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		<title>Insider H.R. Tips From SHRM, The Biggest H.R. Conference in the Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from The SHRM® 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition, held in
beautiful San Diego, California. I thought you might like some insight into what those
dastardly Human Resource folks are cooking up. I attended the Conference in my “day
job” capacity as a Human Resources professional, and as your Undercover HR Director.


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		<title>The Abusive Boss Who Got Sued For “Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you felt emotional distress at work because of the abusive way your boss treats you? Many of the people who contact me for help in dealing with a bully boss feel this way, and they want to sue their boss in court for all the workplace abuse he or she has inflicted. When someone [...]


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		<title>Employment Law Academy Logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Undercover Lawyer's Employment Law Academy is coming soon, and here's the logo for the new members only section of the site.


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		<title>Does Your Abusive Boss Keep Notes About You Outside Your Personnel File?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s post is an excellent question I received in the Undercover Lawyer Forum: Question: I have copies of my personnel file from HR.  I am hearing from co-workers that the head honcho has files on employees in her office-presumably all of the &#8220;bad&#8221; stuff. I suppose it is legal for her to have these files. [...]


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		<title>Avoiding the Axe (Pt. 1) &#8212; By Jenn S.</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/avoiding-the-axe-pt-1-by-jenn-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn S.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with great pride that I introduce a new attorney and columnist to the community of UndercoverLawyer.com.  Jenn S. is a small town employment lawyer who has been a big city employment lawyer, big corporation H.R. Rep, and for a time was even a rock music journalist!  She brings all these different backgrounds to [...]


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		<title>10 Steps of Walking the Plank Toward Termination: STEP 4 Your Boss Switches From Harassing You In-Person to Harassing You In Writing</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/10-steps-of-walking-the-plank-toward-termination-step-3-your-boss-switches-from-harassing-you-in-person-to-harassing-you-in-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your boss goes to Human Resources and asks &#8220;Can I fire this employee right now?&#8221;, do you know what the H.R. Rep always answers?  H.R. says, &#8220;What documentation do you have that shows your employee is not doing their job?&#8221; You know what happens next?  Your boss looks down at his or her own [...]


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		<title>10 Steps of Walking the Plank Toward Termination: Step 2 You Have a New Supervisor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: If you missed Step 1 in this series you can read it HERE. If a new supervisor takes over your department, brace yourself.  New supervisors change everything, and employees HATE that. What you need to understand is that it is unthinkable to a new supervisor to not change everything.  A new supervisor feels like [...]


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		<title>The Dumb Money is Betting On Sunny Skies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRIDAY UPDATE: &#8220;The U.S. lost more jobs than forecast in August and the unemployment rate climbed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent, a sign that the economic slowdown is worsening.&#8221; (Full Article). &#8220;Foreclosures accelerated to the fastest pace in almost three decades during the second quarter as interest rates increased and home values fell, [...]


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		<title>Go To Trial or Settle Your Case?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether or not to take a case to trial, especially an employment case, can be a gut wrenching and life changing decision. Make the right decision, and you vindicate yourself, prove your boss wrong, and walk away with two or more years&#8217; worth of wages in your pocket. Make the wrong decision, and you spend [...]


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		<title>Bad News: No Home Sales = No Emergency Cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are people so concerned about their jobs right now?  Because they see the &#8220;For Sale&#8221; signs going up all around them &#8212; and they know the reason is because these neighbors can&#8217;t afford their mortgages any longer. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Friday the economy continues to be in a recession, by his definition, [...]


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