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Mental Illness in the Workplace: Reminders Related to the Germanwings Crash

Do you wear a fitness tracker like a Fitbit or a Jawbone? Or maybe you are planning to jump on the Apple Watch fanboy train in a few weeks and take advantage of that device's ability to track your activity. Lot's of folks are keeping closer track of their workouts and activity today.

Consumer-Directed Health Plans Save Money Over Time

Texas District Court Enjoins FMLA Same-Sex Spouse Rule

Study: New Work World Requires HR Overhaul

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EEOC Readies Wellness Incentives Rule; Congress Responds

Liability safeguards outlined by former EEOC vice chair at SHRM conference

By Stephen Miller, CEBS  3/27/2015

Have you heard about the new #SHRM certifications?

Our quick Q&A with Kennesaw State University HR program manager Jennifer Henderson will answer your questions about what these changes mean for the human resources industry. 

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Dan Abrams: Two-Sidedness Overrated

By Allen Smith  3/25/2015

Whether it’s the opinion page or his own reporting, Dan Abrams, a legal analyst for ABC News and founder/publisher of news site Mediaite.com, is a man drawn toward opinions.

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DOL and Employers Can Work Together, Wage and Hour Administrator Says

By Joanne Deschenaux  3/24/2015

I am excited to share with you the new Council for Global Immigration (CFGI) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) guide, “Moving Forward on Immigration: How the U.S. Employment-Based Immigration System Works – and How It Can Work Better,” which contains information on:

Whether you’ve been in the human resources profession for five years or 35 years (back when it was known as the "personnel department"), all HR professionals can tell you what they wish they would have known before they started their careers. 

They may talk about the evolution of the profession itself or about trends, laws and advances in technology that have appeared over the course of their careers. 

I received this question over at my blog, HR Bartender. It’s one of those situations that might not come up regularly, but it raises a lot of questions about the best way to handle mistakes.

The company I work for is closing. Each employee is being given a severance package of 1 week for every year worked. I started June 2010. When I was told that I would receive 2.5 weeks of severance, I questioned it and was told my hire date was listed as July 2012.

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Despite House Vote, Employers Should Prepare for Quicker Union Elections

By Allen Smith  3/19/2015

On my speaking boondoggles around the country, what’s the biggest issue I hear from HR professionals involving transgender employees?

Yep, it’s the use of the bathroom.

On March 18, @shrmnextchat chatted with Jason Averbook (@JasonAverbook) about 2015 HR Trends.

In case you missed it, here are all the informative tweets from the chat:

In this era of “World War Talent,” the connection between an organization’s leadership team and its human resources department has never been more important. The CEO and HR leaders must be closely linked, which for many organizations requires a shift from past practice. Gone are the days of HR as an administrative cost center. HR leaders are increasingly expected to own the business plan from the perspective of talent — serving as a chief advisor and confidant to the CEO and a business partner to the operating team for all matters talent, including technology.

It seems as though we have been atop the crest of a wave in workforce planning for quite some time now. Today, we question the inevitable....

When Will The Wave Break?

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Health Groups Offer Guidance on E-Cigarettes in the Workplace

Recommendations for wellness programs and tobacco-cessation policies

By Stephen Miller, CEBS  3/16/2015

Did you know one out of six people has some type of disability? That makes one billion people with disabilities worldwide, according to the World Health Organization in 2013. With that in mind, has your company implemented ways to become more disability-friendly? There are many opportunities to make a work environment accessible for people with disabilities.

Many people are trying to shake the winter doldrums in the hope that spring will renew them. This happens every year and is very predictable behavior. Instead of enjoying the season we’re in, we keep looking forward to a rebirth in the next season to come. Don’t get me wrong, I am enjoying the thaw that is finally upon us and am glad to see the snow start to dissipate.

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Quits Rate Continues to Rise, Signaling Worker Confidence

By Roy Maurer  3/11/2015

Over the past ten years, there has been increased emphasis on HR competencies as a means to increase the HR profession’s effectiveness. 

The profession is changing and growing more rapidly than ever before. Organizations are now demanding greater creativity and productivity from their HR teams, and this will require HR professionals to possess specific competencies to support the desired results.

This is the second of this series - The Secret Sauce in Leading a Successful Search.  

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on Feb. 20, 2015, adopted an amendment to the state Heat Illness Prevention regulation, changing the requirements for potable water, shade, cool-down periods, high-heat procedures, emergency preparedness, acclimatization, training, and heat illness prevention plans.  

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SHRM CEO, Hank Jackson

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Majority of Justices Seem To Have Minds Made Up in Health Care Case

By Allen Smith  3/4/2015

We all know the importance of recognition and appreciation. In this context, some people say “you’re the best.” 

Words matter and these words are troublesome for a few reasons.  First and foremost:  how is the recipient to respond?

If you say nothing, either you have ignored what was intended as a compliment, or  your silence may be seen as “why are you telling me that which is axiomatic?”

If you say “thank you,” are you not effectively saying that you think you are the best?  A little hubris?  And, by a little, I mean a lot.

Buying software sounds simple in theory but can be excruciatingly painful. From making sense of vendor marketing materials to narrowing down the best-fit product to using back channels to find out what real users think of the product. A time consuming endeavor.

In addition to all the research, you have to make sure that the software you choose will help you navigate any changes in your organization or industry for the foreseeable future.

During this time of having our hyper-partisan political world dominate the new cycles and hijack any remaining common sense from our elected officials, it may seem easiest to just give up and label Washington and/or your state capital as nothing more than expensive real estate occupied by idiots. While this last statement may still be true, it still matters that we reach out and let people know about issues and problems that impact the good things we do. Yes, your voice can make a difference!

While HR strategy, technology, talent management and analytics are important functions of the job, many HR professionals must first focus on the day-to-day employee relations that keep their workforces engaged and their retention numbers high. 

It’s surprisingly easy to make Twitter errors and as these can hinder you when using Twitter for hiring, here are 7 of the easiest to avoid.

1. Reacting

Behind the anonymity that Twitter can afford, some people can be very rude. Arguing for the sake of arguing. Disagreeing spitefully. Personally attacking. Even bullying.

Avoid reacting.