For over 35 years, Council has provided high-quality employment law, workers' comp and HR training to human resource and other business professionals across the U.S. Over one million delegates have attended our programs to date! Our events provide innovative solutions to the workplace challenges you face every day, from FMLA compliance to managing an internal & Workplace investigation, and everything in between. Some of the more popular training option's council offers is our FMLA and Employment Law Webinars. Council also offers Certificate Programs: Advanced training programs brought to you in association with George Washington University Learn more»
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Alternative Medicine and Questionable Providers: Who Is a "Health
Care Provider" Under the FMLA?
State Licensure Requirement
Doctors of medicine or osteopathy, podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists and optometrists are all considered "health care providers" for FMLA medical certification purposes so long as they are licensed by the state in which they practice.
Recruiting employees is always a stressful operation. It is a challenge to find the employees who work well, have great skills, and are motivated to succeed. You also must ensure compliance with a variety of Federal and state employment laws while finding the perfect fit for the job. What are some tips that can make it easier?
The big news today is that a San Francisco judge has indefinitely delayed the start of the Homeland Security rule on dealing with employees whose social security numbers do not match their name.
According to the new rule, employers and employees would have 90 days to fix the mis-match or the employer would need to terminate the employee. An unusual collection of interest groups sued to keep the rule from going into effect. The coalition group supporting the lawsuit includes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as well as the A.F.L.-C.I.O. –two groups normally not in agreement.
This week a New York jury awarded Anucha Brown Sanders $11.6 Million in her sexual harassment case involving the New York Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden. The jury found that she had been sexually harassed, as well as wrongfully terminated in response to her complaints. Both Thomas and MSG plan to appeal the ruling.
A Fox news article stated:
"A verdict earlier Tuesday found that Knicks coach Isiah Thomas had sexually harassed Browne Sanders, subjecting her to unwanted advances and a barrage of verbal insults, but also said he does not have to pay punitive damages.
On November 7, 2007, the USCIS issued a newly revised Form I-9. The new form, with the revision date of June 5, 2007, is the only form that is valid for use.
Here is the announcement from USCIS:
WASHINGTON-U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today [11/7/07] that a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) is now available for use. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each employee hired in the United States.
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Take advantage of Council On-Site’s 1-day “Summer School” with these two Master Classes offered morning and afternoon on the weekday of your choice between now and September 30, 2007.
Master Class #1
Maximizing Performance: Productive Performance Appraisals and Effective Performance Management Plans
Annual reviews are a tradition in most companies, a tradition that many employees and their managers dread. Do annual reviews and ratings, performance plans, and appraisals really help you get the most out of your employees?
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