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HR.com Benefits eBulletin for the Week of February 8, 2010

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In this week's edition, PEO outsourcing, DOL issue updates, anxiety, and much more.

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Here's this week's featured Wiki:

- Child free allowance


Anxiety: What is it and what to do about it
"There is nothing to fear but fear itself.”  Franklin D. Roosevelt said this in his first inaugural address in 1933, speaking of The Depression and the country's prospect of turning the U.S. economy around.
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Embrace PEO Outsourcing – It's Good For Business!
It's been almost 30 years ago now that employee leasing services also known now as Professional Employer Organizations or PEOs were revolutionized to transform the way businesses operate. In short, the basic problem and solution was that you start a business in order to sell a product or provide a service in hopes of generating revenue.
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HR Practices that should be Practiced More Often
Starting off with the world of Compensation … I will defer to Ann Bares and her Compforce blog for this first HR Practice, as I don't think anyone could have said it any better. Regarding the best way for HR/Comp Managers to handle line manager requests for job upgrades, salary adjustments and/or incentive awards …
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February 17, 2010 - "Legal Issues for HR Professionals"


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It won't cost a penny for these thoughts ... enjoy these blog submissions currently featured on HR.com.

>  DOL Issues Updated Model Notices for COBRA Subsidy Extension


As promised in my last entry, the DOL has issued model notices to help plans and individuals comply with these requirements. Each model notice is designed for a particular group of qualified beneficiaries and contains information to help satisfy ARRA's notice provisions, including those added by the 2010 DOD Act the extend the subsidy period through Feb. 28, 2010.

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Featured Polls and Surveys: 

> Dress code for interview Poll


> Benefits Outsourcing Poll

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The ROI of Outsourced Benefits Administration
Justifying the expense to change a HR process or implement a system can be more challenging than the actual implementation of that change. How can change be quantified to the point where you can point to both ...
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Date: February 10, 2010
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET



Preventing Intermittent Leave Abuse – What You Need to Know and What You Can Do
Join ADP and Peter A. Susser of Littler Mendelson for this informative discussion and Q&A session on the most common problems HR managers confront with intermittent leave under the FMLA. Drawing on years of ...
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Date: February 23, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET



WFM Vendor Selection: Avoiding Pitfalls and Achieving Best Practices
Organizations are continually challenged to improve labor costs and workforce management processes. Today's WFM software and hardware vendors offer numerous solutions to meet most operational and business needs...
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Date: February 24, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET



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> The Impulse Factor - Summary


In The Impulse Factor, Nick Tasler offers insight into what leads people to make decisions by drawing on research in genetics, psychology, politics, and even the animal kingdom.
He states that there are two main categories of decision makers: risk managers and potential seekers.
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