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		<title>Woman fired for ALL CAPS e-mail wins court fight</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/08/woman-fired-for-all-caps-e-mail-wins-court-fight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in all caps is one of the most annoying e-mail etiquette breaches. But would one of your managers fire someone for it?
That’s exactly what happened to one woman in New Zealand. Vicki Walker, former controller for a health care company, was fired for sending what her boss called “confrontational” e-mails.
For example: One message advising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employees Can’t Get No Satisfaction?</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/08/employees-can%e2%80%99t-get-no-satisfaction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/08/employees-can%e2%80%99t-get-no-satisfaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job satisfaction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to a Conference Board study, Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs.  The survey found that only 45% are happy in their positions.  That’s the lowest number in the 22 years that the Board has been doing the study.  By contrast, in 1987, a majority of workers (61%) were satisfied at work.  Employees under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Determining Independent Contractor Status: 5 Resources for Employers</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/05/hr-fact-friday-determining-independent-contractor-status-5-resources-for-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/05/hr-fact-friday-determining-independent-contractor-status-5-resources-for-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bureau of labor statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contingent worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent contractor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Appropriately classifying individuals as employees or independent contractors can be more complex than it appears. One complexity involved in determining independent contractor status, notes Attorney James Coleman, a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Constangy, Brooks and Smith, is that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Fraud by Employees Common</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/19/hr-fact-friday-fraud-by-employees-common/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/19/hr-fact-friday-fraud-by-employees-common/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discipline & Termination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[occupational fraud]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Occupational fraud might be more common than many HR professionals suspect, and some experts argue that the economic downturn might be leading more people to commit fraud because they are facing mounting financial pressure on the home front.
U.S. organizations lose an estimated 7% of revenues to fraud each year, according to the Association of Certified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around the States</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/17/around-the-states-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado&#8217;s minimum wage will drop slightly ($.03/hour) in 2010— the first decrease in any state&#8217;s minimum wage since the federal minimum was adopted in 1938.  Colorado is one of 10 states that base minimum wage on inflation.
Washington’s “Everything But Marriage Law” has taken effect after a November referendum  approved it.  The law seeks to provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 HR Educational Webinar &#8211; Employee Opinion Surveys</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/17/2010-hr-educational-webinar-employee-opinion-surveys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/17/2010-hr-educational-webinar-employee-opinion-surveys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HRN News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Opinion Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Webinar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace improvement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HRN&#8217;s 2010 HR Educational Webinar series continues with a unique and informative discussion being presented on Tuesday, March 16 2010 at 2pm Eastern Time by HRN Consultant, Gene Mandarino.
The topic is:
Employee Opinion Surveys &#8211; Improving the Workplace
To register go to: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/640981361
An employee opinion survey is a dynamic process that generates valuable feedback. It can measure employee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: U.S. Salary Increase Budgets Hit 25-Year Low</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/12/hr-fact-friday-u-s-salary-increase-budgets-hit-25-year-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/12/hr-fact-friday-u-s-salary-increase-budgets-hit-25-year-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conference board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earnings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salary data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. companies’ budgets for salary increases in 2010 fell to their lowest level in more than two decades, The Conference Board reported Tuesday, February 9.
The 2010 median forecast of salary budgets for increases is 2.8 percent for all employee groups, the lowest level in the 25-year history of The Conference Board’s annual survey on salary-increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS More Aggressive Regarding Employment Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/10/irs-more-aggressive-regarding-employment-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/10/irs-more-aggressive-regarding-employment-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[State and federal tax agencies around the country are aggressively seeking more revenue to deal with burgeoning budget deficits.
The IRS is planning to institute its first Employment Tax initiative since 1984.  It intends to audit 6000 companies looking for:

Misclassification of employees as independent contractors,
Problems with reporting tips,
Issues regarding underreporting of compensation of officers and owners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Hunting?  Now May Be a Good Time to Kick the Habit</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/10/job-hunting-now-may-be-a-good-time-to-kick-the-habit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/10/job-hunting-now-may-be-a-good-time-to-kick-the-habit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Jobs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Given the economy and record unemployment rate, employers can afford to be choosy in their hiring practices. In addition to credit checks, drug testing and background investigations, some companies are now conducting nicotine tests on prospective candidates.
Federal law doesn&#8217;t protect smokers from discrimination, however 16 states have laws prohibiting employment decisions based on the tobacco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discrimination Claims Based on Disability, Religion and National Origin Increase</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/08/discrimination-claims-based-on-disability-religion-and-national-origin-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/08/discrimination-claims-based-on-disability-religion-and-national-origin-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADA & Disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that 93,277 workplace discrimination charges were filed in fiscal year 2009.  That’s the 2nd highest total ever.
Over $376 million dollars were collected for discrimination victims. Discrimination charges based on disability (up 10%), religion (1% increase) or national origin (up 5%) hit record highs.
Age claims reached the [...]]]></description>
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