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In this section you will find resources specific to policies and practices to assist you in reducing the extent and the severity of work-related injuries and illnesses including whether or not they are regulated by government standards.
Written by Lester S. Rosen
A background screening trend that recently emerged where employers used social network sites such as Facebook – the most popular social networking site with over 500 million active users worldwide – to run ‘Social Network Background Checks’ on job candidates should become even more prevalent in 2011, and increase the legal risks for employers.
Written by Edel Cuadra
Flu season is upon us, and for many employers, that means more employees calling in sick. Healthcare settings often advise or mandate that employees receive a flu vaccination because of their contact with patients, but what about other workplace settings? Can employers require their workers to be vaccinated?
Written by Chris Stief
A merger that looks good on paper can lose value when too many employees in the target company get nervous about what life will be like after the deal closes -- Will the culture be different? Is the acquiring firm too big? Too rigid? Will they understand how we do business? These risks have had enormously negative impacts on many mergers.
Written by Robin Shea
I feel as if all I ever do these days is write about the Americans with Disabilities Act, but what else can I do? In the last six weeks, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed 21 lawsuits -- count em, 21! -- against employers alleging disability discrimination.
This is in addition to the $20MM settlement with Verizon (which I reported on earlier), not to mention a record highof ADA charges in fiscal year 2010, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
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Written by Nixon Peabody
One of the goals and mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (“PPACA”) is to make health care coverage more transparent and understandable. The premise is simple. If each health plan and health insurer provides consumers with easy-to-understand explanations of the benefits available under a particular coverage and the explanations are provided in a uniform format, consumers will be able to easily compare coverages and make intelligent choices on what coverage works best for them.
Written by FEMA
What is the CostThe following will give you an idea of what it may cost to develop a disaster protection and business continuity plan. Some of what is recommended can be done at little or no cost. Use this list to get started and then consider what else can be done to protect your people and prepare your business.
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Written by Mike Greco
A few days ago, I wrote about the top ten things a company should do when an employee resigns to join a competitor (click here to see that post). But what about the flip side of that coin? What mistakes should be avoided by departing employees and the firms that hire them? Here are ten things to keep in mind:
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In 2007, there were 27.1M nonfarm U.S. businesses, employing 117.3M persons and generating $30.0T in business revenues. Firms with paid employees accounted for 5.7M or 21.2% of these businesses & $29.1 trillion or 96.8% in receipts. Firms w/o employees accounted for 21.4M or 78.8% of these businesses and $972.7 billion or 3.2% in receipts.
