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Kansas lawmakers in the House voted 84-35 to require state agencies and their contractors to screen whether their new hires are legally employable in the United States.  State agencies plus any business with a state contract worth more than $50,000 would have to enroll in E-Verify, an Internet-based program to determine the eligibility of employees to work in the United States.

Workplace incivility is common—and on the rise, says Jeannie Trudel. In 2009, she and a research partner studied three Midwest organizations across different industries, finding that 86 percent of the employees surveyed said they had experienced some form of incivility in the workplace within the past year.

When it comes to leading, how good are you? I mean, really? As leaders, most of us take pride in our ability to work with others, be agents of change, and guide teams through the ups and downs of operational life. Typically, we have strengths and weaknesses. Transformational leaders admit weaknesses and face them openly.

YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED!  The NLRB's imbalanced "quick election" rule is scheduled to take effect on April 30, 2012. The congressional resolution to nullify the rule may considered by the U.S. Senate this week!

Please e-mail your U.S. Senators and Representative and either:

Union Organizing

 NLRB Poster Rule Suspended Pending Further Review by the Judicial Branch

 (Senate reconvenes on Monday, March 26, 2012 so immediate action is needed.)

YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED!  Please email your representative and ask him/her to co-sponsor the Neal/Gerlach House Concurrent Resolution!  Representatives Richard Neal (D-MA) and Jim Gerlach (R-PA) will introduce a bi-partisan House Concurrent Resolution the week of February 4, 2012, that highlights the important role employer-sponsored retirement plan

January 13, 2012

12/30/2011 - By SHRM Online staff

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