IN THE NEWS | More

• » Medicare Won’t Pay for ‘Never Events’
  Hospitals that injure their patients will no longer be reimbursed by Medicare for their errors as of October 1. The policy is meant to improve patient care and reduce costs to employers and other payers.

• » House Approves Massive Bailout Bill With Exec Comp Restrictions, Mental Health Parity
  The bill authorizes buying troubled assets from banks and other financial institutions to avert a systemic Wall Street failure. Bailed-out firms would agree to curbs on executive pay. Also included are tax breaks and parity for mental health coverage.

• » Authoria to Be Bought by Private Equity Firm; Company Gets New Capital

• » More Trouble for Workstream

• » Bias Creeps Into Bonus Process, MIT Study Finds

• » Worried About Cash on Hand, Employers Thin Ranks and Shelve Hiring Plans

• » Congress OKs Extending Health Coverage for Ill Students

• » Congress Extends Health Premium Subsidies

• » ERISA Doesn’t Pre-Empt San Francisco Health Mandate, Court Rules

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BLOGS | More

Sammy or David Lee? ... The Answer Determines Whether You’re Tough Enough to Lead
- from the Fistful of Talent blog

Shake and Bake! NASCAR Does Random Drug Testing
- from featured blog: the HR Capitalist

"The Queen of HR Technology"
- from the Human Capitalist blog

Four Generations @ Work
- from featured blog: New Learning Playbook

Pay for Performance Revives the Kibbutz
- from featured blog: Compensation Force

Wall Street Must Link ‘Parachutes’ to Main Street 401(k)s
- from the Workforce Washington blog

Time for an Economic Climate Security Act?
- from the Global Work Watch blog

Tailor-Made Careers
- from the Books@Work blog

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

COMMENTARY:
Overcoming ‘Isms’ in Your Workplace
"What I have seen—and what I’ve lived—tells me that many people in our culture face hardships in their lives and workplaces not because they lack talents and skills, but because others don’t make the effort to really see them or allow them to succeed. When others define you by your slanted eyes, it limits your potential. But it limits their potential too, and that’s the message I bring to businesses. In organizations overrun by racism, sexism and other rampant ‘isms,’ everyone loses.”

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

Do You Tell Them or Not?
- posted in the General Forum
A member writes: "I sent an applicant for a drug screening a week ago and it came back positive. We can no longer offer this person a position with us and he/she doesn’t know this yet. Do I tell this person why we can no longer offer him/her the position? Or, should I assume this person knows why?"

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