August 2005 

HR MAGAZINE · August 2005
Vol. 50, No. 8
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Executive Discipline. . Dealing with executive misconduct presents legal, practical and political challenges for HR executives.
Robert J. Grossman

ETHICS
The Nexus of Ethics. A person’s off-the-job behavior offers reliable clues to the person’s ethics on the job, experts say. (Members Only)
Linda Wasmer Andrews

HR MANAGEMENT
Performance Art. Put processes in place to ensure that the art of performance reviews is as objective as possible. (Members Only)
Kathryn Tyler

Special Report on Benefits

Curbing Health Fraud. Doctored claims add billions to health costs every year, and efforts to root them out are gaining ground. (Members Only)
Joshua Kendall

Helping Workers Pay College Costs. Employers can reap the rewards of a scholarship program for employees’ dependents and leave the details to others.
Nancy Hatch Woodward

Covering Contraception. More employers are offering contraceptive coverage in their health plans, but some newer products are flying below employers’ radar. (Members Only)

HR AGENDA: HR TECHNOLOGY
Portals Offer Gateway to Financial Education. Planning for retirement has gotten harder, but many employers are making it easier with the help of financial portals. (Members Only)
Drew Robb

HR AGENDA: EMPLOYMENT & STAFFING
Checking the Exits. Don’t be caught unaware if a large number of your retirement-eligible employees soon head for the door.
Lisa Daniel

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS(Members Only)

From The President: Let’s Connect the Dots. To ensure that others know how HR adds value, it’s sometimes necessary to paint a picture for them. Susan Meisinger
From the Editors. Disciplining executives; anticipating employee departures; retirement planning Patrick Mirza; Terence F. Shea; Desda Moss
HR Solutions: FMLA Leave, Document Shredding, Unauthorized Work Hours. Dyane Holt, Saundra Jackson and Naomi Cossack
Management Tools: Managing Globally. Research discovers what different cultures value most in managers. Dianne Nilsen, Brenda Kowske and Kshanika Anthony
Legal Trends: Ignore Now, Pay Later.. Company e-mail is discoverable in litigation, and failure to properly preserve and produce it can cost a bundle and damage credibility. David R. Warner
Future Focus: Revisiting the Internet. The new Internet boom emphasizes mass collaboration’s power to transform business. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. HR helps build CEO support; CEOs in India impress; executives need work/life balance; more.
HR Technology. More employers are using live scan technology to conduct background checks. Charles Archer
Court Report. Legalese nullifies ADEA release; disability claim denials overruled; e-mailed arbitration policy falls short.
Books in Brief. The HR Value Proposition; more.
What's New. Benchmarking tools; online health care resources; employment law guidebook; more.

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