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Shield your best people from recruiters’ clutches

01/01/2005
Follow these field-tested techniques for warding off recruiters.

Make legally smart job offers; avoid ‘implied’ contracts

01/01/2005
Issue: Legal problems that stem from inadvertent comments at the job-offer stage.
Risk: Imprecise wording of an offer could lock you into an ‘implied contract’ with the employee.
Action: …

New ‘.jobs’ Web addresses earn initial approval

01/01/2005
The Internet’s main oversight agency gave preliminary approval last month for the creation of a new domain name, .jobs, that would make it easier for employers to promote job openings on …

It IS your business: Protect domestic-violence victims at work

01/01/2005
Issue: Your role and responsibilities when it comes to domestic violence in the workplace.
Risk: Doing nothing risks lives, safety, morale, lawsuits and your bottom line.
Action: Take the …

I-9s: Online or on paper?

01/01/2005

Q. Congress just gave employers the OK to maintain I-9 records electronically. I do payroll for a church. How can we make the switch from paper to electronic? —D.K., Arkansas

Can you hire for ‘looks?’ Abercrombie case offers a lesson

01/01/2005
Issue: Whether a marketing strategy can, or should, dictate your organization’s hiring practice.
Risk: Any hiring strategy that appears to discriminate against a protected class is fair game for EEOC …

Sink the hook into coveted candidates

01/01/2005
Issue: Luring stars from other employers.
Benefit: Good first impressions breed a high percentage of responses.
Action: Urge hiring managers to follow this three-step format when breaking the ice. …

Learn how to handle employees with ‘intellectual disabilities’

12/01/2004
If your organization employs, or is considering employing, people with so-called “intellectual disabilities,” obtain a copy of a new EEOC fact sheet that explains how to legally accommodate those employees under …

Rehiring ex-employees? Be wary of hidden legal risks

12/01/2004
Issue: Many organizations rebounding from the economic slump are rehiring former employees.
Risk: You face special legal dangers when bringing back people who were laid off, fired or quit on …

8 ways to squeeze more value from entry-level training

12/01/2004
Issue: Some young, entry-level hires have the attention span of a gnat. How can you possibly train them?
Risk: Failing to properly train rookie employees on the right work habits …