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		<title>Allowing Gambling at Work: A Good Bet or Bad Odds?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Celeste Blackburn
Are your employees gambling at work? With the Super Bowl and NCAA basketball tournaments coming up, it&#8217;s almost a sure bet that at least some employees are gambling on sports during company time, using company equipment. Sometimes, employees don&#8217;t wait for major sporting event to gamble, instead betting on the Oscars, American Idol, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2012/01/26/allowing-gambling-at-work-a-good-bet-or-bad-odds/</link>
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		<title>Can I Get a Second Opinion on Worker&#8217;s Readiness to Return from FMLA Leave?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Steve Jones
Q: Can an employer send an employee who is returning from Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to a company-appointed physician for a second opinion to verify that he is able to perform the essential functions of his job?

A: No. The FMLA doesn&#8217;t permit an employer to request a second or third [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2012/01/24/can-i-get-a-second-opinion-on-workers-readiness-to-return-from-fmla-leave/</link>
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		<title>Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors: Front-Burner Issue Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Kara E. Shea
Independent contractors, by definition, are self-employed. Because they aren&#8217;t employees, they aren&#8217;t covered by employment, labor, and related tax laws. As a result, some employers may be tempted to reclassify employees as independent contractors to avoid taxes, benefits, record-keeping requirements, overtime, and other expenses.

Wage and Hour Compliance Manual
Contractors are a popular solution
Does [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2012/01/19/misclassificating-employees-as-independent-contractors-front-burner-issue-again/</link>
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		<title>Widespread Discontentment May Increase Employee Turnover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the calendar has turned to 2012, employers and employees alike are taking stock. Will the new year bring relief from a long recession? Will layoffs slow down and hiring speed up? Will discontented, overworked employees have a chance to recharge?
The answers are specific to individual employers and employees, but survey data provide some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2012/01/17/widespread-discontentment-may-increase-employee-turnover/</link>
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		<title>HR Employment Law Resolutions for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new year is off and running, but it&#8217;s not too late for human resources professionals to make a few employment law-related resolutions that should make their lives easier in 2012.
Sexual harassment policies
Boyd Byers a partner with Foulston Siefkin LLP in Wichita, Kansas, says attention to sexual harassment policies should top the list of resolutions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2012/01/12/hr-employment-law-resolutions-for-2012/</link>
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		<title>10 Tips for Your Business&#8217; Drug and Alcohol Policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Drugs, alcohol, and employment generally don&#8217;t mix well. Employers face tricky choices when creating policies that address workplace substance use and abuse while still ensuring they stay within the bounds of state and federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employers must decide whether to require drug testing and then craft policies that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2012/01/05/10-tips-for-your-business-drug-and-alcohol-policy/</link>
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		<title>Complying with ADA Regulations for Web Accessibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether engaging in a specific project, such as working with IT to incorporate text-to-speech readers or other assistive technology in your online environment, or carrying out the seemingly simple task of adjusting your hiring and recruiting page, you must be up to date on Web access for disabled employees and applicants.
Are you aware of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2011/12/15/complying-with-ada-regulations-for-web-accessibility/</link>
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		<title>Gift-Giving Policies for the Workplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the time of year when gift-giving shifts into high gear. Maybe a vendor sends an oversized tin of cookies or basket of fruit for the whole office to enjoy. Or maybe coworkers in neighboring cubicles pick out presents for each other. Sometimes a vendor or client hands over an expensive gift to one particular [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2011/12/06/gift-giving-policies-for-the-workplace/</link>
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		<title>Power Corrupts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mark I. Schickman
At its heart, the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) football scandal is a criminal matter. But it&#8217;s also the ultimate example of sexual harassment being permitted to recur openly, continuously, and notoriously in a workplace. It&#8217;s a sober reminder of what can happen if any person or group believes they are bigger than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2011/11/15/power-corrupts/</link>
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		<title>Attorney Blasts DOL&#8217;s &#8216;Gotcha Approach&#8217; to Workplace Enforcement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division&#8217;s (WHD) recent enforcement efforts represent a flawed approach that assumes incorrectly that employers are deliberately violating the law, according to David Fortney, cofounder of Fortney &#38; Scott, LLC, in Washington, D.C., who testified before a U. S. House of Representatives subcommittee November 3.
Fortney, editor of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2011/11/04/attorney-blasts-dols-gotcha-approach-to-workplace-enforcement/</link>
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