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The Management Advantage, Inc.
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(925) 671-0404 - FAX: (925) 825-3930

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2007 Special Reports for HR Professionals	PDF File Size - 1,089 KB
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1999 Special Reports for HR Professionals	PDF File Size = 653 KB
1998 Special Reports for HR Professionals	PDF File Size = 563 KB
1997 Special Reports for HR Professionals	PDF File Size = 408 KB

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The Advantage - July 2004 OFCCP Web Site Offers More Links Questions From California Employees and Employers DOL Postpones FMLA Regulations ... Again Chubb Receives Corporate Diversity Award Is a Violence-Free Workplace in Your Forecast? OFCCP Outlines Contractor Data Tracking Responsibilities A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	The Advantage, April 2004 What's Been Happening at the OFCCP? The Census 2000 Special EEO File is Finally Here Now We Know ... "Who is an Applicant?" Watch Out for the New OFCCP Approach to Compensation Analysis A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
The Advantage, January 2004 Why Employee Satisfaction Surveys Are Good for Business Testing for Disparate Impact on Negative Employment Actions No Job (or Individual) is Safe from Discrimination Charges Team Building: Reaching for the Brass Ring? The Employee Handbook: Low Cost Tool for Big Savings A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	The Advantage, October 2003 Using HR Assessment to Create Competitive Advantage Careful Planning Can Save Your Business...Maybe More Getting Back to Basics Child Care: A Benefit Whose Time Has Come? Personnel Law: It's Not Just for Experts Any More Measuring Your Training Programs A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
The Advantage - July 2003 Military Mobilizations May Mean Active Duty at Home for Employers Handling Employee Performance Problems Drive the Car You Have: Dealing with Ambivalence in a Life Filled with Choices Practical Perspectives on Employee Management Testing for Disparate Impact Customer Service: Success With It, Disaster Without It A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	The Advantage - April, 2003 The Best Practices for Web-based Recruiting Hitting the Ground Running: Considering Early Management Integration Employee Motivation Problems: Involvement is the Solution Team Building The Old Fashioned Way Marketing: The Customer Service Connection Leadership Distance A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
The Advantage - January, 2003 The Hard Conversations Outplacement Can Help Lower the Impact of Layoffs People-Centered Motivation Every Employee is Responsible for Profit Computer Aided Employee Management A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	The Advantage - October, 2002 Seven Roadblocks to Employee Motivation ETHICS: What's the Big Deal? Employee Reward and Recognition Systems The Unseen (and Often Unsuspected) Workplace Influence There are No Lifetime Guarantees on Job Skills A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
The Advantage - July, 2002 I'm a Manager Now ... and You Want Me to What?? Performance Appraisals: A Continuing Process Using Workforce Diversity to Increase Profits Careful Planning Can Save Your Business ... Maybe More New Study on Recent Workplace Violence A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	The Advantage - April, 2002 How do We Compute a 2-Factor Analysis for Our AAP? Spotting Phony Resume Cover Letters Doing Background Checks? Watch Out! A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
The Advantage - January, 2002 How Do We Get Selected for an AAP Audit? California Overtime Requirements - An Overview OSHA Update - Handling Suspicious Packages & Targeted Workplace Inspections OSHA Announces Outreach Effort on Needlestick Prevention A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	October 2001 Employer Assisted Housing as a Recruiting Tool Fourth Quarter Diversity Planning A Look at the California DFEH Mediation Program Ten Things Healthy Organizations do to Prevent Workplace Violence Military Leave Requirements A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
July 2001 New OSHA 300 Log Next Year Being a Successful Manager Third Quarter Diversity Planning The Business Case for Diversity: Where Does Disability Fit In? Domestic Partnership Benefits: The "Smart Company's" Beacon in the Quest for Talent A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	April 2001 Retaining Your IT Hire Second Quarter Diversity Planning Ergonomics Passed by Congress - Waiting on President EO Survey Response Deadline Moved Out for Second Time GSA Postpones Implementation of Final Federal Acquisition Rule A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
January 2001 New Affirmative Action Regulations Now Effective Management of Employee Conflict First Quarter Diversity Planning HR Requirements for Privacy in the EU A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	October 2000 Changes to California Overtime Exemptions Investigatory Interviews: The Employee's Right to a Representative Book Review: Intercultural Services Making Change A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
July, 2000 Be the Bunny EO Survey from OFCCP Here to Stay? Overtime Exemptions in California Recruiting from the Retired Population New Web Resource for Workers' Comp Comments on OFCCP Regulatory Proposals The Youngest Rose A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	April, 2000 Staying Out of the EEO Doghouse: An HR Grievance Process for a Non-Union Organization Are You an Applicant Abuser? (Don't Beat Up Jack) Power Tools: Skills for Life Finding Information About Presidential Candidates Supreme Court limits Class Protected by ADA 4th Edition of AAP Book Draws Acclaim Words of Wisdom A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
January, 2000 New Employment Laws in California Start in January OFCCP Now Collecting Pay Data With AAPs AARP Offers Web Resources HR Manager Personally Liable for FMLA Damages Hot New Job Opportunity for Computer Experts Workplace Violence: Preventing the Unthinkable Computing the Cost of Turnover A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	October, 1999 New Report on Affirmative Action Workplace Violence Prevention Resources Pre-Employment Screening: Are You Legal? FTC Ruling Confirmed Top Recruiting Sources -- Survey Results OFCCP Loses Fight to Protect Its Documents California Workers' Comp Rates to Increase Few Employers Cope With Worker Depression A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
July, 1999 The Balancing Act Definition of Applicant ... An Expert's Guest Opinion Comparable Worth: The Compensation Plan You Better Learn to Love Clinton Administration Adding New Requirement for Federal Contractors Can Coaching Programs Offer Solutions to Employers? HR's Wild Ride Wonders A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	April 1999 EEOC Announces Mediation Program Expansion Web Search Service for College Grads' First Jobs Donate to Charity When You Buy on the Web California State Regulations Now on Web IRS Mileage Rate Drops as of April 1st Job Application Fees Prohibited in California Budget Increase Proposl Means More Reviews by OFCCP California Governor Appoints New Director for Department of Fair Employment and Housing Employers Needed for Study on Record Keeping and Government Reporting A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
January 1999 Is it Safe to Leave Your Home Alone? Gaining a Seat at the Table Creating Interdepartmental Cooperation Is Your HRMS at Risk from Hackers? Supreme Court Lets Stand Employer's Hair Rule for Men Sexual Harassment -- Case Requirements A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business	October 1998 Workplace Violence: What a CEO Can Do to Reduce the Risk California Supreme Court Gives Employers Bad News Diversity Includes Disability OFCCP Begins New Compliance Checks OFCCP Merges Regions 9 & 10 Why Contractors Have Problems With the OFCCP During Compliance Audits What is an Applicant? You're About to Find Out! Some Local Changes Around the Country P&G Once Again "Women-Friendly" A Gentle Word on Behalf of Our Business
July 1998 The Welfare Reform Partnership Employers' Liability for Supervisor Sexual Harassment The First Step in Alternative Dispute Resolution: Fact-Finding	April 1998 New Employee Registry for ALL Employers Uncooperative Employees Problem: Attorneys as Investigators California Wage Increase EEOC Best Practices Task Force Report Employers with "Best Practices" in Recruitment & Hiring 1997 State Law Changes We?re Offering New Resources to HR Professionals
January 1998 What Organizations and Individuals Have Done to Invite Workplace Violence New Liability for California Employers No More Daily Overtime Pay? Sacred Cows? Exempt Overtime Pay? Take Your Ergonomic Break Spurious Correlations New Association Forming Temperature Wars in Your Office? What Keeps CEOs Awake? California Ergonomics New VETS-100 Filing Date and Address Puzzlers A Brief Word on Behalf of Our Business	October 1997 Unsafe Spy Ship Vacation Policies Hot New Diversity Book Medical & Legal Skills Testing Software Poor Motivation a Cause for Unethical Behavior Mandatory Pilot Retirement Upheld Texaco Tapes: How Did They Surface? Employee Recognition Overtime Liability Credit Reports Handbook Updates Required Puzzlers
July 1997 California Overtime Employment Poster E-Mail Addresses TMA, Inc. Receives Award for Internet Site Minority Contracting Increases HIPAA Regulations Issued Clinton Proposes New Civil Rights Law Proposed California Laws Impact Employers Age Bias New Federal Employee Registry New Ergonomics Safety Standards in California Office Safety Plan Available OFCCP & VETS Forge Agreement OFCCP Expanding "Tester" Program Domestic Partner Regulations in San Francisco	April 1997 Minimum Wage Schedule Small Employers Impacted by Supreme Court Decision E-Mail Messages Are Key Evidence in Court Violence In The Workplace New Employment Authorization Document New FREE Reference Materials Available Misleading Job Reference Liability Employees� Right to Review Affirmative Action Plans Teach Employees to Pay Attention Massachusetts Now Requires Sexual Harassment Policies AAP Software Available California Marijuana Initiative Complicates Employer Policies Moonlighting While on FMLA Leave
January 1997 Affirmative Action After California's New Proposition 209 New Federal AAP Regulations OSHA Reporting Time Limits Shortened Expanding MSDS Documents Tax Credits for Hiring Free ADA Guide 23 Years of Front Pay! Substantially Easier Age Bias Claims Off-Duty Conduct Quotable Quotes A Brief Word On Behalf Of Our Business Letter to Clients and Friends About Discrimination	October 1996 New Minimum Wage Terminating Workers Who Owe You Money Is Overtime Confusing? Stretching HR Departments Avoid Retaliation Claim OFCCP to Allow Extensions Damage Awards Taxable Retirement Incentives Telecommuting Talk Portability of Benefits Law Glass Ceiling Settlement Secrets of Affirmative Action Compliance
July 1996 Disability Quiz Workplace Violence: Cal/OSHA Actions Six Cardinal Rules for Management Training Troglodytes In Memoriam... Earl E. Sullaway Green Cards Turn Pink 100-Year-Old Temp Employment References That Bite Interviewing Disabled Candidates	April 1996 Over Qualified Applicants New Implied Contract Worries Workplace Weapons New Reference Book Dignified Terminations Policy Considerations Funnies Changes in DOT Drug/Alcohol Testing Regulations Paid Time Off Policies Lowering Production Standards Not ADA Requirement
January 1996 New Internet Access HR Internet Addresses Meeting Safety Workplace Violence Independent Contractors New Job Interview Rules Religious Issues at Work Revised DFEH Rules Illegal Retaliation Sexual Harassment Elder Care Benefits Reference Checking