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The Bush administration plans to stiffen its worksite enforcement rules to catch and punish employers that knowingly hire undocumented immigrants. "Congress didn't give us comprehensive immigration reform, so we are going to do what we can with...

As the enforcement date--March 1--for the Legal Arizona Workers Act drew near, HR professionals turned to local Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapters and each other for help. Throughout 2007 and into 2008, the Arizona SHRM State...

In November, Walgreens--one of the nation's largest drugstore retailers--will open a state-of-the-art distribution center in Windsor, Conn. It will be the company's second facility designed specifically to employ people with disabilities and is patterned...

When Jerome Carter began his human resource career nearly 27 years ago, "globalization" wasn't part of his vocabulary. Now, as senior vice president of human resources for International Paper Co., Carter says without hesitation that globalization represents...

If you ever need proof about how the human resource profession is changing, check the "Help Wanted" section of your local newspaper. The following recruitment ad appeared in the April 1992 issue of HR Magazine: Vice President of Human Resources....

U.S. universities' academic and research achievements, often in partnership with business, contribute significantly to the United States' standing as one of the most innovative and competitive countries. Now, in a nascent trend that could affect...

Individuals may sue plan sponsors under Section 502(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 20. A high court ruling issued more than 20 years ago suggested otherwise, the Supreme Court noted....

American Electric Power had just about every type of employee and manager self-service technology on the market. The Columbus, Ohio-based electric utility, with 20,000 employees, provided all HR policies, procedures and forms online, too. The problem...

A House bill creating a new way for employers to check the work eligibility status of new hires has the support of a coalition of HR groups seeking a secure and reliable verification system. The proposed New Employee Verification Act (H.R. 5515)--introduced...

Q We are thinking about changing our payday. What issues should we be concerned about before we decide to make the switch? A Paydays are sacred and eagerly anticipated. Before you decide to make a change, consider the following: [ILLUSTRATION...

In the United States, companies spend $46.8 billion a year on incentive travel and merchandise for employee awards alone, according to a study released last August by the Incentive Federation Inc., in Vienna, Va. Yet few managers calculate the return...

The J.J. Keller Foundation Inc. has donated $100,000 to fully cover the Society for Human Resource Managment (SHRM) Foundation's Regional Scholarship program. "This program is a perfect fit for our foundation's focus area of education," said Marne...

At Aetna Corp. in Hartford, Conn., a chief executive officer with an appreciation for HR and a charismatic HR executive partnered to rescue the company from the brink of disaster. Now they're looking to the future, creating a comprehensive talent management...

Interpersonal communication, drive/ambition, reputation in the organization, strategic/critical thinking skills, leadership skills and HR work experience were key factors that helped HR professionals move into, or advance, their careers, according...

An interview experience should leave a lasting, positive impression of the company, whether the candidate receives and accepts an offer or not. And in today's competitive talent marketplace, HR professionals should deliver that sort of experience....

Tough national immigration policies are causing many U.S. and Canadian companies to increase their efforts to recruit and retain local talent. But the need to hire foreign nationals--and the obstacles to doing so--are still very much realities that...

Managers at AMX, a designer of high-end remote controls in the tech corridor outside Dallas, mention an unusual employee benefit when recruiting promising young job candidates: workday access to an automated closed-circuit radio station that plays...