July 2006 

HR MAGAZINE · July 2006
Vol. 51, No. 7
Table of Contents

COVER PACKAGE
Best Small & Medium Places to Work

Great Communicators, Great Communication

Benchmark Data on the 50 Best Companies

List of Best Small Companies to Work for in America

Profiles of Select Small Companies

Badger Mining Corp. (#1 Small Company) 

McMurry Inc. (#6 Small Company)  

Analytical Graphics Inc. (#1 Medium-Sized Company)

Plantronics Inc. (#22 Medium-Sized Company)

METRICS
Repurposing Metrics for HR. HR looks at revenue and income per FTE with an eye on people.
Karen M. Kroll

GLOBAL HR MANAGEMENT
The Use—and Abuse—of L-1 Visas. Allegations of L-1 visa fraud are being felt by companies that use the intracompany transfer process lawfully.
Susan Ladika

BENEFITS
Financial Fluency. Education in Spanish streamlines payroll, encourages health care participation and increases retirement savings among Hispanic employees.
Kathryn Tyler

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Figuring Incentive Plans' ROI. Do incentive plans pay off? There are calculations that can give you an answer.
Joanne Sammer

HR AGENDA: EMPLOYMENT & STAFFING
Tap Ex-Employees' Recruitment Potential. More employers are maintaining ties with former employees to tap their potential as recruiters and rehires.
Peter Weaver

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS(Members Only)

From the President: Good Things Come in Threes—for HRSome recent developments illustrate HR's continuing steps toward ensuring that it is valued as a critical component in the success of organizations. Susan Meisinger
From the Editors. Great places to work; L-1 visas; education in Spanish Patrick Mirza; Adrienne Fox; Desda Moss
HR Solutions: FMLA Designations, Angry Workers, Temps' Status. Shari Lau, Margaret R. Fiester and Ruhal Dooley
Management Tools: Get Out of Your Office. Put down the cell phone and close the laptop. Face-to-face communication is the preferred vehicle for employees. Linda Dulye
Legal Trends: Inclusive, Exclusive or Outlawed?. It's not all or nothing when it comes to approving employee affinity groups, but there are some legal limits on the employer's discretion. Condon McGlothlen
Future Focus: Health Retailing . The working uninsured could encourage the growth of retail health care. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Enron convictions could affect all executives; succession planning needs more attention; executive compensation rises; more.
From Readers. New EEO-1 report; ERP vendors; pandemics; more.
HR Technology. Some employers are giving employees online tools to help them make wiser health care decisions.
Court Report. Payroll errors did not amount to FLSA violation; sex-specific dress and grooming policy examined; more.
Books in Brief. Coached to Lead; Brand from the Inside; more.
What's New. Electronic medical records device; sexual harassment prevention training program; talent management tool; more.

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