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Many employers mistakenly believe that simply paying a salary (rather than an hourly wage) or bestowing an impressive job title is enough to make an employee exempt from the overtime rules. In fact, only one thing really matters&amp;mdash;the duties the employee performs. If you sometimes have trouble figuring out which employees are exempt and which aren&amp;rsquo;t, you&amp;rsquo;re not alone. It&amp;rsquo;s easy to make mistakes when dealing with exempt vs. non-exempt in California, and they can be extremely costly. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;rsquo;s comprehensive White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/i&gt;, is designed to clear the confusion and guide you through this complicated area of the law. We&amp;rsquo;ve included helpful checklists you can use to determine who&amp;rsquo;s exempt and who isn&amp;rsquo;t. Plus, you&amp;rsquo;ll find out which common pay practices to avoid, so you don&amp;rsquo;t inadvertently destroy an employee&amp;rsquo;s exempt status.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/i&gt; right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/3348.970005_2D00_Whos_2D00_Entitled_2D00_To_2D00_Overtime_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3296"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. 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Our exclusive guide explains, step by step, how to do the math for both incentive-based and non-incentive-based bonuses.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;We provide all the calculations you need, using easy-to-follow examples, to make an otherwise complex and burdensome task a snap. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;rsquo;s Employer Guide, &lt;i&gt;Paying Overtime on Bonuses: A Calculation Guide&lt;/i&gt;, is available now for free instant download&amp;mdash;normally $49!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Paying Overtime on Bonuses: A Calculation Guide&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;Paying Overtime on Bonuses: A Calculation Guide &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our Employer Guide, &lt;i&gt;Paying Overtime on Bonuses: A Calculation Guide&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/m/free-report-files/1419.aspx"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/2766.990273_2D00_Paying_2D00_Overtime_2D00_on_2D00_Bonuses_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/m/free-report-files/1419.aspx"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: 7 Steps for Preventing Workplace Violence</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/7-steps-for-preventing-workplace-violence.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1446</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;7 Steps for Preventing Workplace Violence&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=260"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=260"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/8117.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=260"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/4530.990424_2D00_7_2D00_Step_2D00_Violence_2D00_Prevention_2D00_Program_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Workplace violence is a serious problem. Frightening and sometimes tragic incidents of workplace rage are being reported more frequently. A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management reveals that more than half the companies in the United States have experienced some form of workplace violence. Because the consequences are so serious, it&amp;rsquo;s important to do everything you can to prevent violence from erupting in your workplace. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Widespread lack of agreement about what is and is not threatening behavior&amp;mdash;what can be accepted or overlooked and what should be reported&amp;mdash;is a major contributor to the problem of workplace violence. It&amp;rsquo;s clear to most managers that fistfights, slapping, or brandishing a gun or knife constitute violent conduct.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;But what about shouting matches? Slamming a fist into a file cabinet or kicking the office copier in a fit of rage? Such behavior on the job may not automatically be considered reportable or worthy of intervention.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;There are a number of steps you can take&amp;mdash;before violence strikes&amp;mdash;to reduce the chances of workplace rage erupting in your workplace.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;rsquo;s new White Paper, &lt;i&gt;7 Steps for Preventing Workplace Violence&lt;/i&gt;, will explain how to take timely, effective action to prevent violence in the workplace. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: 7 Steps for Preventing Workplace Violence is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;color:#800000;font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download this free White Paper and take&amp;nbsp;steps toward keeping your workplace safe! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;7 Steps for Preventing Workplace Violence&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie=instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=260"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/5444.990424_2D00_7_2D00_Step_2D00_Violence_2D00_Prevention_2D00_Program_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. 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Your name and email address will never be sold or shared with any other organization except as required by law.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Employee Orientation: How To Energize, Integrate, and Retain Your Newest Hires</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/employee-orientation-how-to-energize-integrate-and-retain-your-newest-hires.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1442</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Employee Orientation:&lt;br /&gt;How To Energize, Integrate, and Retain Your Newest Hires&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=256"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=256"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/5554.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=256"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/6562.990426_2D00_Employee_2D00_Orientation_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;As the economy continues to improve, you&amp;rsquo;ll likely spend more time and money this year finding and hiring new employees. Unfortunately, many employers start new workers off on the wrong foot by offering ineffective (or even off-putting) orientation and onboarding programs.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Given the extremely high cost of replacing good workers (up to 150 percent of their salary and benefits, surveys say, not to mention workplace disruption and loss of productivity), you&amp;rsquo;ll see big dividends immediately if you re-energize your employee orientations. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Successful onboarding programs go well beyond the new-hire paperwork to engage these workers in your organization&amp;rsquo;s culture, help them set goals in their jobs from Day 1, and understand your HR policies from the start. Our free White Paper, Employee Orientation: How To Energize, Integrate, and Retain Your Newest Hires, explains: &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The basic onboarding steps that make sense in today&amp;rsquo;s economy &amp;ndash; from the initial welcome and new-hire forms to on-the-job training and introductions to work teams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; How to create orientations that introduce new hires to your organization&amp;rsquo;s culture, policies, and work routines without overwhelming (or boring) them in the process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; What you should do when introducing new workers to their primary supervisors to create strong management and mentoring relationships from Day 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; How to measure the effectiveness of your orientation procedures &amp;ndash; and how to recognize the red flags that they&amp;rsquo;re really in trouble&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The most common errors employers make in the first days and weeks with new hires (from burying them in manuals and paperwork to bringing them on board when their frontline managers are off duty or on vacation)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: Employee Orientation: How To Energize, Integrate, and Retain Your Newest Hires is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;color:#800000;font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download this free White Paper now! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Employee Orientation: How To Energize, Integrate, and Retain Your Newest Hires&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=256"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/3823.990426_2D00_Employee_2D00_Orientation_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. 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Your name and email address will never be sold or shared with any other organization except as required by law.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Job Descriptions in California: How To Tackle Tricky Drafting Hurdles</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/job-descriptions-in-california.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1440</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Job Descriptions in California: How To Tackle Tricky Drafting Hurdles&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=253"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=253"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/4034.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=253"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/1401.990428_2D00_Job_2D00_Descriptions_2D00_in_2D00_California_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;Writing job descriptions that are compliant with federal statutes, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as their California counterparts, can get tricky. In an effort to word things clearly, you actually could be violating the very laws you&amp;rsquo;re trying to comply with. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Our free White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Job Descriptions in California: How To Tackle Tricky Drafting Hurdles&lt;/i&gt;, explains how to draft job descriptions that are legally compliant with state and federal law. You&amp;rsquo;ll learn how to evaluate job descriptions to determine whether they are truly complete, accurate, and, perhaps most importantly, objective.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It explains how to use job descriptions to set clear performance-related objectives that will hold up against potential bias claims. You&amp;#39;ll learn: &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The key elements every good job description shares &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; How to use job descriptions to set the bar for performance high without creating intangible goals or expectations that workers can&amp;rsquo;t achieve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The critical factors that clarify whether the position is exempt or non-exempt under applicable wage and hour laws.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The behavioral language you should use to describe essential job functions so you&amp;rsquo;re in check with the ADA and FEHA &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; How well-written and thorough job descriptions can be used to effectively defend lawsuits alleging that you singled out employees because of their protected traits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The most common missteps to avoid when drafting and updating job descriptions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This White Paper includes the full transcript of a recent ERI webinar, as well as the complete PowerPoint materials. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Job Descriptions in California: How To Tackle Tricky Drafting Hurdles &lt;/i&gt;is yours absolutely FREE! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;color:#800000;font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download this free White Paper and be sure your job descriptions are compliant! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Job Descriptions in California: How To Tackle Tricky Drafting Hurdles&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=253"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/3157.990428_2D00_Job_2D00_Descriptions_2D00_in_2D00_California_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=253" title="Download my free white paper now!"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=253"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/4034.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Our privacy policy: Like all responsible companies, we take adequate measures to protect personal information from being misused. Your name and email address will never be sold or shared with any other organization except as required by law.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Training Your New Supervisors: 11 Practical Lessons</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/training-your-new-supervisors-11-practical-lessons.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1444</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Training Your New Supervisors: 11 Practical Lessons&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=258"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=258"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2806.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=258"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/8664.990430_2D00_Training_2D00_Your_2D00_New_2D00_Supervisors_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Transforming rank-and-file workers or new hires into effective frontline supervisors is a &lt;i&gt;huge&lt;/i&gt; challenge. For many reasons, great employees don&amp;rsquo;t always make great managers:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; They must learn how to give&amp;mdash;rather than follow&amp;mdash;directions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; They must make the transition from team member to team leader, learning how to coach and discipline workers who were once their peers (and may still be their friends).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; They must help you boost morale and retention despite tough economic times, a skill not required of your average employee.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; They must learn the legal dos and don&amp;rsquo;ts of supervising to avoid legal mistakes that could cost you big bucks and lots of embarrassment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Many brand-new supervisors have never been trained on how to manage, and they&amp;rsquo;ve probably had at least a few poor role models over the years. Now, they need a firm hand to point them in the right direction.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Our free White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Training Your New Supervisors: 11 Practical Lessons&lt;/i&gt;, explains: &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; What steps newly minted supervisors should take&amp;mdash;on their first day, in the first week, and during the first month&amp;mdash;to position themselves for success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; How they can make the most painless transition from peer to boss, without alienating their subordinates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The most common legal errors that new supervisors make (from unknowingly discriminating against employees to giving out the wrong information about FMLA/CFRA leave)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; How they should document issues with individual employees and administer discipline effectively&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; The most effective techniques to deliver constructive feedback without demoralizing employees in the process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; Best practices for new managers to build strong, healthy relationships with their teams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This White Paper includes the full transcript of a recent ERI webinar, as well as the complete PowerPoint materials. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Training Your New Supervisors: 11 Practical Lessons&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;color:#800000;font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download this free White Paper and get your new supervisors on the right track! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Training Your New Supervisors: 11 Practical Lessons&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;    &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=258"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/1738.990430_2D00_Training_2D00_Your_2D00_New_2D00_Supervisors_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;  Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=258" title="Download my free white paper now!"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=258"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2806.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Paying Overtime: 10 Key Exemption Concepts</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/paying-overtime-10-key-exemption-concepts.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1443</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Paying Overtime: &lt;br /&gt;  10 Key Exemption Concepts&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=257"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/4212.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=257"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/6165.990422_2D00_10_2D00_Key_2D00_Exemption_2D00_Concepts_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Many employers mistakenly believe that simply paying a salary (rather than an hourly wage) or bestowing an impressive job title is enough to make an employee exempt from the overtime rules. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In fact, only one thing really matters&amp;mdash;the duties the employee performs. If you sometimes have trouble figuring out which employees are exempt and which aren&amp;#39;t, you&amp;#39;re not alone. It&amp;#39;s easy to make mistakes, and they can be extremely costly.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;#39;s new White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Paying Overtime: 10 Key Exemption Concepts&lt;/i&gt;, explains the common misconceptions that can cost you big&amp;mdash;and the rules that can get you quickly back on track. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Paying Overtime: 10 Key Exemption Concepts&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;color:#800000;font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download this free White Paper and avoid making costly mistakes! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Paying Overtime: 10 Key Exemption Concepts&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-opie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=257"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/4034.990422_2D00_10_2D00_Key_2D00_Exemption_2D00_Concepts_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=257" title="Download my free white paper now!"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=257"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/4212.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: 13 Job Description Dos and Don’ts</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/13-job-description-dos-and-donts.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1441</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;13 Job Description Dos and Don&amp;#39;ts&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=255"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=255"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/6036.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=255"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/3482.990425_2D00_Dos_2D00_and_2D00_Donts_2D00_for_2D00_Job_2D00_Descriptions_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;When you think about it, no HR document is more important than the job description. It&amp;#39;s the architectural blueprint of your company, showing what all parts of the organization do, how they interrelate, and who sees that the work gets done. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Fill out a recruitment ad and you&amp;#39;re reflecting a job description. Plan staffing, draw up a compensation scheme or evaluate performance &amp;hellip; those start with the job description too. All of which makes it amazing that, in lots of companies, job descriptions are done once, gathered in a binder, and never looked at again. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;#39;s new White Paper, &lt;i&gt;13 Job Description Dos and Don&amp;#39;ts&lt;/i&gt;, will explain how to make your job descriptions accurate, effective, and legally compliant, and will help you avoid the following mistakes: &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; Mistake #1: Job Descriptions That Are Overly Vague &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; Mistake #2: Incorrect Use of Employment Terms &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; Mistake #3: Failure to Accurately Describe the Job&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; Mistake #4: Listing Unreasonable Expectations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; Mistake #5: Relying on Abbreviations or Jargon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="padding-left:30px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&amp;bull; Plus 8 more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In addition to listing these common mistakes, and how to avoid them, our White Paper also explains step-by-step the 6 steps you should use in creating a job description. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;13 Job Description Dos and Don&amp;#39;ts&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;color:#800000;font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;13 Job Description Dos and Don&amp;#39;ts&lt;/i&gt; now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;13 Job Description Dos and Don&amp;#39;ts&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=255"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/7230.990425_2D00_Dos_2D00_and_2D00_Donts_2D00_for_2D00_Job_2D00_Descriptions_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Download my free white paper now!" href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=255"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=255"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/6036.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: 10 Tips For Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/10-tips-for-effective-legal-performance-appraisals.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1438</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;10 Tips For Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;10 Tips For Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.employeradvice.com/public/images/cedreports/990423-10-Tips-for-Smart-Performance-Appraisals-3D-211x266.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:550px;" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Performance appraisals can help strengthen your legal position if you&amp;rsquo;re sued by an employee. Providing an inadequate evaluation, or no evaluation at all, can be used against you with devastating results. Juries tend to come down hard on employers who don&amp;rsquo;t appear to have given an employee a chance to improve.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And employees with no bad reviews who suddenly find themselves fired are justifiably shocked&amp;mdash;and more likely to sue you for wrongful termination.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Your best defense is to demonstrate a pattern of careful documentation and counseling with all employees. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;rsquo;s new White Paper, 10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals, provides 10 tips for building up a solid defense so it&amp;rsquo;s there in case you ever need it. It also includes a 4-point checklist to make sure that your performance appraisals are legally sound. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: 10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.employeradvice.com/public/images/cedreports/990423-10-Tips-for-Smart-Performance-Appraisals-3D-150x189.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:550px;" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx" title="Privacy Policy"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/notice-requirements-for-cfra-and-fmla-california-labor-laws.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1815</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3197"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3197"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3197"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/2260.990505_2D00_Notice_2D00_Requirements_2D00_for_2D00_CFRA_2D0026002D00_FMLA_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Getting the notice requirements right is one of the trickiest aspects of CFRA compliance. ERI&amp;#39;s new White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws&lt;/i&gt;, explains what you need to know, courtesy of Marjorie Fochtman, Esq. and Deborah Schwartz, Esq., attorneys at the San Francisco office of Nixon Peabody, LLP. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The White Paper covers employee notice requirements (foreseeable leave, unforeseeable leave, and content of notice), employer notice requirements (general notice, eligibility notice, notice of rights &amp;amp; responsibilities, and designation notice), and the required timing of medical certifications.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3197"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.employeradvice.com/public/images/cedreports/990505-Notice-Requirements-for-CFRA-&amp;amp;-FMLA-3D-150x189.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:550px;" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3197"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx" title="Privacy Policy"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform For California Employers</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/executive-summary-healthcare-reform-for-california-employers.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1833</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform For California Employers&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3207"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform For California Employers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3207"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3207"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/6371.990516_2D00_Executive_2D00_Summary_2D00_Healthcare_2D00_Reform_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the nation&amp;rsquo;s healthcare reform law, was signed into law on March 23, 2010. It is now commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA).&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Even before the ink dried on President Obama&amp;rsquo;s signature, analysts, politicians, lawyers, and reporters began the protracted process of deciphering the statutory language and anticipating the act&amp;rsquo;s effects on health care in the United States. Regardless of your political inclinations, one thing is clear: healthcare reform will affect your business, and your job is to know how.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform for California Employers &lt;/i&gt;provides a rundown of the immediate changes, as well as those to be implemented in coming years.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform For California Employers&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform For California Employers &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform For California Employers&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 style="text-align:center;" class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3207"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/150x189/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/3678.990516_2D00_Executive_2D00_Summary_2D00_Healthcare_2D00_Reform_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3207"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; 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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a&gt;&lt;img border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/8284.990429_2D00_Win_2D00_the_2D00_Online_2D00_Recruiting_2D00_War_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Finding and Hiring &lt;i&gt;Great &lt;/i&gt;Employees Online Isn&amp;#39;t Easy!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;It is no secret that online recruiting has exploded and, for many employers, become the primary means of soliciting candidates and resumes/applications. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;However, with this explosion come the pitfalls of poorly designed online candidate management systems, ineffective online recruiting programs, and the inability of organizations to limit online applicants to only those who are truly qualified.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;This free White Paper explains:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Download my free white paper now!" href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/6457.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions for Employers</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/questions-to-ask-in-an-interview-interview-questions-for-employers.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:2000</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions For Employers&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3380"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions For Employers&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3380"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3380"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/211x266/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/5875.990562_2D00_Questions_2D00_to_2D00_Ask_2D00_in_2D00_an_2D00_Interview_2D00_3D_2D00_211x266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The best Questions To Ask In an Interview&amp;hellip;it&amp;rsquo;s an issue on the mind of many HR professionals these days, particularly with hiring picking back up after the long recession. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Our new White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions For Employers&lt;/i&gt;, combines PowerPoint slides with notes in a 43-page White Paper to demonstrate the best interview questions for employers. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;  You&amp;rsquo;ll have a much better understanding of the appropriate questions to ask at interview time, as well as the common job interview questions and answers to avoid.  &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember:  &lt;i&gt;Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions For Employers&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions For Employers &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions For Employers&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3380"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/150x189/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/7127.990562_2D00_Questions_2D00_to_2D00_Ask_2D00_in_2D00_an_2D00_Interview_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3380"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx" title="Privacy Policy"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: 20 Must-Have Employee Handbook Policies </title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/20-must-have-employee-handbook-policies.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1824</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;20 Must-Have Employee Handbook Policies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3196"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;20 Must-Have Employee Handbook Policies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3196"&gt;&lt;img src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3196"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.employeradvice.com/public/images/cedreports/990506-20-Must-Have-Employee-Handbook-Policies-3D-211x266.jpg" style="max-height:266px;max-width:211px;" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Employee handbooks come in all shapes and sizes, but there are certain &amp;ldquo;must-have&amp;rdquo; policies that no employee handbook should be without&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Our new White Paper provides a list of the 20 &amp;ldquo;must-have&amp;rdquo; policies, courtesy of Kate Gold, Esq. and Heather Sager, Esq., attorneys at Drinker Biddle &amp;amp; Reath, LLP.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remember: 20 Must-Have Employee Handbook Policies is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;20 Must-Have Employee Handbook Policies &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;20 Must-Have Employee Handbook Policies&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/editpage.aspx/default.aspx?id=3196"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.employeradvice.com/public/images/cedreports/990506-20-Must-Have-Employee-Handbook-Policies-3D-150x189.jpg" style="max-height:189px;max-width:150px;" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3196"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a title="Privacy Policy" href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>File: Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions for Employers</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/free-white-papers/m/free-report-files/3380.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:3380</guid><dc:creator>jchin</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border:0px none;" src="http://ced.blr.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/4657.990562_2D00_Questions_2D00_to_2D00_Ask_2D00_in_2D00_an_2D00_Interview_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="get-report-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-short"&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#888888;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Who’s Entitled to Overtime How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/exempt_vs_non-exempt_california_rules_and_how_to_avoid_mistakes_when_classifying_employees.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1962</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3296"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3296"&gt;&lt;img src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/210x268/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/5444.exempt_5F00_nonexempt_5F00_overtime_5F00_210x268.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Many employers mistakenly believe that simply paying a salary (rather than an hourly wage) or bestowing an impressive job title is enough to make an employee exempt from the overtime rules. In fact, only one thing really matters&amp;mdash;the duties the employee performs. If you sometimes have trouble figuring out which employees are exempt and which aren&amp;rsquo;t, you&amp;rsquo;re not alone. It&amp;rsquo;s easy to make mistakes when dealing with exempt vs. non-exempt in California, and they can be extremely costly. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;rsquo;s comprehensive White Paper, &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/i&gt;, is designed to clear the confusion and guide you through this complicated area of the law. We&amp;rsquo;ve included helpful checklists you can use to determine who&amp;rsquo;s exempt and who isn&amp;rsquo;t. Plus, you&amp;rsquo;ll find out which common pay practices to avoid, so you don&amp;rsquo;t inadvertently destroy an employee&amp;rsquo;s exempt status.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Remember: &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/i&gt; is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;i&gt;Who&amp;rsquo;s Entitled to Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees&lt;/i&gt; right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/210x268/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/5444.exempt_5F00_nonexempt_5F00_overtime_5F00_210x268.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3296"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=3296"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a title="Privacy Policy" href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Page: Who's Entitled to Overtime</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/p/whos_entitled_to_overtime.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:1961</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>  &lt;table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;10 Tips For Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;h2&gt;Claim your free copy of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;10 Tips For Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/free-white-papers/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;  &lt;h3 class="preheadline"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img height="266" border="0" width="211" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/211x266/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/0207.cover_5F00_performance_5F00_appraisals_5F00_211x266.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;hr style="width:100%;" /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Performance appraisals can help strengthen your legal position if you&amp;rsquo;re sued by an employee. Providing an inadequate evaluation, or no evaluation at all, can be used against you with devastating results. Juries tend to come down hard on employers who don&amp;rsquo;t appear to have given an employee a chance to improve.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And employees with no bad reviews who suddenly find themselves fired are justifiably shocked&amp;mdash;and more likely to sue you for wrongful termination.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Your best defense is to demonstrate a pattern of careful documentation and counseling with all employees. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;ERI&amp;rsquo;s new White Paper, 10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals, provides 10 tips for building up a solid defense so it&amp;rsquo;s there in case you ever need it. It also includes a 4-point checklist to make sure that your performance appraisals are legally sound. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember: 10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals is yours absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-subhead"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman,times;"&gt;Download my free copy of &lt;i&gt;10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals &lt;/i&gt;now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-image"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-right"&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Claim your free copy of our White Paper, &lt;i&gt;10 Tips for Effective, Legal Performance Appraisals&lt;/i&gt;, right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;  &lt;table border="0"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td width="211"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img height="266" border="0" width="211" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/211x266/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/7711.cover_5F00_performance_5F00_appraisals_5F00_211x266.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;td&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Simply click on the orange button below. We will send you a download link to your copy of this free White Paper, and notify you by email when we post new tips from California Employer Daily.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=17"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-33-Attached+Files/2555.btn_5F00_free_5F00_white_5F00_paper_5F00_yes_5F00_380x71.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;a href="/free-white-papers/default.aspx?id=16"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="rclp-ofie-instructions"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;Read our &lt;a href="/p/privacy-policy.aspx" title="Privacy Policy"&gt;privacy policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>File: Who's Entitled To Overtime: How to Avoid Mistakes When Classifying California Employees</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/free-white-papers/m/free-report-files/3296.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:3296</guid><dc:creator>rjarrell</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://ced.blr.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/150x189/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/3566.970005_2D00_Whos_2D00_Entitled_2D00_To_2D00_Overtime_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" style="border:0px;" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="get-report-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-short"&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#888888;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>File: Executive Summary: Healthcare Reform For California Employers</title><link>http://ced.blr.com/free-white-papers/m/free-report-files/3207.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d080d591-dd4a-4539-aafc-aaaed43f49a2:3207</guid><dc:creator>jchin</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://ced.blr.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/150x189/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-21-26-Attached+Files/7608.990516_2D00_Executive_2D00_Summary_2D00_Healthcare_2D00_Reform_2D00_3D_2D00_150x189.jpg" style="border:0px;" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="get-report-content"&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-short"&gt;  &lt;div class="privacy-rclp-short"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#888888;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>