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NLRB: You can’t require employees to be positive or professional
Steve Cape Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEmployers have long operated on the idea that when an employee uses the company email, it will only be for business purposes. That may be coming to an end if the National Labor Relations Board has its way.
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5 tips to build a winning proposal team
Jenna Beck MarketingDo you cringe at the thought of responding to a request for proposal? Does your win rate suffer due to poorly-written documents? Do you have difficulty selling your solution in writing? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you need to invest in a proposal team.
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8 essential elements of a disciplinary warning form
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementDisciplinary counseling of an employee is one of the most unpleasant but important tasks a manager can perform. Having a good form to document the warning is critical to making the disciplinary process work.
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Modern slavery and the hidden world of human trafficking
Lauren Swan Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWhat is the largest illegal industry in the world? Drugs — that's pretty easy to guess. What is the world's second-largest illegal industry? Human trafficking, the majority being sex trafficking.
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Drone dread: Line must be drawn between hobby toys and military machines
Nick Merrill Recreation & LeisureRecently, two national parks made headlines when they banned the use of drones inside their parks. This was a strong move — and a first among parks — but only the latest in a string of bans on unmanned aerial vehicles in public.
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Can BP redeem itself with a second chance in the Gulf of Mexico?
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesIn March, the ban imposed on BP and its subsidiaries on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico was lifted for the first time since the disastrous Deepwater Horizon blowout flooded U.S. waters with 4.9 million barrels of crude in April 2010.
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What does the future have in store for Chinese tech giant Alibaba?
Ross Lancaster RetailThe tech world's most anticipated initial public offering of 2014 on the New York Stock Exchange isn't from a company that calls Silicon Valley home, nor does it hail from a firm run by a former Google, Apple or Amazon executive. No, it comes via an English teacher from China who was just trying to search for beer when he first logged on to the Internet nearly two decades ago.
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Formalizing your veteran hiring program
Catherine Iste Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWith the ever-increasing number of veterans in the workforce, formalized veteran hiring and retention programs have started showing up on the radar of defense, law enforcement and private organizations. Many law enforcement and defense organizations already hire veterans, but how do you formalize the process, and why should you?
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Construction laws slow to adjust to ‘green’ building
Nate Budde Construction & Building MaterialsA rapidly-expanding segment of the construction industry is centered on "green" building projects, including the construction of green-energy installations such as solar arrays or wind farms. But mechanics lien and bond claim law has not necessarily kept pace.
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Has US oil consumption decreased because of peak oil?
Stefanie Heerwig Natural ResourcesSince 2008, U.S. oil consumption has declined by more than 20 percent, giving peak-oil theorists their confirmation — world crude oil production is decreasing. And no matter how much U.S. production increases, everyone will feel the squeeze in the face of rising international oil prices.
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