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The Hiring Incentive to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act), also referred to as the Jobs Bill, provides tax credits to businesses that hire unemployed workers. The bill grants employers an exemption for their Social Security (FICA) payroll contribution for every new employee hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011.

The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a major victory for employers this week by upholding the constitutionality of Ohio's intentional tort statute. 

As most everyone has heard due to the 24-hour news cycle, the House passed healthcare reform.  Specifically, the House passed the U.S. Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872), a bill intended to fix certain aspects of the Senate’s original bill. 

So you just got comfortable with your blog, LinkedIn, and Twitter.  What about location based social media?  Part game and part micro blog, these websites allow you to check in throughout your day with your location and related comments while earning various online honors and prizes. 

There has been a lot of news coverage lately of Rep. Eric Massa’s resignation and apparently related allegations of harassment of male staffers. 

David Meerman Scott at The Huffington Post suggests that the U.S. Department of Defense new social media policy is superior to that of many companies. 

In the days following the shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, some alarming facts have been discovered by the media about the alleged shooter, Professor Amy Bishop.  In 1986, she shot and killed her brother after a family dispute.  In 1994, she and her husband were questioned in connection with a mail bombing attempt, and in 2003, she was charged with assault for punching a woman at an IHOP restaurant.  This has prompted some talking heads in the media to question the University’s hiring practices. 

In the 1985 classic “Better Off Dead,” John Cusack’s character is given the following advice on downhill skiing: “Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.” 

I am not a huge fan of the comedy-drama genre but I had to make an exception for “In Good Company,” given the premise of the film. 

I am amazed at how often employment litigation is a self inflicted wound for the employer. In an ongoing series, I am going to share some of  the common self-inflicted wounds that I have witnessed and offer some suggestions for avoiding them.