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Almost Eligible For FMLA Leave? Put Your Request In Now

By Jim Garrity on January 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

Have you been on the job for less than a year, but know you’re going to need FMLA leave as soon as you qualify for it (i.e., once you’ve been employed for a total of at least a year, and… Read More ›

Everything You Know About HIPAA Is Wrong. Here’s the 411.

By Jim Garrity on November 15, 2011 • ( 0 )

HIPAA could possibly be the most misunderstood law in the history of the American workplace. I often hear the law misquoted, misused, even misnamed – HIPPI, HIPPO, HIPPUP…the list is endless (and hilarious). But the wrongful disclosure and discussion of… Read More ›

Can You Survive A Job-Related Internet Background Check?

By Jim Garrity on July 25, 2011 • ( 0 )

Last week the New York Times featured a company, known as Social Intelligence, that, at least at first blush, seems to take the gathering of online personal information about prospective and current employees to an entirely new level. It… Read More ›