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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Long Term Care Benefits &#8211; A Less Visible Part of Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/09/03/hr-fact-friday-long-term-care-benefits-a-less-visible-part-of-healthcare-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CLASS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as healthcare reform is a complicated piece of legislation with many parts.  One part, that hasn’t gotten a lot of press, is the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act.   CLASS creates a national voluntary long term care insurance program.   The program is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Inspires People To Go The Extra Mile At Google?</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/09/02/what-inspires-people-to-go-the-extra-mile-at-google/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/09/02/what-inspires-people-to-go-the-extra-mile-at-google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Knaflic,  Director of Staffing and Programmes @  EMEA, Google, while speaking at the Marcus Evans HR &#38; Talent Summit  in Switzerland on June 14, 2010, shared his thoughts on what inspires people go the extra mile.  Most HR people would probably agree that financial incentives motivate employees to be successful. That said, while financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assisting with Commuting as a Reasonable Accommodation</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/09/01/assisting-with-commuting-as-a-reasonable-accommodation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/09/01/assisting-with-commuting-as-a-reasonable-accommodation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HRN News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may remember a recent case in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in which an employer was found to have violated the ADA because it did not provide a reasonable accommodation by allowing a visually impaired employee, who could not drive at night, to work days.   Now, a similar case has come out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are Clothes?  The Department of Labor Weighs in and It’s More Complicated Than You Think</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/30/what-are-clothes-the-department-of-labor-weighs-in-and-it%e2%80%99s-more-complicated-than-you-think/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/30/what-are-clothes-the-department-of-labor-weighs-in-and-it%e2%80%99s-more-complicated-than-you-think/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Genetic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLSA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently issued Administrator’s Interpretation 2010-2 which addresses the issue of what’s considered “clothes” for determining compensable (paid) time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).   I bet that you never thought this was an issue?  But then again all bets are off when dealing with the FLSA. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Four Keys To Success With Virtual Teams</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/27/the-four-keys-to-success-with-virtual-teams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/27/the-four-keys-to-success-with-virtual-teams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ When your team is all over the world instead of in one building, different rules apply. Today&#8217;s financial woes have forced many companies to pick members of project teams from across various global locations and have them communicate virtually&#8211;by phone, e-mail and videoconference&#8211;thereby saving both time and money. There are more global virtual teams today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like It or Not, HR is PR.</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/27/like-it-or-not-hr-is-pr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/27/like-it-or-not-hr-is-pr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve said it before as you&#8217;ve contemplated a tough move on the people front within your company&#8230; &#8220;What will this look like to our employees and customers if we take this action?&#8221; &#8220;What will this look like to the same groups if we don&#8217;t take action?&#8221; Like Spike Lee, you always want to do the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: HMO Enrollment Surpasses CDHPs for First Time</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/27/hr-fact-friday-hmo-enrollment-surpasses-cdhps-for-first-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/27/hr-fact-friday-hmo-enrollment-surpasses-cdhps-for-first-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enrollment in health maintenance organization plans has surpassed enrollment in consumer-driven health plans, a survey concludes. While 12.4 percent of employees enrolled in CDHPs this year, 15.4 percent enrolled in HMOs, according the “2010 United Benefit Advisors Health Plan Survey” released Monday, August 23. In comparison, 15.4 percent of employees enrolled in CDHPs in 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Educational Webinar &#8211; Employment Compliance Update</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/20/upcoming-hr-educational-webinar-hr-compliance-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/20/upcoming-hr-educational-webinar-hr-compliance-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HRN News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Employment Compliance Update Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010 Time: 1:00 PM &#8211; 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Join HRN Management Group in our quarterly HR educational webinar series for an informative and timely update of basic employment compliance. Participants will learn about the latest changes to laws that govern employee discrimination, harassment, discipline and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Are Refrigerators the New Workplace Hazard?</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/20/hr-fact-friday-are-refrigerators-the-new-workplace-hazard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/20/hr-fact-friday-are-refrigerators-the-new-workplace-hazard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leftovers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are blaming everything on the economic downtown, so why not the upturn in nasty, smelly office refrigerators. A recent study says that 70 percent of employees are now bringing lunch from home at least once a week to save money, but it seems only a small percentage of them are cleaning up afterward or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get the Most out of Your HR Function in  Tough Economic Times</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/16/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-hr-function-in-tough-economic-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/08/16/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-hr-function-in-tough-economic-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The events of the last two years have been dizzying.  Arguably, the Human Resource function has been impacted as much as any other corporate function.  Whether it is planning and executing layoffs or just keeping up with the insane amount of legislative change, the demands on HR have certainly increased.  At the same time, with [...]]]></description>
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