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  • I am reading an article about the shooter now from NBC 4 from DC/Virginia (www.nbc4.com) and here's one very noteworthy piece of information: The English major's creative writing was so disturbing that he was referred to the school's counseling ser…
    in VA Tech Tragedy Comment by kyliefan April 2007
  • Charles McCord is still on the "flagship" station of the Imus show. As of today, the Mike and the Mad Dog sports program is on the morning slot Imus held on WFAN (660 in New York and available over the internet) and they were calling it "Mike and th…
    in Imus Comment by kyliefan April 2007
  • When I first entered the workforce, it seemed to me that it was more common for Good Friday to be a paid holiday. I've assumed that the reason was for what SFbay is asking about--mainly, the perception of fairness of observing a Christian holiday.  …
    in Good Friday as Paid Holiday? Comment by kyliefan April 2007
  • We don't have one yet, but are considering one.  I see there are a several (free) news items on hr.blr.com on the topic that you could look through for ideas for elements of your program.  One from November of last year included tips from a fitness …
    in Wellness Program Ideas Comment by kyliefan March 2007
  • Thanks so much to all of you!  You have been a tremendous help, especially in terms of how to (and not to) conduct the actual interviews. I've included a witness to be with me during the interviews and am taking copious notes. As you asked about, we…
    in Investigating employee complaint Comment by kyliefan March 2007
  • I saw your question & I was pretty sure you were right that employers can't prohibit discussions regarding wages among employees.  I decided to Google the term "unions" with "wage discussions" and one of my first hits was on the National Labor R…
    in Discussing Pay at Work Comment by kyliefan March 2007
  • I agree with what everyone is saying regarding talking to the 2 participants in the argument--hopefully, if they're reasonable individuals, upon hearing that their arguments with each other (as opposed to either of their positions on the issue) are …
    in Iraq War and Politics Comment by kyliefan April 2007
  • I agree with giambino's advice.  I would be sure to justify asking your question by specifically mentioning the actual performance issues you or others have been witnessing--forgetting things, etc.  Be sure to be as specific as possible and be doubl…
    in Danger to Self Comment by kyliefan March 2007
  • I've also found that most of the news regarding automatic enrollment has been positive, but keeping in mind that you are asking if there has been any "negative" news out there , here's one item I found on BLR's Compensation site at http://compensati…
    in 401(k) automatic enrollment Comment by kyliefan February 2007
  • Also, depending on your industry/nature of your work, you may have a number of exempt employees who can accomplish some, if not the majority, of their job responsibilities at home.  If you live in an area where inclement weather is common, any depar…
    in Weather Wimps Comment by kyliefan February 2007
  • I think that IrisD and HRgsf have identified the two main keys to making such an employee feel comfortable about staying home.  First, if they have access to company files, e-mail, etc. then they could still accomplish something (even if it's just h…
    in Keeping Sick Employees Home Comment by kyliefan February 2007
  • It's reached the point with the Super Bowl that asking people to come in to work day after is just like scheduling them to work on January 1. We have a young workforce, and from all I've overheard, they approach Super Bowl weekend just like New Year…
    in Super Bowl Flu Comment by kyliefan February 2007
  • I know this might go against the grain of what many other employers are thinking, but I think a minimum wage increase is long overdue. Given our industry (retail) it's not a shock that we have a lot of turnover, but it is sky high among the lowest p…
    in Increase in the minimum wage Comment by kyliefan January 2007
  • Can any of your "weather wimps" do their jobs from home?  You could require them to take work home if they can do it from a PC.
    in Weather Wimps Comment by kyliefan January 2007
  • I think the other problem trying to have such a prohibition is enforcing it.  Many of our employees are in their 20s, single, and socialize together on weekends/after work.  And we're going to tell them that all of their relationships need to remain…
    in Office Romance Comment by kyliefan January 2007
  • I ran a search on BLR's hr website and found an article that says the new categories should be used in 2007--it's found at http://hr.blr.com/display.cfm/id/75152.  It reads in part: "If the employer is not able to fill out the new racial/ethnic cat…
    in New EEO-1 Report Comment by kyliefan January 2007
  • I work for an office supply store, and my opinion would be that unless the piercing actually detracts from customer service--such as the person can't communicate properly (with stud in tongue) that the general public is pretty much accepting of pier…
    in Body Piercing and Tatoos Comment by kyliefan January 2007