- Put it in writing
What are job descriptions for? Ask 10 human resources experts, and you're bound to get 10 different answers. "We use them for hiring, and for ......
- "If the job could talk, what would it say?"
Have you ever asked yourself the question when trying to fill a job opening, "If the job could talk, what would it say?"? In other ......
- Should I Have My Consultants Sign a Contract?
Learn how to create a consultant agreement that both parties can agree on.
- IRS sets rules for SLOB determination
letters.
Sec. 414(r) sets forth the rules for determining whether an employer is treated as operating qualified separate lines of business (SLOBs) for purposes of certain ......
- Non-competition pacts can protect
employers.
Non-Competition Pacts Can Protect Employers Employers in many businesses are acutely sensitive to the problems posed by their employees eventually becoming their competitors or leaving ......
- The high cost of subsidized eating facilities...
Every employer's dream is a diligent worker munching on a sandwich at his or her desk during lunch hour. Because the cost of a meal ......
- Rules proposed for automatic 401(k) enrollment
The Labor Department has proposed new regulations designed to protect employers who offer automatic 401(k) enrollment from fiduciary liability.
- Uncommon skills.
If you are at all concerned about a shortage of workers, you'll need to know what Contributing Editor Linda Wasmer Andrews sets forth in "Hiring ......
- Ignorance is bliss.
A good employee assistance program can protect employers while helping employees manage their personal problems. Emotional problems. Drug and alcohol abuse. Difficulties finding care for ......
- Rev. Rul. permits allocation of expenses to...
The IRS issued Rev. Rul. 2004-10, which permits a defined contribution plan to allow an employer to pay administrative expenses for active employees, while charging ......
- Carefully chosen words: it's essential that...
The stakes this year may be the highest ever for your open enrollment message on health coverage. If you're anything less than perfectly clear in ......
- Tax consequences of home purchase programs...
Each year, thousands of employees--current and newly hired--relocate to new job sites annually. For homeowners, there are expenses connected with selling one's home and buying ......
- Reference-checking laws: now what?
Reference-checking laws have been the hot employment issue this year. By mid-October 1995, 10 states had passed laws to protect employers that provide good-faith job ......
- Whose rights were trampled?
On February 24, 2004, the U.S Supreme Court rendered its decision in the highly-publicized case, General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline. This case, generally referred ......
- Managing Employees' Security Clearance...
HEADNOTE In light of the opportunities available to defense contractors and other businesses seeking to obtain contract awards after 9/11 or the post-war Iraq era, ......