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	July 8 - 14, 2007 Vol. 8 Issue 28

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Workforce News of the Week
Feature: Kindness Pays … Or Does It?

Feature: What Killed America's Job Bank?

Forum Post: What Do You Think of Michael Moore's Sicko?

Blog: Everyone Is Hurt by Demise of Immigration Reform

Commentary: Copping Out on Performance Management


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Workforce News of the Week:

FMLA Working as Intended, Comments to DOL Show: Report says there is ‘near unanimity' among those filing comments that the FMLA is beneficial to employers and employees.
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Bill Would Provide Pensions for Workers: Legislation calls for the creation of an Office of Pension Participant Advocacy in the Department of Labor that would develop recommendations to improve pension policies.
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Will the Obese Be Penalized by Insurers Like Smokers?: A small but growing number of employers charge smokers more for their health care than they do for nonsmokers. But as evidence continues to link unhealthy lifestyle choices to health care costs and lost productivity, another question arises: Are obese workers next?.
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GE Unions Ratify New Contract
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Companies Move to Ward Off Fee Suits
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Quick Takes:
Women Leaders Damned and Doomed
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Firms Fed Up With Shoddy HR Services
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Unloved and Disengaged
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Spherion Returns to Recruiting Roots
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Special report
Feature: Kindness Pays … Or Does It?

A school of management thought holds that creating a positive corporate culture boosts business performance, but even many proponents of this philosophy admit they can't make a direct financial link.

What killed America's Job Bank?
Feature: Bank Withdrawal: The Closure of America's Job Bank

In closing America's Job Bank, the country's first national job site, the U.S. Department of Labor cited its outdated technology and claimed that it duplicated what was already available in the private sector. But the department has refused to make public any comprehensive study weighing the pros and cons. And there was a good deal of evidence that argued for the site's preservation.
Read more about the demise of America's Job Bank. >>>

Also:
Applauding the End of America's Job Bank >>>
A Meeting to Remember>>>
Turning a Deaf Ear?>>>
Governing Group for America's Job Bank Dies Before Site Does>>>

Discussion
What Do You Think of Michael Moore's Sicko?

Posted in the Benefits and Compensation Forum:

Workforce Management writes: "Love him or hate him, people have an opinion on Michael Moore. What do you think of Moore and his latest movie, Sicko? We'd love to hear what you think about a single-payer health care system and what employers can do to solve the health care crisis. Please post your comments on Moore, Sicko and the related Workforce Management article ‘Employers Lash Out at Moore's Sicko Agenda.'"

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Blog
President Falters, But Everyone Is Hurt by Demise of Immigration Reform

I'm glad that I haven't posted anything new about immigration until now. If I had, my analysis would have been wrong.

The HR Capitalist
Copping Out on Performance Management

Sometimes performance management systems give managers the chance to gloss over the tough conversations that could really drive excellent performance. Here's how to remove the ‘bail out' feature and improve the review process.