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JULY 30, 2009

Congress is currently seeking a ban on texting while driving after studies have shown that the practice is as dangerous -- or more so -- than drunk driving. Further, it's been found that even talking on a cellphone while driving means

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Workday

JULY 30, 2009

A core tenet of SaaS has always been that it is a lot cheaper than on-premise software. This is based on the fact that there are no upfront license fees, and no hardware, maintenance or upgrade costs. As with all technology shifts, this promise has been met with healthy skepticism and not a little FUD from the incumbent on-premise vendors

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True Faith HR

JULY 30, 2009

In the morning, I usually do a morning surf of the blogosphere to read the latest missives that have been published. One of my regular stops is Glenn Greenwald''s column at salon.com. As usual, he has an excellent post on journalism and the Constitution. Here is an excerpt from today''s column: By the design of the Founders, most American political issues are driven by the vicissitudes of political realities, shaped by practicalities and resolved by horse-trading compromises among competing factions. But not all political questions were to be subject to that process. Congress shall make no law.

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 30, 2009

I am happily employed at a nonprofit as a non-exempt employee. Unfortunately, as is true at many NPO’s I do not get any sick pay, holiday pay or vacation pay. The option of becoming an exempt employee is now on the table, but I’m not sure it’s beneficial. Last year I grossed $20,000 working an erratic but flexible schedule at an hourly rate of $20 and an average of 20 hours weekly. If I become exempt without a pay increase, 20 hours a week at $20 hour gets me $20,800, so what is the benefit. What are the pros and cons of becoming an exempt or salaried (are these even the same thing) employee?

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True Faith HR

JULY 27, 2009

After a week of excess (trip to KC for BBQ and baseball, bachelor party in Chicago, Coldplay at Alpine Valley in WI, Brewers baseball), its back to reality and thinking about fall classes. One of the things I am pondering adding is a social media component to my intro to HR class. would like it to be more than having everyone join twitter or start a blog. What ways should social media be added into a HR curriculum

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 30, 2009

What do you do when your new dream job turns into 14 hours a day of nightmare? Head on over to US News and see what I recommend and make your own comments

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 30, 2009

I am happily employed at a nonprofit as a non-exempt employee. Unfortunately, as is true at many NPO’s I do not get any sick pay, holiday pay or vacation pay. The option of becoming an exempt employee is now on the table, but I’m not sure it’s beneficial. Last year I grossed $20,000 working an erratic but flexible schedule at an hourly rate of $20 and an average of 20 hours weekly. If I become exempt without a pay increase, 20 hours a week at $20 hour gets me $20,800, so what is the benefit. What are the pros and cons of becoming an exempt or salaried (are these even the same thing) employee?

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 30, 2009

What do you do when your new dream job turns into 14 hours a day of nightmare? Head on over to US News and see what I recommend and make your own comments

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 29, 2009

My mother is working part time for benefits until she retires. She has hated this job for many valid reasons. They have reprimanded employees hatefully in front of customers and refused employees time off for medical reasons. She had cataract surgery on one eye and was required to work that next day. She did not complain. She made the managers aware at the time of scheduling the first surgery that she would need to have the other eye done in two weeks. They are refusing to give her the time off even though she is asking for 1 day and the next morning only. But enough about me. Really.

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 29, 2009

My mother is working part time for benefits until she retires. She has hated this job for many valid reasons. They have reprimanded employees hatefully in front of customers and refused employees time off for medical reasons. She had cataract surgery on one eye and was required to work that next day. She did not complain. She made the managers aware at the time of scheduling the first surgery that she would need to have the other eye done in two weeks. They are refusing to give her the time off even though she is asking for 1 day and the next morning only. But enough about me. Really.

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 26, 2009

I hope you can give me some direction. My husband works for a commercial electric company that has several locations across the US. The company has been suffering financially and in March 2009 a memo was sent to employees offering possible transfer opportunities. He continued employed out of Florida with travel to other states in order to continue working. He is a field foreman, and his last work site came to completion one week ago with no more work in our region. He was terminated with a rehire status for 60 days. They have never seen eye to eye. He left several messages for him for one week.

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 26, 2009

I hope you can give me some direction. My husband works for a commercial electric company that has several locations across the US. The company has been suffering financially and in March 2009 a memo was sent to employees offering possible transfer opportunities. He continued employed out of Florida with travel to other states in order to continue working. He is a field foreman, and his last work site came to completion one week ago with no more work in our region. He was terminated with a rehire status for 60 days. They have never seen eye to eye. He left several messages for him for one week.

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