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Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions
A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers. The so-called card-check provision — which senators decided to scrap to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes — would have required employers to recognize a union as soon as a majority of workers signed cards saying they wanted a union.
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Obama to Name EEOC Leader
President Barack Obama said July 16 he would nominate the NAACP's Jacqueline Berrien as chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Advocates Not Worried by White House's
Slow Start on LGBT Policies
While President Barack Obama has received some criticism for moving too slowly on issues and policies affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT), many advocates say that the prospect for enacting a federal law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation has never been brighter.
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Study Finds Disparities in 401(k) Investing by Race, Ethnicity
Regardless of age and income, black and Hispanic workers have lower participation rates and contribute less to their 401(k) plans than their white and Asian counterparts.
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More Work, Fewer People: Humor Helps
A speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference applauded some of her clients’ sincere efforts to lighten up workplaces where many employees face unprecedented stress from personal and professional crises brought on by the recession.
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September 2nd- Dinner Meeting
Starting at 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Annapolis Sheraton Hotel in Annapolis, MD
PRESENTING:
"Detecting Deception for HR Professionals"
Gary Aschenbach Jr. has been a Special Agent with the United States Department of Defense since 2005. Among his many duty assignments, he has conducted in excess of 450 personnel interviews that are primarily focused on national security, intelligence gathering and other related safety measures and crimes. He is classifed as a senior polygraph examiner, and as such is considered to be an expert in the field of detecting deception. He is regularly sought after to conduct special interest polygraph examinations on behalf of the U.S. government.
Get ready to participate in this interesting and important meeting as Mr. Aschenbach will discuss cutting-edge techniques that are used by the U.S. Department of Defense and law enforcement to detect deception during interviews. These techniques will afford the HR professional the opportunity to make more informed hiring decisions by identifying both truthful and deceptive answers from applicants. He will share how he used these techniques to successfully elicit truth information from applicants, and the rewards and challenges he experienced. Attendees will learn many cutting-edge techniques and how to immediately apply them at their workplace.
RSVP by August 27, 2010 and it is only $32 for Members and $38 for Guests. After August 27th including at door $45 for Members and Guests.
Register via email at annearundelshrm@gmail.com and pay at door. HRCI Credit Pending.
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