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		<title>Show Kids You Mean Business, April 22nd</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/03/09/show-kids-you-mean-business-april-22nd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At times, investing in the future of your business means investing in a workforce that is still in its infancy – or one that may literally be at recess.  As parents, and as business leaders, we have an opportunity to inspire, mentor and educate the youth that will someday support our initiatives, drive innovation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Law Update:  March 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/03/02/employment-law-update-march-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/03/02/employment-law-update-march-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Vegosen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on independent contractors vs. employees.
CRACKDOWN:  Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors
With mounting deficits and economic challenges facing both the federal and state governments, expect to see a crackdown on companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors.  The 2010 budget of the Obama Administration presumes that the effort will result in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Questions About Preventing Workplace Violence:  Part 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/02/18/good-questions-about-preventing-workplace-violence-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/02/18/good-questions-about-preventing-workplace-violence-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[supervisory referral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[threat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace shooting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post about follow-up questions to January’s Interactive Roundtable on Violence in the Workplace, I addressed a handful of the questions participants emailed in following the discussion.   
Here are some of the additional questions that I think more and more businesses are asking about workplace violence prevention, and my recommendations for addressing this issue:
Q: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Questions About Preventing Workplace Violence:  Part 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/02/16/good-questions-about-preventing-workplace-violence-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/02/16/good-questions-about-preventing-workplace-violence-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EmployeeScreenIQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HRmarketer.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Grossman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perspectives Ltd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, EmployeeScreenIQ sponsored an Interactive Roundtable on Violence in the Workplace, moderated by Kevin Grossman at HRmarketer.com.  It was a lively discussion with an engaged audience and the panelists, myself included, received a lot of great follow-up questions from participants after the event as well. 
In fact, there were a number of questions that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media ABCs for HR                          (Awareness, Boundaries and Considerations)</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/02/04/social-media-abcs-for-hr-awareness-boundaries-and-considerations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/02/04/social-media-abcs-for-hr-awareness-boundaries-and-considerations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Dorgan-Clemens</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marian Casey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social media policy guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonya Resenberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I moderated a webinar hosted by Perspectives Ltd called “Social Media ABCs (Awareness, Boundaries and Considerations) For HR” – and the information shared by our panelists was great. 
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE WEBINAR!
 
The idea was to help HR experts, managers and business leaders understand social media and its implications in the workplace.  After all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Law Updates:  January 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/27/employment-law-updates-january-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/27/employment-law-updates-january-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Vegosen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Illinois legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Vegosen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace discrimination]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on important developments regarding EEOC charges and shares information about a significant number of new laws.
Workplace Discrimination Charges Near Record Number
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced earlier this month that, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 it received more than 93,000 workplace discrimination charges nationwide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can EAP Prevent Workplace Violence?</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/19/can-eap-prevent-workplace-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/19/can-eap-prevent-workplace-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernie Dyme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee assistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fort Hood]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=850</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Workplace violence can come from colleagues, customers, criminals and others.  Unfortunately, all of it takes a toll on organizations.   Whether it’s on the rise remains to be seen, but workplace violence is certainly getting a fair amount of media attention these days. 
Case in point, the Fort Hood shootings that took place in November last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Friends, Family and Co-Workers in Haiti: Resources That Can Help</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/15/finding-friends-family-and-co-workers-in-haiti-resources-that-can-help/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/15/finding-friends-family-and-co-workers-in-haiti-resources-that-can-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday was devastating, not only for those that are there, but for the anguished friends, family and co-workers that have been unable to reach loved ones in the aftermath. 
Many thanks to our friends and partners at Workplace Options (WPO) for quickly putting together a list of resources that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phone Use While Driving: A New Workplace Hang-Up</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/13/cell-phone-use-while-driving-a-new-workplace-hang-up/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/01/13/cell-phone-use-while-driving-a-new-workplace-hang-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EAP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Assistance Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[texting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/?p=826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you live in Illinois, or a dozen other states around the country, you’re probably aware of state laws that make cell phone use while driving illegal.  In Illinois, a law that went into effect Jan. 1st specifically makes texting while driving, and talking without the use of a hands-free device in a school or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Years&#8217; Resolutions and Wellness-Here We Go Again!</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/12/31/new-years-resolutions-and-wellness-here-we-go-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/12/31/new-years-resolutions-and-wellness-here-we-go-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here we go again.  Isn&#8217;t it time again for us to try and tighten our belts?  No, I don&#8217;t mean financially.  I mean literally TRY AND TIGHTEN OUR BELTS.
Right about now, we are starting to become aware of just how ful-FILLING the holidays have been.  And so we begin to feel bad, take a [...]]]></description>
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