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Wal-Mart gets its first union contract
(August 26, 2008)
From Northern Exposure
Wal-Mart, which has until now apparently been union-free, has had a union contract imposed on it in Quebec. The contract covers an auto center, Tire & Lube Express, which is part of a store in Gatineau, near the Ontario border. The small group of about eight employees apparently received union certification three years ago. Read more
Time to start collecting data for new Vets-100A form
(August 26, 2008)
From Employer Law Report
Many federal contractors will be required to file their first annual VETS-100A report by September 30, 2009 based on a final rule issued earlier this year. In order to complete the new report, federal contractors covered by the new rule must start collecting the required data no later than August 31, 2008. Read more
Alabama state employees to pay for extra weight
(August 26, 2008)
From Delaware Employment Law Blog
Fat employees, beware. The State of Alabama has issued an official "crackdown" on unfit employees. That’s right. The state has issued a get-fit mandate. Employees have one year to "see the light," so to speak. Either get moving towards thin or face a bulging health-care premium. Employees who fail to trim their waistlines will pay $25 a month for insurance that will be free to their leaner coworkers. Read more
Ohio governor opposes Ohio Healthy Families Act
(August 22, 2008)
From Employer Law Report
Opponents of the Ohio Healthy Families recently received a boost when Governor Strickland announced his opposition to the Ohio Healthy Families Act hours after discussions with business leaders and the SEIU failed. In the coming months, we can expect an all out media blitz from both sides of this issue. As a result, the Ohio business community needs to understand how to legally and effectively communicate with their workforces so that they understand the detriments of this paid sick leave mandate. Just as important, because employers will not be able to reduce or eliminate other forms of leave in order to comply with the OHFA after enactment, all employers with at least 25 employees in Ohio need to begin the process of planning how they will comply with the OHFA, if it passes. Read more
Perils of sending political emails at work
(August 22, 2008)
From HR Hero Line
What's so bad about discussing politics at work? Well, unfortunately you may make people who you work with, you work for, or report to you feel uncomfortable. Read more in this week's HR Hero Line
Politics and work, part 2: public employers
(August 22, 2008)
From HR Hero Line
In the July 11 issue of HR Hero Line, we looked at the restrictions private employers face when it comes to politics in the workplace. The second part of our series examines the considerations unique to public employers as the political season continues toward the elections. Public employers face significant free-speech concerns if they make employment decisions based on an employee's political activity.
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Interviewing!
From That's What She Said
(August 22, 2008)
We’re in the middle of election season and the race for the White House. When you’re deciding between McCain and Obama, perhaps it would help if you treated the election like what it really is: a job interview. Read more
Advance authorization required for visa waiver travelers
(August 22, 2008)
From Employer Law Report
Organizations with overseas operations in certain countries that routinely send employees to the United States for short-term business travel now need to plan ahead before sending employees to the airport. In its ongoing efforts "to strengthen the security of travel to the United States," the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented a new protocol for Visa Waiver travelers. Read more
The No Nonsense Guide to Leadership
(August 22, 2008)
From Resources for Humans
The title of It’s Our Ship: The No-Nonsense Guide to Leadership, another in the series by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff, is deceptive. Not bad deceptive. Good deceptive. He talks about how to he took a rust bucket ship, the worst in the Navy, and made it into one of the best. But it sounds at first like rehashed advice: be fair to people, listen to different viewpoints, lead by example. Read more
Labor Day 2008: September 1
(August 18 , 2008)
From Diversity Insight
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on September 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing a “Labor Day” on one day or another, and Congress passed a bill to establish a federal holiday in 1894. Read more
HR Hero Videos premiers on YouTube
(August 15, 2008)
From HR Hero Line
HRHero and members of the Employers Counsel Network make their grand debut on YouTube this week with the HRHero Videos channel at www.youtube.com/hrherovideos. On the HRHeroVideos channel, you can find clips from many of our supervisor and human resources training programs. You also can see some videos on the lighter side with Delaware Employment Law Letter’s own Molly DiBianca’s series on how to make the most of the blogosphere (complete with stick-figure drawings) and John Phillips’ famous take on the fictional Animal Employment Protection Act. HR Hero Videos on YouTube
EEOC issues new compliance manual on religious discrimination
(August 13, 2008)
From Labor and Employment Law Blog
Charges alleging religious discrimination are on the rise. Due to the steady increase of such charges, the EEOC has recently issued a new compliance manual to assist employers in their obligation to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and practices. The new manual doesn't significantly change the EEOC's viewpoint on religious discrimination; however, it is designed to be a clarification of this important aspect of equal employment opportunity law. Read more
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