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		<title>Get Sued- The 5 Most Common Mistakes Employers Make</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/09/get-sued-the-5-most-common-mistakes-employers-make/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disciplining employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment discrimination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to be sued?  What a silly question, what employer wants to be sued or audited- yet too often employers become involved in employment litigation simply because they failed to follow the most basic HR practices.  In conversations with both plaintiff and defendant employment attorneys and discussions with KPA&#8217;s partner attorneys, I have found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Platinum Rule for Workforce Management and Human Resources</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/the-platinum-rule-for-workforce-management-and-human-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/the-platinum-rule-for-workforce-management-and-human-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee morale]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I look the list of recent EEOC settlements for both small businesses and large international companies, law firms (they really should have known better) to manufacturing companies, I am struck by one simple fact.  ALL of these lawsuits and settlements could have been avoided if managers, supervisors and executives followed one simple rule, aka the platinum rule, first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Every Employee Use A Timecard?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/03/should-every-employee-use-a-timecard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR best practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR compliance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wage and Hour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t have all of your employees using timecards you might want to reconsider.  Many employers only use timecards for non-exempt employees- but it is a good idea to have all employees keep accurate records of their time.  Having everyone keep track of hours worked  provides for accurate  records of wage payments against time worked - which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Background Screening Really Reduce Risk?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/03/does-background-screening-really-reduce-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/03/does-background-screening-really-reduce-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enforcement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HR compliance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reduce risk using background screening but be aware of EEOC regulations to ensure your  screening and hiring processdoes not discriminate.]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the Month: Simple Four Step Plan to Reduce Employment Litigation Risks</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/02/tip-of-the-month-four-step-plan-to-reduce-employment-litigation-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/02/tip-of-the-month-four-step-plan-to-reduce-employment-litigation-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Checklists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employment litigation and high dollar settlements are on the rise in dealerships.    With the past 60 days alone a dealerships Colorado paid over$ 1.5M , an Ohio dealership paid  over $80,000 and a dealership in Georgia will pay $140,000 to settle claims of race, age and gender discrimination.  Consider taking these four simple steps to ensure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yet another employment discrimination settlement for an Auto Dealership- Are You Next?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/140000-employment-discrimination-claim-for-georgia-dealership-are-you-next/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/140000-employment-discrimination-claim-for-georgia-dealership-are-you-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dealerships have made headlines recently in a spate of high dollar employment discrimination lawsuit settlements]]></description>
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		<title>A $1.5 million dollar employment litigation recipe</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/a-1-5-million-dollar-employment-litigation-recipe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/a-1-5-million-dollar-employment-litigation-recipe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR best practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litigation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take 90 new Department of Labor Investigators, add aggressive enforcement of the law, stir in limited corporate oversight, and combine with intricate laws that can be difficult to understand.  Make sure there are no processes and systems that would force compliance of the law and HR best practices. Mixed together and you have a $1.5 million [...]]]></description>
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