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  Subtle Bias From Grade School to the Workplace

  I grew up with Luis in Pittsburgh. We reconnected after he read my recent blog about learning grammar in the sixth grade.

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  House Votes to Repeal CLASS Act

  The House of Representatives voted to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, a long-term-care insurance provision of the 2010 health care reform law.

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  State Public Sector Retirement Plan Roundup

  Here are some of the more noteworthy 2011 reforms from across the country, which were compiled from various sources.

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  State Law Favored Over Feds in Overtime Case

  When involved in overtime claims based in state law, employers must initially review applicable state statutes and regulations before relying on federal tests, especially when in California.

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Upcoming Events

• Time and Attendance Strategies that Drive Best-in-Class Business Results February 16, 2012 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

  Join this webinar to hear insights from Aberdeen’s latest time and attendance research including: the power of automating and integrating time keeping and leave management processes with payroll; how to gain senior executive buy-in for your time and attendance strategy; and how to help operational managers use time data to improve their decision making. Plus, we will explore new advancements and trends in workforce management.

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• Culture on Purpose: Developing a High Performance Corporate Culture February 29, 2012 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

  While there seems to be almost universal agreement as to the importance of corporate culture, it is a concept that is often difficult to describe and easy to blame for virtually all of the ills that might befall an organization. In this presentation, Todd Gentzel, Chief Strategist at Yaffe Deutser, provides a framework for describing and understanding culture in a way that demystifies the concept and makes it useful in practice.

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• Workforce Benefits 2012 Wednesday, March 14, 2012

  This exclusive online-event provides smart strategies, expert insight and proven best practices to support a culture of health focused on your employees’ health and wellness and a healthy bottom line for organizational success.

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Tools & Best Practices

• Best Practices in Succession Planning

  Your leadership defines your organization's strategic vision and long-term success — the ability to identify, develop and retain your internal pipeline of talent is critical in planning your future leadership strategy and building a strong bench to be competitive in today's...

• Leading the Way in Staffing

  Social media has pushed recruiting into new, unchartered territory, and companies are scrambling to capitalize on the benefits.

• Best Practices in Performance Management

  Performance management is a dynamic process, aligned hand-in-glove with productivity and long-term business success.

• Best Practices in Employee Screening

  Balancing the demands for excellence in every hire; keeping current on employment legislation and regulations; building a qualified talent pipeline—with so much riding on talent, it's critical to stay one step ahead with fresh staffing and recruiting strategies to...

• Leading the Way in Training & Development

  Maximizing Every MoveDiscover the Strategic Game-Changer: Leadership CoachingFor many organizations, rebounding from the recession is like playing a serious game of chess.

• Leading the Way in Testing & Assessment

  Solve Three Key Problems with Personality Assessments —and Make Your Testing Program Work for You

• Best Practices in HR Technology

  Advances in technology continue to change at lightning speed, strengthening HR departments with tremendous power and reach.

• Best Practices for Diversity Training

  Here are five of the best practices based on research and companies’ experiences.

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