Articles
at a Glance
Welcome to
Council’s HR Watch for August 2004. In
this issue you will find valuable information on:
Breaking
News top
EEOC Issues Fact
Sheet on Epilepsy in the Workplace and the ADA
The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission has recently issued a very useful fact
sheet addressing the workplace rights of people with epilepsy under the
Americans with Disabilities Act. Read
More
Casinos Agree to Pay $325,000 in Civil Penalties for
Violations of the FCRA
Two casinos
have agreed to pay $325,000 in civil penalties to settle Federal Trade
Commission charges that they denied consumers jobs based on their credit
reports, without informing them of their rights under the Fair Credit
Reporting Act. Read
More
Upcoming
Events in Your State
top
Below are
some of the seminars being held in your area! To find out more about upcoming
seminars in your area and for full agenda information go to www.counciloned.com.
Upcoming
Annual Industry Events top
California
Workers’ Comp Forum
October 27-29, 2004 – Huntington Beach
Break
Down the New Legislation - Discover Cost Containment Solutions
You can do
all of this and more at the California Workers' Comp Forum,
taking place October 27-29, 2004, in Huntington Beach! Join other workers’
comp and risk management professionals who are looking for strategies
to the skyrocketing costs and a practical look at how the new legislation
will impact your organization.
Senator
Poochigian Confirms Keynote Address
On April 19, 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a landmark bill that
will dramatically reshape California workers’ compensation. Sen.
Chuck Poochigian was at the forefront of the push toward reform and authored
the new legislation, SB 899. Discover exactly how the overhauled system
will provide cost savings for employers and quality care for injured employees.
Sen. Poochigian will provide you with an in-depth look at the new legislation
and bring you up to date on the latest steps taken in the reform process.
Ensure you
have all the latest details on the most comprehensive California workers'
comp event of 2004! Click here
to receive more information as it becomes available.
Texas
Workers’ Comp Forum
September 22-24, 2004 – Dallas
Providing
Proven Strategies to Gain Control of Your Workers’ Comp Program
Are you looking
for strategies to reduce your medical costs? Wondering what will happen
to the Texas workers’ comp system in the future? The Texas
Workers' Comp Forum will deliver presentations on the most critical
issues you are facing each day. An incomparable lineup of risk managers,
workers’ comp professionals, attorneys and industry experts have
committed to spending two days with you uncovering workable solutions!
Receive practical
advice and tips from the experiences, accomplishments and perspectives
of Texas organizations that are facing the same challenges you are. Take
away practical skills that will inspire you to successfully tackle your
own workers' comp challenges. Click
here to find out more about this exciting event.
Complete
HR, National Forum & Exhibition
February 16-18, 2005 – Palm Springs
“I
brought a list of questions and things to learn and got answers to all
of them!”
Michelle King, FedEx Freight West Inc.
Complete
HR, featuring the 3rd annual HR & The Law Forum,
will provide you with the latest updates on employment law, benefits and
compensation and business strategy – all tailored for you and your
priorities as a busy HR professional! You will be able to choose sessions
from three comprehensive tracks: Benefits & Compensation, California
Employment Law and Federal Employment Law.
- Receive
California-specific and federal employment law updates and answers to
all your legal questions from the nation’s leading attorneys
- Obtain
practical advice on the latest strategies in benefits and compensation
- Discover
best practices and cost-cutting strategies to reduce your organization’s
health care spending
- Exchange
ideas with fellow HR and benefits professionals from both private and
public sector organizations
To
find out more details about this national forum click
here.
Employment
Law Update
top
Online Summary Plan Descriptions
Technology
is often used to cut costs. Increasingly, employees are encouraged or
required to go online to access company policies and procedures and enroll
in various benefit plans. However, when it comes to providing your employees
with summary plan descriptions for welfare or benefit plans, the online
self-service rules are so narrowly tailored that they render the effort
nearly futile. Read
More
Employee
Who Refused to Sign Diversity Policy Prevails on Religious Bias Claim
In Buonanno
v. AT&T Broadband, a federal district court in Colorado
recently ruled in favor of an employee who refused to sign his employer’s
diversity policy, where the employer failed to participate in an interactive
process with the employee to determine whether he could be accommodated
in his religious beliefs. Read
More
On-Site
Training
 Is
your company ready to improve its team's performance and increase
ROI through effective training activities?
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HR
Tips From the Trenches top
Trading
Spaces Gone Office
Maybe you
haven't caught on to the Trading Spaces mania that has taken
over the home remodeling and decorating world, but it's more than likely
that most of your employees have. So what happens when these employees
bring their decorating ideas to the office and into their workspace? How
far should you let them go? Read
More
Council's
Web Tip of the Month top
Responding to an
EEOC Charge
If it hasn’t
happened yet, you’ve been lucky. But rest assured, it will happen.
What is it? A charge of discrimination from the EEOC. Here are
some tips for responding to an EEOC charge. Read
More
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