Archive for December, 2007

New Year’s Resolutions for HR

December 28, 2007 at 12:22 pm by: Maine Employment Law Letter

Around the New Year, many of us start to consider what we could do better in the coming year. We consider things like joining a gym and eating more vegetables. It’s also a good time to think about how we could improve our work performance.
Audio Conference: New Year, New Laws, New Employee Handbook? What to [...]

It’s College Bowl — and Office Pool — Season

December 28, 2007 at 8:14 am by: Colorado Employment Law Letter

by John Husband
Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. ~ Vince Lombardi

Lordy, Lordy, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Turns 40

December 14, 2007 at 9:07 am by: Kansas Employment Law Letter

by Boyd A. Byers
Forty is a mystical number in many cultures. In ancient Babylonia, the number was known as kissatuin, meaning “the excellent quantity.” The great flood described in the Bible resulted from 40 days and 40 nights of rain. Forty is the only number, when spelled out in English, whose [...]

What To Do When Bosses Are Bullies

December 7, 2007 at 9:21 am by: Nevada Employment Law Letter

What should employers do when workplace bullying and bad behavior are coming down the corporate ladder from bosses? Here are some ways to see if your frontline managers and supervisors are creating a bad work environment.
Audio Conference: Busting Workplace Bullies: Reduce the Legal Risks of Abusive Behavior