TOOL: IRS Information on Using Independent ...       November 13, 2009
Feature: The IRS provides employers with a resource page containing information on properly determining whether workers are independent contractors or employees. Here are some highlights from it, including a 160-page IRS training manual on ...
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A Risky New Trend: Replacing Employees with ...       November 13, 2009
Feature: In the midst of a sour economy, some organizations have opted to rehire some laid-off employees as independent contractors. But this practice is fraught with risk, and it is becoming riskier now: The IRS is planning an audit crackdown ...
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Does a Noncompete Agreement Really Offer Any ...       October 13, 2009
News: The case of a former Starbucks marketing executive who allegedly violated his noncompete agreement to accept a job with Dunkin' Donuts may be the best example of one truism: Employees go to work for competitors all the time.
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Do Employees Have the Right to Moonlight?       October 1, 2009
Feature: Employers are within their rights to expect that employees show up for work 'present, prompt and prepared.' If a second or third job disrupts that, employers are within their legal rights to fire those workers. Here are some guidelines ...
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Dear Workforce : How Do We Get Better Information ...       September 27, 2009
Feature: Stress confidentiality to departing employees. Follow up with them three or six months after they leave to give them time to fully process the reasons they left. (9/27/2009)
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Ex-Convicts in Workforce Pose Liability Problems       September 15, 2009
News: Nationally, all employers must contend with myriad state laws limiting how they may use background check information as well as concern by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that these checks have a disparate impact on minorities.
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Union Cites Classification in FedEx Letter       September 3, 2009
News: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters urges FedEx Corp. shareholders to call for an independent chairman, citing the issue of classifying some drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.
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Employee Testing After Ricci : What to Do Now       September 2, 2009
Feature: Employers who learn that a test or other selection device has a discriminatory impact on some employees now find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Using the test may lead to one kind of discrimination claim, while discarding ...
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Smoker's Lawsuit Against Prospective Employer ...       August 13, 2009
News: A case involving a prospective employee who was not hired after he tested positive for nicotine will have only marginal impact on the types of wellness plan incentives employers use to encourage healthier behaviors, though it does ...
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