"Compliance and Culture" Newsletter - Archive

Thanks Again,
Tom Phillips
Phillips & Associates

JANUARY 2006

• EDITOR’S COLUMN:
  BREAKING OUT OF THE HR BOX - II
• PERSONAL INTEGRITY: A SELF-DIAGNOSTIC
• INFORMATION PORTALS IN YOUR STATE
• JANUARY TELECLASS
• ADA ACCOMODATION: THREE DEFENSES
• SALES COMMISSION AGREEMENT CHECKLIST
• FORM OF THE MONTH - DRESS CODE POLICY

DECEMBER 2005

• EDITOR’S COLUMN:
  WHY WE HATE HR
• HOLIDAY REMINDERS: ACCOMMODATE RELIGIOUS NEEDS
• KEEP OUT OF THE (LITIGATION) HEADLINES!
• PETER DRUCKER: RIP
• DECEMBER TELECLASS
• OFFICE PARTIES: AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
• GET CREATIVE
• FORM OF THE MONTH - ASSESSING YOUR HUMAN RELATIONS QUOTIENT

NOVEMBER 2005

• EDITOR’S COLUMN:
  LESSONS FROM WILMA!
• TWO WAYS TO HELP YOUR EMPLOYEES HELP THEMSELVES
• UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS:
  FIGHT BACK!
• NOVEMBER TELECLASS
• MEETING OF THE MINDS
• MARKET TO YOUR WORKFORCE
• FORM OF THE MONTH - HIRING PROCESS

OCTOBER 2005

• EDITOR’S COLUMN:
  SHOW YOUR WORKERS THAT YOU CARE!
• TEAM BUILDING: AN EIGHT-STEP APPROACH
• EMPLOYEE RELATIONS:
  FROM AWARENESS TO CHANGE
• OCTOBER TELECLASS
• WHEN WORKERS CAN’T, OR WON’T, WORK
• FORM OF THE MONTH - CHECKLIST FOR FIRST IMPRESSIONS

SEPTEMBER 2005

• EDITOR’S COLUMN:
  WHAT IF THE STORY WAS A LIE?
• EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: YOU GET WHAT YOU FOCUS ON
• AN ACCUSATION HAS BEEN MADE
• DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHO YOU'RE HIRING?
• ADA Q&A
• FORM OF THE MONTH - CHECKLIST FOR INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS OF HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION

AUGUST 2005

• EDITOR’S COLUMN:
  HELP OTHERS REACH THEIR POTENTIAL
• WORKPLACE RULES: A COMMON-SENSE TEST
• E-MAIL ETIQUETTE 101
• AUGUST TELECLASS
• A REMINDER ABOUT FACTA
• HIRING THE DISABLED MAKES SENSE
• CASES OF THE MONTH
• FORM OF THE MONTH - DISCIPLINARY LEAVE NOTICE

JULY 2005

• EDITOR’S COLUMN:
  RELATIONSHIPS: THE THIN-SLICE AUDIT
• FMLA: KNOW WHAT YOU’RE APPROVING
• SUGGESTIONS FOR SUGGESTION SYSTEMS
• BEWARE WORK-BASED EMOTIONAL TRAPS!
• THE COST OF FMLA
• WHAT'S THE FINANCIAL I.Q. OF YOUR WORKFORCE?
• FORM OF THE MONTH - PERSONAL CELL PHONE USE

JUNE 2005

• TEEN HARASSMENT CLAIMS:
  Partner, BEWARE!
• HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME
• EDITOR’S COLUMN: AN ALL TOO COMMON EXPERIENCE
• AGE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMANTS GET A BOOST
• PERSONAL INTEGRITY
• FORM OF THE MONTH - OVERTIME AUTHORIZATION

MAY 2005

• ARE WE HAPPY YET?
• TURNING UP THE HEAT OF EXCELLENCE
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OK'S PARTIAL DAY LEAVE DEDUCTIONS
• RETURN TO WORK "FITNESS FOR DUTY"
• THE BROAD NATURE OF RETALIATION CLAIMS
• THREE DAYS AND YOU'RE OUT!
• FORM OF THE MONTH - CELL PHONE POLICY

APRIL 2005

• THREE WAYS TO KILL
• WORKPLACE STRESS? COOL IS THE RULE
• IT'S MY TURF
• MAKE SOPS SOP
• GETTING FEEDBACK
• FORM OF THE MONTH - VERBAL WARNING NOTICE