INFORMATION
Facility Management: Physical Security
09/12/2007 - To reduce premises liability exposure, companies must take sufficient and consistent measures that can be defended in court.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management
09/12/2007 - A controversial third stairwell is one of the new building code requirements for high rises issued after a three-year study done in the wake of 9-11.
Beyond Print: Risk Management
09/12/2007 - Find out which retrofit option is best to protect your building from a number of chemical releases according to a joint government report.
Intelligence: Fire Safety
08/24/2007 - According to statistics from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a fire breaks out in a building every 60 seconds in the United States. Automatic sprinklers can play a vital role in saving lives and preservation of property.
Facility Management: Best Practices \ Case Studies
08/23/2007 - Being down and out may be bad, but getting down and out of a high-rise in an emergency is critical—and getting staff to practice can make the difference in a real disaster.
• Sidebar: "It Does Not Pay to Delay"
Managing: Best Practices \ Case Studies
08/16/2007 - How a "future search" can help companies set the right goals and realize them.
Managing: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/14/2007 - Building consensus by first recognizing, then addressing, disruptive behavior.
Managing: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/14/2007 - Organizational change can be frightening; management can use these four processes to help staff adapt.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/13/2007 - It has become more difficult for employers in Washington state to access an applicant's credit report to make hiring or promotion decisions. Under a new law (formerly S.B. 5774), employers can only obtain credit reports if the information is substantially related to the person's current or potential job - or if it is required by another law.
Legal Report: Investigations
08/13/2007 - In a recent decision, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found a company guilty of malicious prosecution after it investigated an employee for wrongdoing, fired him, and then reported his alleged activities to the police despite the fact that the employee's innocence could have easily been ascertained, said the court.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/13/2007 - A woman can seek a sexual discrimination claim against her employer says a federal appeals court, even though the position she sought was not filled by a male employer, but eliminated.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
08/13/2007 - A bank is not liable for an employee's injury during a bank robbery ruled a federal appeals court because it did not attempt to conceal the workplace risk from the employee.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/13/2007 - Accidentally seeing pornography viewed by colleagues is not sufficient for a hostile workplace claim ruled a federal appeals court. However, the court determined the woman could pursue a claim based on the overall environment in which women were continually denigrated, called names, and placed in sexual situations.
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