Contractors Must Use E-Verify
Beginning September 8, 2009, federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to begin using the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify system to verify their employees' eligibility to legally work in the United States. The requirement is designed to stop federal contractors and subcontractors from hiring illegal immigrants.
The E-Verify system is a federal government online database program that allows employers to verify employment eligibility by electronically comparing employee information taken from the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) against the records in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) databases.
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DOL Proposes Budget Increase for FY 2010
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis recently submitted the Department of Labor (DOL's) proposed budget, which, she states, will restore worker protection programs, promote green jobs, and ensure accountability and transparency.
Solis stated that she intends to use the money to provide significant additional resources for worker protection agencies, specifically the Wage and Hour Division of DOL, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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Employers and Social Networking Sites
Over the last several years, social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Twitter have evolved to the point where most employees use at least one, if not several, of them throughout each day. Social networking sites provide an easily accessible medium for individuals to stay in contact with friends, colleagues, clients, prospective clients, and the public at large.
However, unfettered employee access to social networking sites, blogs, and the Internet presents a myriad of problems for employers.
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How Much is Workplace Conflict Costing You?
Do you ever just think, 'I wish everyone could just do their job, so that I can do my job, instead of having to deal with all this conflict'? It would be great if the workplace worked that way, but sadly, it usually doesn't.
Being in conflict is no fun! It's stressful, unpleasant, distracting, intrusive and just plain annoying.
But is that all? Conflict costs money.
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