HR Focus 1994: Vol 71 Index

5 Pages·1994·2.1 MB·English

HR FOCUS COLUMN INDEX 1994
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BENEFITS BRIEFINGS Expect a Bigger Raise This Year?
Americans Say They Need Social Security: Don’t Count On It FEB/22
Few Think They’l l Get It Expect Record-Low Salary Hikes in 1994 and 1995 ...OCT/17
As Costs Increase, Fewer Employers Expert Opinions Differ Regarding the
Offer Retiree Healthcare Benefits of Broadbanding AUG/14
Concern Over Impending Reform Focus Groups May Offer Greater Insight
COBRA Bites Back Without Adequate for Developing New Programs .............:s:cccessesseeseees JUN/14
Notice and Information Former Harvard President Slams
Companies Respond To OBRA ‘93 U.S. Exec Pay DEC/11
Consequences for Underfunded Plans In Event Of Change, Executives
Under Clinton Proposal Still Have Golden Parachutes...................ccccscsscsrssssese SEP/11
Defined Benefit Plans Continue on Is Your Performance-Based Pay Exempt? ................... APR/14
Downward Spiral Merit Increases, Alternative Pay Are More Popular ....DEC/11
Education Reimbursement Plans: More Companies Require
Generous But Underused Executives To Own Stock OCT/17
Employee Demographics Determine More Corporate Directors Now Are ‘Taking Stock’ SEP/11
NOVO OMMRERNGS ErR OR 5 oo censsidbsceccnsanesésanedssucuscsssddenesees APR/6 New Report Offers Help to
Employees Must Save More Now to Determine Pay Differentials.................seeesceseeeees MAY/14
Maintain Future Standard of Living Physicians See Higher Incomes
Employer Match Offers Positive from Managed Care DEC/11
Selling Point for 401(k) Programs Reinforcement is Key to Effective
Encouraging News for DC Plans Team-Based Compensation JUL/14
Fewer Workers Today Will Retire Salary Regains Top Spot as Decision
With Health Benefits Tomorrow Factor for Job Seeking Managets...............:.sseeeeees JUN/14
Healthcare Costs and Worker Sales Compensation Hasn’t
Demographics Have Impact TRISH WANEEE RING FINNIES oo csacescnsstsisnesesssensvconsseen MAY/14
Healthcare Reform’s Potential Impact on Benefits ....... JUL/23 Signs of Slow Growth: Merit Badges Dip
Health Insurance Still Is the Most Important Benefit..... DEC/6 Small-Group Incentive Plans Get Big Ratings............. APR/14
Latest Trends in Post-Termination Benefits................ MAR/19 Still a Tight Market For New College Grads ................ SEP/11
Managers and CFO’s Agree: Healthcare Reform The Performance of Performance-Based Pay APR/14
Will Drive Up All Benefits Cost Top Executives Earn Bonuses
Manufacturers Aren’t Waiting for Reform Despite Losses Last Year OCT/17
Midsize Employers Are Replenishing
HEALTH & SAFETY TODAY
Executive Income JUN/22
ADA Prompts Record Number of Requests
New IRS Program Helps Administrators
for Accommodation Advice JUN/16
EeGate MISSING PAPHCIDANIG....:2:.:..0s.0sessssnseecesesesense JUL/23
Building Blocks for Workplace Safety Programs....... MAY/16
Reengineering Prompts Outsourcing
Cancer, Heart-Related Problems
Salary Matters Most When Workers
Threaten Executives’ Health OCT/11
CONSE TOD GRAN GES... csecsnssacsacsscessosscssaacsecncaacs MAY/6
Clinical Depression Is Widespread .............cccsseseeeeees DEC/14
Survey: Employers, Not Government,
Companies Get Tough With Drunken Drivers.............. APR/16
Should Provide Childcare
Cost Containment Is Helping to
Survey Says Flex Plans Will Survive
Cure Some Ailing Budsets -...........:....00cc0csecsese. «+000 EP/16
After Healthcare Reform
Employees Can Manage Stress Caused
Tailor 401(k) Information to Match
by Eldercare Responsibilities............................c0ee AUG/16
Your Employees’ Comfort Level
Hands Down on Healthcare Reform MAR/i6
The Latest Headache for Senior Executives
Health Reform Made Easy: What Are the Issues?
COMPENSATION REPORT What Must Be Resolved?................. Pe destiucoteereeethind JUL/17
$1 Million Pay Cap Clarified Healthcare Trends: Costs Shrink But Savings Vary......SEP/16
As Comfort Level Grows, More Companies Job Applicants Wiiling To Exchange
Plan to Expand Broadbanding Health Coverage For Higher Pay OCT/11
Asian Managers Expected to Leading Factors Behind
RECEIVE ELIGHESE INCFCASES: «........-<<..0sicsacncesoonsccessecs MAY/14 Non-Occupational Disability JUL/17
Broadbanding Is Catching On Mid-size Companies Would Benefit from
CEOs at Big Industrials Surprise Clinton Proposal MAY/16
Critics With Large Stock Holdings Mid-size Employers Are Catching the
Companies Use Incentives to Attract Board Managed Care Fever DEC/14
Members: CEO’s Don’t Take the Bait More Companies Adopt Preventive
Compensation Trends Health Programs for Employees..............scsscsseeseeees OCT/11
Compensation Changes for Officer Pay More Companies Adopt the Notion
Court Ruling Turns Tax Law Upside Down That An Ounce of Prevention DEC/14
Current Incomes in Manufacturing More Work, Less Sleep Affects
Despite Cost-Cutting Changes in Job Performance and Increases Liability
Hiring, Experience Still Counts Outcomes Data Relies on Customer Demand
Employers Are Willing to “Talk Pay” People with Disabilities Lack
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(Column Index Continued) Women on Board—How Far Have They Come? ....... MAR/12
Women Pay a Higher Toll
Insurance and Employment MAY/16 for Travel on the Fast Track JUL/11
Self-Insured Fare Better in Colorado APR/16 Working Americans Are Sticking to Their Jobs DEC/16
Study: Incentives Won’t Entice Small Businesses Younger Employees Are Feeling
to Offer Health Insurance LESS AMRCREGIO MDC IOUS <.5065s00siscsasscasessicteccecates MAY/11
The Changing Role of Flexible Benefits Plans ........... MAR/16
INTERNATIONAL
BRIS PUIG OE PEK os. evsesiscsassactsecsse petissiesecssnoense d MAR/16
Canadian Court Holds Plan
Successful Disability Management AUG/16
Administrators Personally Liable
Uncooperative Companies Find
Changing Social Security Laws in France
Themselves in Hot Water with OSHA JUN/16
Workaholics Do More Harm than LEGAL INSIGHTS
Good to Themselves, Their Companies ................... JUL/17 A Win for Employers: Civil Rights Act is
Workplace Accidents Decrease as Not Retroactive AUG/19
satety Commitment Increases ..................ses0sessseeaes SEP/16 After-Acquired Evidence Defense
SNPNSES CE) PW NNINS otc op saci cecsdenctendscesdaacsnvavetsevea’d OCT/19
HR NEWS CAPSULES
Agency Approves Claim That
After The Layoff, What Would You
Links EMF to Cancer OCT/19
EP UNIEE TSN OUNE CMEC Los csucsevssocnsvourcacinasssuseheseusisenoesey DEC/16
Ban on Overtime Must Be Enforced,
MMR MIOEIS CIDER MOVE oi iiss sssssccnssesenscesssesssenseceasssessoedl AUG/11
Not Just Announced DEC/19
Are Corporations Getting What They
DOL Finds Violations in Two-Thirds of
Deserve From Campus Recruitment?................00 OCT/14
BPRSA INN oo Saccccsces ciao 1st se deciosajecstvanasevonaes -APR/19
Assessing Performance Of
EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance On Harassment..JUN/18
Performance Management APR/11
EEOC Speaks Plainly About Sexual Harassment MAY/19
Benefits Specialists Don’t Know
Effective Policy May Protect
The Law; Resist Commuting Alternatives.............. NOV/19
Against Harassment Liability OCT/19
Catalyst Offers Action Plan to
Employee Just Says ‘No’ to Required
MNCs AEN SSI IGS ROO AMMINE 65 cetco nsnscensesseensisenseccesacesesess AUG/11
Holiday Greeting JUN/18
Coliege Grads Feel Unprepared,
Employee’s Drunken Driving
Lack Direction for the Working World...................4 JUL/11
Costs Employer $880,000
Guidelines for Successful Telecommuting .................. NOV/19
Employer Just Says ‘No’ to Suggestion Award
Employers Face Tough Sell To Get
Happy Anniversary! First FMLA Lawsuits Filed
Employees to Give Up Their Cars ....................00s00 JUN/11
Huge Settlement for Race-Bias Case
Executive Relocation Reverses Its Downward Trend ...SEP/14
Internal Statements Are Basis for Defamation
Family Income Impacts Educational Achievement......DEC/16
Mental Breakdown is Not Required
HR Can Take Proactive Measures
to Prove Hostile Environment JAN/22
to Eliminate Employee Theft AUG/11
Nonvalidated Test Scores
Job Cutbacks Continue,
$1 Million for 121 Applicant ..c.6ccc0..ccc.cassccssesaces APR/19
But Some Add Staff After Downsizing............0....... JUL/11
Obese Workers Win Protection Under ADA APR/19
Low-Interest Loans for Relocation
Oral Contract is Worthless;
Considered Tax-Free by IRS.................004 eee OCT/14
EEIDIO VES IGOSESIG 2 IWIINION,. 5. iscsscciecvivesseccesceoescssec s .DEC/19
Magazine Honors Diversity Initiatives for Hispanics ...JUL/11
Possible Problems Are Not Valid
New Technologies Will Impact HR Departments ...... MAY/I1
Reasons for Refusal to Hire DEC/19
New Trends On Campus: Focus Groups................:008 FEB/18
Reasonable Accommodation at Reasonable Cost......... APR/19
New Yorkers Talk About Commuting
Retaliation Against OSHA Complaints
Seniors Are Sought for Temp Work
Leads to Double Damages. :..........<iscs-csse0s--e. rer DEC/19
Sexual Harassment is Still a Problem,
Retired Workers Are No Longer
BORED RKICTIOLOVIS, WVB IY..scsensessssccacteccssasesceevssesocesssTossLsc
“Retired:” They’re Reinstated AUG/19
HR and Corporate Communications ............cceeeeeeeee MAR/12
Survey Identifies Top Morale-Damaging Smoking Issues Heat Up AUG/19
Weight a Minute! Airline’s Loss
Actions in the Workpalce MAY/11
Is Flight Attendants’ Gain AUG/19
Temp Trends: Strong Growth, Minimum Benefits....... DEC/16
The Benefits of Formal Ethics Policies .................000 APR/11 TRAINING TIPS
The Best Employers for Computer Professionals ........ OCT/14 Communication: Bridging the Gender Gap
Tips for Creating a Climate Computer-Based Learning Will
to Promote Personal Initiative JUN/11 Benefit from Sharp Budget Increases ............ eee JUL/22
Tips for Diligent Hiring APR/11 New Questionnaire Assesses
Topic Guidelines to Keep Weaknesses of Training Participants.........0..0....0.. .AUG/21
Employee Committees Legal Small Firms Overlook Government Help JUL/22
Training Helps Employees Keep Pace Survey Cites Need for Retraining AUG/21
Training Programs Pressured for Results.................06 FEB/18 Trainers’ Association Study Offers
Transferees Can’t Always Get What They Want JUN/11 Good and Bad News on Trends AUG/21
Trend Shift: Multinationals Favor Training Experience Doesn’t Reflect Workforce AUG/21
Locals for Overseas Managerial Positions .............. OCT/14 Training Varies Based on
WMO PAS CE TEMCCOMMUBETS? o.oo. coc cscsessteentsnecee NOV/19 Company Size and Employee Experience JUL/22
HRFOCUS / JANUARY 1995
HR FOCUS SUBJECT INDEX 1994
AMA SPOTLIGHT Reengineering Sick Pay APR/12-13
13 Points on Productivity Management Performance-Based Pay and ICENtIVES ...sscccsccsseeeseeee MAR/6
Growth Slows in Corporate Drug Testing Team Compensation SEP/9-10
SSALGEICE) WONMENS, ATG) WAP ROU oi... cecdosccsncaceccéslensscscseaces JUN/21 Use Compensation as a Strategic Weapon AUG/12-13
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) CUSTOMER SERVICE
ADA Is Still Confusing After All These Years.......... NOV/1,8 Lily Tomlin’s Take on Customer Service JUL/1,4-6
An ADA Checklist for Implementation & Review JUL/19
DIVERSITY
Protect Severance Packages Against ADEA AUG/15
Break the Glass Ceiling for
Return to Work Issues Under ADA
RaRUNI RINE MNOINON: 5.00.03 caaseccacsiasseasteeriqeonincand MAR/1,4-5
Reasonable Accommodation
Competitive Advantage:
APPRAISALS Diverse Customers and Stakeholders ................++ JUN/9-10
Conquering the Fear of Feedback CRA) NCTM isco sa cansessasssncesdsaceseoneses MAY/17-18
Diversity in the 90s:
BENEFITS
Avoid Conflict with EEO Laws ............cssscseseeseeseeee JAN/9
401(k) Wraparounds for Senior Executive
Diversity Management: What Does It Mean?............... JAN/11
ROC HURC RRNA F HONMUCUNI <0 56ccscccsseteicspsseneuseencvscescieed MAR/17
Generation X’s Horoscope
Being the Messenger Has Its Benefits .................... MAY/1,4-5
Reflections of a Jewish Sabbath Observer
Domestic Partner Update
The Bottom-Line Value of Diversity
Employee Assistance Programs ................s.scscsssssssssssees JAN/16
Is It Time to Rethink Your Retirement Program? ....... FEB/4-5 ENTREPRENEURISM
Large Employers Support ‘The Benefit Elite’ A New Look at Entrepreneurism AUG/1,4-5
Programs Address Financial Health Truths and Falsehoods about Entrepreneurs................... AUG/7
More Americans Without Insurance
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Executive Perks In Technology Firms .................scces000 FEB/24
Halt! Is Your Security System Secure? .................0. FEB/9-10
Tips for Starting a Wellness Program
More Companies Out-Task
Work-Family Beyond Written Policies Wadecssiccacssstas JAN/19-20
Is Your Office Ergonomically Correct?.............:.c:00 AUG/17
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Deca aOPrANAAI ORONO 855i. 56s 000<9scccksatenentesiesoecescinsanetd OCT/15-16
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FRAUD/THEFT
HR Isn’t a Factor For Mutual Funds Yet DEC/15
Get Smart About Getting Ripped Off AUG/18
CHANGE MANAGEMENT/REENGINEERING In This Case, Trust Was the Culprit ...eDEC/17-18
Business Process Reengineering
HEALTH/WELLNESS
Change Requires More Than a Vision
After the Layoffs: Healing And Rebuilding DEC/9-10
Homeless Shelter Cut Turnover in Half
PRIOR PIRI, <Sen ciocacunaa sie cdassesoseiisedsacsacss OCT/9-10
Immediate Outplacement
The New Age of Occupational Wellness................. SEP/17-18
Is Your Company’s Revenue
Tips for Starting a Wellness Program
Crrealer PRAM ER PORSOS! scc0iccqccevenicedsicsiacacedecates JAN/4-6
Mistakes To Avoid During Downsizing HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
Etiployees: CHAM aie NGCOS iiisk.iesscccsticcccssssassecsessetesss MAR/7 10 Tips for Effective Communication MAR/24
Preparation Is Key to Successful Change 12 Ways To Cut Workers’ Comp Costs..............0+ OCT/12-13
Reengineering Succeeds Despite Tight Budgets........... JUL/24 As Access Increases, Productivity Decreases .......... AUG/9-10
Understand Employees’ Resistance to Change JUN/17 Patient-Provider Communication FEB/14-15
Techniques for Detecting Fraudulent Claims.............. MAR/I5
CLEAN AIR ACT
A Commuter Voices His Concermns..............:c.sccesceeeeees NOV/24 HEALTHCARE REFORM
Clean Air Act and Work-Family NOV/22-23 An Interview With Clinton’s
An Overview of the Clean Air Act Campaign Leader MAY/9-10
MSS ie ANON oo 2 sg 5p cat cnca snssscune tdascducena diced NOV/17 Employees Could Lose Tax Savings;
Guidelines for Vanpooling More Employers May Add Wellness..............:::006+ JAN/24
Ridesharing: A Tough Sell Forget The Feds! Managed Care Is Working
Special Report: The Clean Air Act of 1990 Health Insurers Support
Ten Ways To Promote Bike Riding To Work Managed Competition
Technology for Telecommuters: Is Preventive Medicine in Jeopardy? .........csscseseeeeees MAY/7
A Guide to Understanding PCs .......... eee NOV/11-14 Managed Care, Not Reform,
Tips for Managing Telecommutets.............cccssseesseseeeees NOV/9 Will Reduce Workers’ Comp Costs........::cccsseesseeees FEB/22
Tips for Parking Management Small Business Plays Big Role
Welcome to the Virtual Office
HR AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
COMMUNICATIONS Winning Innovations in HR Management
Communication: Bridging the Gender Gap
Improve Your Communication Skills ............ccsseeeees OCT/22 HR CONFERENCE & EXPO PREVIEWS
How to Avoid Communication Clashes ............::csceee APR/3
The Art of Listening OCT/24
Leaders Must Love Change, Not Loathe It
COMPENSATION Documenting Performance
1995 Forecast: Modest Pay Increases SEP/23 Fie Fire VOlmtIOn: Continues! .........c....cccceccssssecseassseesed OCT/3
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HR FOCUS SUBJECT INDEX 1994
(Subject Index Continued) Who's Minding the Temps’? «....:.:5...:s0ccsccs..cceasasotecoseea JUL/9-10
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
To Hire The Best, Use Pre-Employment Tests .............. DEC/3
Training Can Help Promote Tolerance JAN/12
HR CONFERENCE REPORT
STRATEGY
Reengineering: The HR Perspective JUNE/1,4-6
HR in the ‘90s: From Tacticians to Strategists
INTERNATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
Conforming to American Behavior
A Virtual Meeting of the Minds
Won’t Win Points For Foreign Managers
As Computer Literacy Grows,
Managers Talk East Meets West...............:cscsecscseseceeeees FEB/12
So Do the Demands on CIOs
Tips for Negotiations in
Paducah Opens for Business on Info Highway
Germany and France JUL/18
TRAINING
LAW
Communication: Bridging the Gender Gap
ADR Slices Litigation Costs,
Effective Feedback Skills for Trainers and Coaches
Enhances Morale
On-the-Job Training
Dialing While Driving i
Growth Slows In Basic Skills Testing
How to Effectively Use Disclaimers.................:ccscseeees FEB/23
How to Juggle Business Demands...Literally
Employment-At-Will Liability
Paying Students for Doing Their Homework
LPNs as Supervisors: Far Reaching Impact?
Performance Coaching Now and for the Future
Use Peer Review for Conflict Resolution
Texas Instruments Opens Its Virtual University
MOTIVATION/MORALE
UNIONS
Focus Group Research: A Useful Tool
Unions Are Targeting Pro-Management States APR/1,4-5
How to Keep Competition From Backfiring JUN/23
NLRB Seeks More Access for Unions OCT/18
Let Your Financials...Do The Talking DEC/22-23
Techniques to Improve Employee Morale AUG/24 VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
Cease Fire! Preventing Workplace Violence FEB/1,6-7
OFFICE PLANNING
Securing the American Workplace SEP/1,4-5
JUL/15-16
WASHINGTON UPDATE
OPINION
Advocates Push for More Childcare
Turning Problems Into Opportunities ............cccccseeeeseeee JAN/2
OSHA Vote Nears
Reengineering Hits Home at HR FOcUS...........s:1s00s0000 APR/23
A Full Plate of Legislative Issues
OUTSOURCING Business Realities Clash With
Get Into the Outsourcing Loop Training Needs and Turnover
Contingent Workers
PHILANTHROPY
Corporate Practices and Federal Policies
When Disaster Strikes, Companies
Headed for Expensive Collision
Provide Relief
Court Rulings and Proposed Regs
PRIVACY Will Guide Harassment Policies.............seeseeseeseed APR/1,8
Subpoenas Require Cautious Response............scceeeeees DEC/7 Employee Involvement Advocates
Setting Boundaries in the Information Age DEC/1,4-5 Are Looking to Defuse NLRB Rulings
Healthcare Reform Is Not Dead;
RECRUITMENT
It’s Moved Back to the State Level
Executive Development Begins
Pressure Mounts Against
in High School
New Reporting Rules
RS MN 555ss6c cccv6 nassas5ghdexd,ivnnto cseee MAR/13
Proposed Bill Would Ban Workplace
Recruitment Prescreening
Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation SEP/1,8
Recruitment Insights for Diversity
School-to-Work Program Is Ready To Roll MAY/1,8
PECAN TEACKSIG SYSUOMIS .<.2...50.:....200sccsesseressesessesceas FEB/19
Unions Balk at OSHA Proposals
REINVENTING GOVERNMENT For Self Inspection JAN/1,8
A Talk With The King Of White House Plan for Pension Reform
The Federal Personnel Mountain APR/9-10 Could Prove Costly for Employers AUG/1,8
RETIREMENT WORKI/FAMILY
APR My PY MAIN INAS 55 Ss ocnkscscosccncsossscevesonsoosesdsssassenn Issues and Options for Childless Employees.......... MAR/22-23
International Program Attracts Retirees.................006 MAY/21 Adoption Assistance Programs
Retiree Programs Link Skills With Needs..................... OCT/7 Managing Parenting With Travel
SAFETY ON THE JOB WORK TEAMS
Develop Communications and Supporting High-Performance Teams
Training With Literacy in Mind ................ececeeeeees MAR/14 Team Building: A New Direction for HR JUL/12-13
SEXUAL HARASSMENT The ‘Facts of Life’ For Teambuilding DEC/12-13
A Novel Approach to Sexual Harassment JUN/24 WORKER/MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
Hostile Working Environment MAR/18-19 Commission Seeks Cooperation AUG/22
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