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• » Comp/Benefit Surveys Gauge What Workers Might Trade Away
  Most employers assume the more benefits they offer, the happier their workers are. Because of increasing health care costs and shrinking profits, a growing number of companies are asking employees what benefits and compensation trade-offs they would be willing to make.

• » California Employer Sues State Over Wage Claims for Illegal Workers
  The owner of a downtown Los Angeles sushi restaurant facing wage payment claims by two alleged undocumented workers has launched a novel counterattack by filing a class-action lawsuit against the California labor commissioner for defying federal immigration law.

• » SAP Shutting Controversial TomorrowNow Unit

• » Despite Rise of Auto-Enrollment, 401(k) Participation Rates Stall

• » House Commerce Panel OKs Health IT Legislation

• » Finance Professionals Had Average Pay Increase of 4.5 Percent in 2007

• » 3 Million DB Participants in Frozen Plans

• » Mitsubishi, UAW Resume Talks After Three Years

• » Verizon Workers OK Strike as Talks Continue

• » New York Times Co. Joins Forces With LinkedIn

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BLOGS | More

Jay Leno and Messed Up Succession Planning—When Do You Kick the Old Guy (Who's No. 1) Out?
- from the Fistful of Talent blog

Steve Jobs and the Holy Grail of Hostile Interviewing
- from featured blog: the HR Capitalist

The Workplace of Today
- from the Human Capitalist blog

Does Your Intranet Operate Like Google?
- from featured blog: New Learning Playbook

Company Scheming to Deflate Profits & Reduce Commissions? Reader Asks
- from featured blog: Compensation Force

Democrats Believe Pay Equity Will Pay Off in Election
- from the Workforce Washington blog

Little WARNing: Our Faulty Layoff Notice System
- from the Global Work Watch blog

Older and in the Red
- from the Books@Work blog

WORK VIEWS | More
Opinions, commentary and analysis on workforce management.

COMMENTARY: The Last Word
A Flexible Force
Having a contingent staffing strategy helps HR avoid traditional (and flawed) cost-cutting approaches such as the freezing of hiring, promotions, pay or budgets.

COMMUNITY CENTER FORUMS | More
Connect with other HR professionals. Ask questions and exchange ideas—peer support is an excellent resource.

Commuting Policy
- posted in the General Forum
A member writes: "We have several employees who fly in to our North Carolina location each week (fly in on Monday, leave on Friday) from other states. As we get more and more who commute this way, we feel we need to put a policy in place. Does anyone have a commuting policy that they would be willing to share?"

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