May 2006 

HR MAGAZINE · May 2006
Vol. 51, No. 5
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Pandemic . A pandemic is on the way, and the time to start planning and preparing is now.
Nancy Hatch Woodward

EMPLOYMENT LAW
Know Your Adversary. A better understanding of lawyers who represent workers can present significant opportunities for HR.
Allen Smith

EMPLOYMENT LAW
Planning for EEO-1 Changes. Find out what HR can do now to prepare for the most sweeping changes in equal employment opportunity reporting requirements in the past 40 years.
Rita Zeidner

SPECIAL REPORT ON TRAINING

Just-in-Time Training. Podcasts deliver on-the-go training for today’s global, mobile workers who see no need to stop while they learn.
Elizabeth Agnvall

Trainers Reach for E-Skills. Classroom-oriented trainers can bolster their resumes by learning to function in the online world.
Kathryn Tyler

Making the Leap. Managers need training when you’re putting a telework program in place.
Jennifer Taylor Arnold

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Time To Refocus. Giving employees a gift of paid time off for years of service can reap rewards that are hard to measure in dollars.
Matt Bolch

HR AGENDA: RELOCATION
When the Car Moves, Too. HR can make a car relocation go more smoothly by creating a sound policy and a plan to successfully execute the move.
Catherine Traugot

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS(Members Only)

From the President: Talent Management in a Knowledge-Based EconomyWorkforce planning, staffing, and training and development are natural HR responsibilities regarding talent management. Susan Meisinger
From the Editors. Pandemics; technology affects training Patrick Mirza; Terence F. Shea
HR Solutions: Disclaimers, Spousal Surcharges, Drug Testing. Vicki Neal, Bill Schaefer and Glynda R. Parker
Management Tools: Managing Generation Y. Use these three strategies for managing Generation Y in the workplace and gain peace of mind. Sommer Kehrli and Trudy Sopp
Legal Trends: In Defense of Litigation. Navigating employment litigation is doable if HR professionals and their counsel have the proper attitude, resources and communication. Jathan Janove
Future Focus: Top Dollars. Companies’ practices in setting executive compensation are likely to draw more heavily on HR’s expertise. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. New rules unlikely to affect executive compensation programs; laid-off employees are often rehired; more.
From Readers. Ethics; diversity.
HR Technology. Upgrades promise to improve and integrate HR processes.
Court Report. Discrimination based on psychiatric treatment was costly; employees who violated firearms policy lawfully fired; more.
Books in Brief. Improving Employee Performance Through Appraisal and Coaching; more.
What's New. Health information web site; applicant-tracking system; leadership development program; more.

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