Employers: Revisit your Family Leave policies
May 14, 2008
In January, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008. Among other things, the NDAA amends the Family Medical Leave Act to permit a “spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin” to take up to 26 weeks of leave to care for a member of the Armed Forces, including […]
Checking references in the MySpace era
May 14, 2008
By Rich Meneghello
Problem: Today’s young adult job seekers are part of the first generation to have grown up on the Internet.
Many, if not most, have established personal pages on sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Xanga and LinkedIn. They take and post pictures of their activities and unashamedly describe their religious, political and even sexual preferences. […]
Adopt a company cell-phone policy
May 14, 2008
By Martha Buyer
Dolan Media Newswires
A telecom-savvy client of mine recently returned from a wireless trade show in Las Vegas. She called to ask some important questions about corporate management of wireless (aka “cell”) phones.
At one presentation, an expert in the area of telecommunications expense management correctly informed his audience the best way to manage the […]
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