of course is in the shape of an HR Hero shield. tk p.s. Holly, how did we end up talking about chocolat…
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Paul, thanks for your concern, but I'm hanging in there. Right now I'm looking out the window at a beautiful blue sky with scattered white drifting clouds. Temps starting out in the low 70s this morning. No hugs needed at the moment to get me throug…
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John Phillips, who has written extensively about the Sotomayor nomination, has posted some early general thoughts about today's Supreme Court ruling. tk [URL]http://employmentlawpost.com/theword/2009/06/29/sotomayor-reversed-by-supreme-court/[/URL]…
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In the Ricci case, Supreme Court has ruled in the white New Haven firefighters' favor. As you probably know, the ruling reverses a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals-court judge. Here is a link to the Court's rul…
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Supreme Court is expected to release its ruling on the Ricci case (New Haven firefighters' reverse discrimination claims) in the next hour or so. We'll keep you posted. tk
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Here is a fairly recent thread on the subject (from 2/09): [URL]http://forum.hrlaws.com/showthread.php?t=56717&highlight=Odor[/URL] If you go to the top of the page and do an advanced search for "odor," you'll see some others. Hope this helps.…