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Education
University of Iowa Dealing with Employment Issues in Athletic Department

University of Iowa Dealing with Employment Issues in Athletic Department

Records were released on Monday that show a former University of Iowa athletics department counselor who was the center of a sexual harassment scandal was rehired at the…

School Bus Driver Files Lawsuit After Being Fired for Alleged Confrontation with Students

School Bus Driver Files Lawsuit After Being Fired for Alleged Confrontation with Students

A Georgia bus driver, following an alleged confrontation with students, was fired from his job. He responded with a lawsuit, believing that his rights had been violated due…

Industry News

Months Into The Economic Recovery, 71 Percent Americans Still Cutting Back On Expenses: Are We Entering Into A New Era Of Frugality?

Months Into The Economic Recovery, 71 Percent Americans Still Cutting  Back On Expenses: Are We Entering Into A New Era Of Frugality?

Is the world getting poorer? Are the rich countries financial resources dwindling? In a world…

Darden Restaurants Backtracks On Slashing Full-Timers, Following Negative Backlash And Drop In Sales

Darden Restaurants Backtracks On Slashing Full-Timers, Following Negative Backlash And Drop In Sales

Following strong criticism, customer boycott and a resultant loss in sales, Darden Restaurants the owner…

Accusations Made Against Irvington Police Chief

Accusations Made Against Irvington Police Chief

An Irvington, New Jersey Police Chief has recently been accused of ordering detectives who work…

Government

IRS fixes 2013 standard mileage rate

The Internal Revenue Service has issued standard mileage rates for 2013.These rates are used to compute the deductible costs of operating…

Benefits

Unions Sue When Retirees’ Benefits Are Changed — So Can Retirees File a Suit of Their Own?

Unions Sue When Retirees’ Benefits Are Changed — So Can Retirees File a Suit of Their Own?

A company headquartered in Pennsylvania was sued by labor unions after altering its retirees’ health benefits. Judgment was rendered in favor of the company, but by then, the…

Welfare Benefits Accrue To The Wealthy: But They Won’t Admit It

Welfare Benefits Accrue To The Wealthy: But They Won’t Admit It

This thanksgiving the rich and affluent will offer thanks for many things, but will in all likelihood forget to offer their gratitude for the gifts they get from…

Thinking Of Retiring in 2013? Don’t: Here’s Why?

Thinking Of Retiring in 2013? Don’t:   Here’s Why?

According to a report around 7 million Americans will reach the age of 65 by January of the New Year and will undoubtedly be nursing thoughts of retirement.…

HR Career Resources

Firing Is Fiery!

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HR Career Resources is a weekly column authored by HRCrossing, the nation's leading human resources jobsite dedicated to getting HR professionals jobs.

For most human resources professionals, hiring a new candidate is a jubilant moment. However, needing to fire one of their existing employees is one situation they pray hard to avoid getting into. Unfortunately, the need to fire an employee for the health of the organization is inevitable at times. In such cases, HR professionals are not left with a choice. However, firing an employee does not always have to be a bad experience. Terminating an employee’s services can sometimes be the best solution for an organization or the employee himself. Reasons for termination may include a lack of productivity, misconduct, a loss to the organization owing to the carelessness of the employee, and other issues. Human resources professionals faced with the situation of firing an employee need to tackle each [...]

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Technology

Violentacrez Unmasked: Michael Brutsch’s Past Catches Up With Him, Loses Job

You pay for your sins and your evil past will one day catch up with you is an adage that 49-year old, Arlington resident, Michael Brutsch has…

Payroll

Appeals Court Reverses Decision on Overtime Hours Due to Judges’ Instructions to Jury

A man sued his employers, claiming that he had not been paid for overtime worked. His case made its way in front of a jury, which awarded…

Employee Management

Unions Are Wrongly Pilloried: Without Them Hard Work Would Fetch Peanuts

Psychologists say that if you repeat a lie over and over again it starts getting mistaken for the truth. One of the biggest falsehoods floating around in…

Legal Issues

Maryland same-sex marriage law to go into effect January 1

Quick summary of this article Same-sex marriage in Maryland will be legal beginning January 1, 2013. The Civil Marriage Protection Act was signed by Governor Martin O’…