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Color. Although it has been prominently listed for nearly to years as a protected category under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the meaning of the word seems lost on many businesspeople. Employees, managers and some HR professionals don't...

In a job-recovery survey conducted earlier this year by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and The Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com, almost two-thirds of the employees who responded said they were extremely likely to begin or to...

The Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 8th Annual Workplace Diversity Conference and Exposition brought together civil rights activists, journalists and academicians to address the more than 800 diversity program managers and HR professionals...

With their share of medical coverage costs skyrocketing, many employees are fuming--not only at employers and insurers but also at those around them. Some employees are starting to lay the blame for rising health coverage costs on co-workers whose...

Ford Motor Company v. Catalanotte, 6th Cir., No. 02-1237, Aug. 28, 2003. An employer was entitled to injunctive relief and damages against an employee that registered and attempted to profit from the sale of a domain name similar to a company trademark,...

Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services Sumterville SECO, one of the nation's largest electric cooperatives in the nation, is currently seeking an experienced HR executive for its corporate headquarters office. This position is responsible...

First in a two-part series. Picture this: You terminate an employee and decide, without legal obligation, to offer the individual severance pay. In response, the employee asks you to make the check out to the lawyer he has just hired to sue you....

Washingtonian magazine has selected the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as one of 50 "Great Places to Work" in the region, the organization announced Oct. 23. Washingtonian, which has recognized top employers in the Washington, D.C.,...

While common functional benchmarks are safe and easy, adopting customized strategic performance measures is where HR can truly demonstrate its value. ********** Measuring HR's performance is an increasingly important concern for HR professionals,...

WHEN I DO DRUGS MY MOM AND DAD SPEND THEIR DAYS WORRYING INSTEAD OF WORKING. AND THAT'S GOT A BUNCH OF GUYS IN SUITS SOMEWHERE ALL STRESSED OUT. 'CAUSE IT MEANS KIDS LIKE ME ARE KINDA ROBBING COMPANIES BLIND. ********** I DIDN'T KNOW anything...

A surge in human resources outsourcing by small firms as well as large corporations could occur as companies seek cost savings and gain increasing confidence in the abilities of outside firms to take over portions or all of the HR function effectively,...

Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR). The NAHR also asked two SHRM members to join its ranks this year and honored...

Abstract The impact of the aging workforce--particularly in developed countries--is beginning to be felt globally in the economy, in businesses, in communities, and even in people's family life. It is critical that governments, employers, and communities...

By now, most HR professionals have gotten a handle on basic HR metrics, such as how long it takes to hire people and how much it costs to bring them on board. Now, HR leaders are exploring the exciting frontier of how their workforce, and each division...

Raising questions or challenging the CEO could be critical to your success in HR and the future of your company. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But before you charge into your boss's office fists pounding, you should take stock: Make sure you've established...

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With many people out of work and corporate America coping with a difficult economy, one would expect that a signing bonus--a financial incentive for an individual to join a particular organization--would have gone the way of the dinosaurs. However,...