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BEST PRACTICES
Assessing Your Risk of Unionization
By Frank S. Merrick and Thomas C. Grimes
Here is an overview of the various risk-assessment tools organizations use to determine whether they are at risk of being targeted for unionization. Each assessment has its own strengths and weaknesses, so an organization ideally will use a mix of qualitative and quantitative tools tailored to its specific needs.
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RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS
U.S. and U.K. Pension Agencies to Share Information
November 6, 2009 7:50 AM PT
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will share non-confidential information on defined-benefit plans with the United Kingdom’s Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund.
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Workforce Washington
Washington staff writer Mark Schoeff Jr. provides an insider's insights to the workings of our nation's capital from the workforce management perspective.
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Companies that use and collect Social Security numbers of customers and employees need to ensure that they are up to date on the latest legislation and how to comply. A legal update offers relevant information.
Business and Professional Women/USA, an advocacy organization for working women, adapted this audit from a Department of Labor document to help employers gauge whether they are paying men and women employees equally. The organization notes that discrepancies can lead to costly lawsuits.
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Intermittent FMLA
A member writes: "I have approved an employee for intermittent FMLA for a six-month period. It will end 11/28/09. She has used 480 hours as of 10/14/09. Since I have the range approved to 11/28/09, do I still have to approve FMLA until that date?"
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Qualified Domestic Relations Order Determination
A member writes: "We received a proposed draft from a law firm requesting assessment of a Domestic Relations Order to determine if it would be in fact a qualified domestic relations order, pursuant to ERISA and terms of our plan (once signed by courts). Never had this before. Any suggestions on how to respond?"
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Recruiters want to sell the company, including its benefits programs, and they need to build rapport with candidates by responding to their concerns. But they must not engage in conversation that might reveal information about the candidates health.
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