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July 08, 2008 - A Wisconsin manager was demoted, complained to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the state equal rights division, and then quit. When a federal district court turned down her EEOC claim, she sued in state court. Was that OK?
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July 07, 2008 - In 1993, Congress passed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, giving the U.S. military the right to "separate" members who are or are said to be gay. But in 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court decided, in Lawrence v. Texas, that the state's intrusion on the private conduct of homosexual citizens was unconstitutional. That ruling has led gay former service members to challenge DADT; this is the second case to reach a federal appeals court.
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July 09, 2008 - Edward J. Rayner, a partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP says that when it comes to executive compensation, your ability to adapt to a changing economy is critical--and part of that is identifying and reacting to trends. We asked Rayner to discuss the trends he's seeing in executive compensation, in an effort to help readers as they ride out this difficult economy.
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July 07, 2008 - Many HR pros, especially in small- to medium-sized companies, might say, "Oh, we don't have an HR brand." They may think they have yet to develop one. But that's a misconception. Want it or not, you already have an HR brand. Is it a good one? Is it aligned with your business and recruiting strategies? Let's look at what's involved, according to Bethany Haley, president of Savage Branding & Corporate Design.
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How much vacation time will you be using this summer?
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The restaurant industry often maintains a less-formal workplace environment in order to make patrons feel at home, but we've uncovered stories of a bartender fired for laughing and a waitress fired for shaving her head, which she did to raise money for cancer research.
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