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Managing March Madness

As the NCAA basketball tournament kicks off March 21, odds are many employees will be checking their bracket standings during work time or streaming live games on office computers. In addition, employees bringing their own tablets and smartphones into the workplace may engage in flagrant "cyber-slacking" because personal devices lack corporate firewalls or other employer-installed internet controls. The Prevent Employee Time Theft Task can help HR avoid a drop in productivity.

An employer also may wish to implement and disseminate a policy addressing gambling, office pools and fantasy sports leagues in the workplace. Any workplace rules should be accompanied by an effectively communicated and consistently applied discipline procedure, which is addressed in the Discipline an Employee Task.

Finally, the Manage an Employee With a Gambling Problem Task can help an employer learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of gambling addiction and deal with the problem effectively.


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Marta Moakley is the legal editor for the training and development, employee retention, performance appraisals, promotions, employee communications, managing employees in special situations, employee discipline, recordkeeping and minimizing liability content in the employee management section of XpertHR.

Prior to joining XpertHR, she worked as an assistant attorney general with the Florida Attorney General's Office, and as an Equal Opportunity Specialist for the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Marta also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Paul C. Huck, Senior US District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.



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Federal News

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  IRS Releases 2013 Employer Tax Guides, Levy Tables and Corrected Form W-4
  Take a Deep Breath: Employers May Conduct Random Alcohol Tests
  ACA Final Rule on Essential Health Benefits and Plan Value Released
  5th Circuit Bats Down Employer's 'Nonsensical' FLSA Defense

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Brian J. Lamoureux is a partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC in Providence, RI. Mr. Lamoureux has a diverse practice focusing primarily on employment law, complex commercial litigation and creditors' rights. Read more...

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Editor's Message

We've extended the deadline for the HR Staffing, Cost and Structure Benchmarks Survey. If you take the survey, we'll send you the complete research report as soon as it's ready ... for free. The survey now closes March 14, 2013. We hope you won't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to benchmark your HR Department operations.

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