Did you Know...
According to a Mansfield Communication
Survey, almost 70% of employees say they've received no communication from their employer about policies and procedures related to limiting the spread of the H1N1 Flu in the workplace. |
"The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society -- more briefly, to find your real job, and do it."
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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New Twists at OFCCP for Federal Contractors
By Nancy J. Pysher, SPHR, Consultant, The HR Group, Inc.
"Whatever your business, if you think you should be working under an Affirmative Action Plan, please GET HELP. Many things are changing and twisting what we thought were the right answers. There are new players with big bucks and lots of help to identify your lack of required outreach and or recordkeeping. Get qualified assistance to help you through this transition and keep you breathing as the ropes twist and turn to a new direction."
 The Obama Administration has appointed Hilda Solis as the new head of the Department of Labor. She has proposed that the Employment Standards Administration be eliminated and that the OFCCP report directly to the Secretary of Labor. This reorganization is scheduled for November of 2009. Ms. Solis is an ardent supporter of Employee Free Choice Act and will definitely bring a new twist to the administration.
Patricia Shlu, who recently received the "Woman-Warrior Award" of the Pacific Asian American Woman Bay Area Coalition, will be directing the OFCCP. She is affectionately known as one of the most relentless Asian-American litigators and has 25 years of experience litigating employment discrimination.
These two ladies will administer a 33% increased OFCCP budget of $109.5 million with a 36% increase in enforcement officials (213 additional). This will likely increase audits from 5,000 to 6,800 annually. The rope gets tighter.
The primary focus will be in the hiring area since 92% of audits with findings of discrimination involve hiring bias. The word is that they will be focusing on hospitals and HMO'S besides construction contractors and subcontractors. Emphasis will also be on tracking proper documentation of veterans, individuals with disabilities and state unemployment service outreach documentation.
Who will be targeted?... Click here to read the entire article. |
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Legal Briefing:
Blogs, Social Networks & Virtual Technology - A Brave New World Indeed
Presented by Sarah Roane of Ogletree Deakins Law Firm
Date/time: Wednesday, November 4; 8:00 - 9:30am
Location: HRG Academy, 216-3 S. Swing Rd., Greensboro, NC
Cost: $35 (complimentary to current clients of The HR Group -
use Promo code "client")
Please call us at 336-292-1911 if you experience problems registering.
Many employers now regularly "Google" employees and applicants; and employees and applicants "Google" employers and potential employers. In so doing, they uncover all sorts of information about each other. An employer may find a Facebook page, a MySpace profile, a blog or blog entry, or even information about an employee or applicant on someone else's web page or blog postings. Let the blogging begin!
There is an abundance of information out there - much of it interesting, some of it condemning, and some of it false. You might think obtaining that information is risk free and virtually untraceable, but it only feels that way. The universe of employment law applies to much of what happens when virtual sleuthing yields tangible job consequences.
Whether you are an HR Manager, a potential employer or a potential employee, don't miss this opportunity to learn how to avoid the pitfalls of social media and employment.
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| Diversity Matters in Greensboro
News & Record, October 4, 2009
by Lenora Billings-Harris, Diversity Consultant, The HR Group, Inc.
Community organizations, educational institutions, some local businesses and places of worship provide education and opportunities for open dialogue to help Triad residents understand, respect and celebrate our diversity. Yet I am regularly asked, "Does diversity really matter?"
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