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The Top Ten People to Follow for Social Human Resources

1. The Cynical Girl http://thecynicalgirl.com/ @lruettimann Hilarious, and authoritative, Laurie Reuttimann has over a decade of HR experience with Fortune 500 companies. She approaches career and HR advice with humor, irreverence, and cats. 2.  The Social Workplace http://www.thesocialworkplace.com/ @socialworkplace #socialhr

The SHRM 2012 Annual Conference and Expo

The SHRM 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition is in our home turf of Atlanta this year, and we are excited to have the opportunity not only to exhibit at the Expo, but also to meet and learn from some of

What Makes a Great Employer?

During the recession, the job market was so bad that employers got lazy when it comes to recruiting and managing employees. They knew that people were desperate for jobs, and that their current staff was desperate to stay on board,

What You Need to Know for Feb. in Human Resources and Employment Law

Here’s the latest:   1.            Fun with FMLA – How does an employee who is not eligible for FMLA make a viable claim for FMLA interference and retaliation?  By showing that while the request for time off (for impending motherhood)

Thanksgiving: A Diary of Cooking and Team-Building Success

Earlier this week I wrote about the importance of team-building activities and about an event that we had in Orange County.  Other members of the Blytheco marketing team decided to share their perspectives about their experiences below.  I think we

The Month’s Hottest Employment Law Stories in Review

New NLRB Notice – Unless challenges are successful, most of you have yet another mandatory poster in your very near future.  The NLRB issued a final rule on August 25, requiring subject employers to post a notice effective November 14,

July Employment Law Legal Brief: The Month’s Hottest Stories in Review

Here’s what is “hot” all around the U.S.: Hire Power – Hot on the heels of the EEOC’s open forum on employer discrimination against the unemployed, Congress has introduced a bill to make it unlawful for employers to (a) refuse

May ’11 Employment Law Legal Brief

Contractor Conundrum Continues – The federal Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA) of last year has been replaced with a more ominous-sounding Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S 770).  One of the EMPA record-keeping headaches has been removed, but this bill again

Social Media Workplace Policy Part II: Do’s and Don’ts

Earlier this week, we discussed the current prevalence of social media in commerce and its current importance to business prosperity and functionality.  We also discussed the legalities of designing a social media workplace policy.  Now, we’re going to delve into the

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