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         <title>Business &amp;amp; Legal Reports (BLR) to Host Audio Conference on Dangers of Web Recruiting Tuesday, February 26 at 1:30PM Eastern</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb716673.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Understand the hidden risks of using Facebook, MySpace, and other websites to scope out new and prospective hires. (PRWeb Feb 22, 2008)</P>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb716673.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>HR Publisher BLR to Again Offer Free Employee Attitude Surveys to Employers Nationwide</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb702513.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Complimentary, Custom-Written Report Will Again Benchmark Their Employees' Responses to Those at Similar Organizations (PRWeb Feb 18, 2008)</P>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb702513.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>HR Publisher Offers Free Employee Attitude Surveys to Employers Nationwide</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb509683.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>BLR is offering free employee attitude surveys to companies nationwide. For minimal effort and no cost, each cooperating organization will receive a complimentary, custom-written report on how their workforce views supervision, communication, teamwork, and chances for advancement. The report will also benchmark their employees' responses to those at similar size and type companies nationwide. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2007)</P>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb509683.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>Complying with Employment Laws is Biggest Challenge for Human Resource Managers, According to HR.BLR.com Survey</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb380524.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>A new survey at HR.BLR.com reveals that the number one challenge for human resource managers is complying with state and federal employment laws.   Other top concerns include topics like retention and performance management.  The website is offering a free download of a special report summarizing the findings. (PRWeb May 4, 2006)</P>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb380524.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>New Tool from HR.BLR.com Helps Companies Quantify Employer Turnover Expense: Turnover Cost Calculator Available as Download</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb376801.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>HR.BLR.com has just made its new Employee Turnover Cost Calculator available as a free download.  The Calculator can help companies understand the cost of turnover and justify HR's initiatives to control it. (PRWeb Apr 26, 2006)</P>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb376801.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>BLR provides Human Resource Center for Ohio Chamber of Commerce</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb361789.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Ohio Chamber of Commerce members have a new information tool at their disposal: access to BLR's HR Resource Center featuring powerful HR analysis. The HR Resource Center is now available at the www.ohiochamber.com website. (PRWeb Mar 23, 2006)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb361789.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb361789.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb361789.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>Business and Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR) Provides State Human Resource News for SHRM Members</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb358780.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Members of the world's largest professional association of human resource professionals, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), have a new resource for learning about important new workplace law developments. The new state HR news service provided by Business &amp; Legal Reports, Inc. debuted in February in SHRM's weekly e-mail newsletter, HRWeek&#8482;. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2006)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb358780.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb358780.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb358780.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>New Training Kit from Business &amp;amp; Legal Reports Inc. Helps Companies Comply with Sexual Harassment Training </title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb352604.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Firms that don't provide regular, effective sexual harassment training are playing a kind of Russian roulette. BLR has a new PowerPoint sexual harassment training kit that can help avoid expensive lawsuits and embarrassing publicity. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2006)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb352604.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb352604.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb352604.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>Old Saybrook-based BLR Named as One of Connecticut&amp;#8217;s 20 Best Places to Work</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb352606.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The employees at Business &amp; Legal Reports, Inc. are smiling, knowing that their employer was just selected as one of Connecticut's 20 Best Places to work. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2006)</P>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb352606.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>BLR&amp;#8217;s Human Resource Website Adds Salary Data &amp;#8211; HR Professionals Can Now Price Hundreds of Jobs Online</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb340949.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>HR.BLR.com has just made online salary data available for hundreds of jobs &#8211; by region, state, type and size of company. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2006)</P>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb340949.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>&amp;#8216;Office Space&amp;#8217; Might Be Favorite Workplace Movie, but &amp;#8216;Nine to Five&amp;#8217; Is Aging Well, HR.BLR.com Poll Finds</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb340377.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>When it comes to workplace movies, &#8220;Office Space&#8221; is the talk of the water cooler, but, 25 years after its release,  &#8220;Nine to Five&#8221; still has a solid fan base, according to a recent HR.BLR.com poll of human resources professionals. (PRWeb Feb 1, 2006)</P>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb340377.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>As USERRA Deadline Hits, HR.BLR.com Poll Finds Majority of Employers Not Ready for New Military Employment Rights</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332397.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The first comprehensive regulations ever issued describing the employment and reemployment rights of military service members under federal law become effective for all employers today. A HR.BLR.com poll finds that almost half of employers are unprepared. (PRWeb Jan 18, 2006)</P>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332397.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>Safety.BLR.com Offers Employers Tips for Battling Workplace Colds and Flu</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb328535.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Common cold and flu outbreaks affect millions of Americans and cost businesses billions of dollars. Safety.BLR.com has developed some practical tips that employees can take to minimize the effects of these common ailments. (PRWeb Jan 5, 2006)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb328535.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb328535.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb328535.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>California Employers Brace for January 1 Sexual Harassment Training Deadline; New Training Kit from Business &amp;amp; Legal Reports Inc. Helps Companies Comply</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324832.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Under a recently enacted sexual harassment law, (GC Section 12950.1), California employers must provide two hours of sexual harassment training every two years to all supervisors.  The training deadline is January 1, 2006. (PRWeb Dec 21, 2005)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324832.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324832.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324832.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>Most Job Offers are Accepted, According to a HR.BLR.com poll of HR Managers. When Refused, Most Common Reason is Money</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322172.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The vast majority of job candidates accept job offers made to them &#8211; only about 10% turn them down.  The major reason for non-acceptance tends to be money, according to two recent polls at HR.BLR.com. (PRWeb Dec 14, 2005)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322172.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322172.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322172.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>Will Your Holiday Party End up in an Employee Lawsuit? HR.BLR.com Offers Tips for Avoiding Problems </title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb316985.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>HR.BLR.com, the HR web site has produced a free white paper loaded with tips for avoiding problems at employer sponsored holiday parties. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2005)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb316985.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb316985.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb316985.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>HR.BLR.com Survey Finds Most Human Resource Managers Have Been Forced to Hire Someone Against Their Wishes -- and All of the ism&amp;#8217;s are Accounted for</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb308230.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The majority of HR managers have been forced to hire someone they didn't want to hire. According to a poll at HR.BLR.com, the leading reason is cronyism, followed by nepotism, and in some cases, what appears to be sexual attraction. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2005)</P>
                                <P>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb308230.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb308230.htm</a></P>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb308230.htm</guid> </item>
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         <title>Hurricane Evacuees Don&amp;#8217;t Necessarily Have an Edge in Getting Hired, HR Managers at HR.BLR.com say</title>
         <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb297309.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Asked the question: 'With all other factors being equal, would you give preference to a job applicant who was a hurricane evacuee?' -  only one-third of human resource professionals who participated in an online poll at HR.BLR.com said they'd give preference in their hiring decisions to applicants who've been evacuated as a result of hurricane Katrina or Rita. (PRWeb Oct 13, 2005)</P>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb297309.htm</guid> </item>
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