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Hello ASHHRA and IFD Members: Another member benefit. We hope you are able to participate in the complimentary webinars. ASHHRA Webinar Topic: ASHHRA Labor Update Sponsored by: IRI Consultants and Jones Day Date: Thursday, Dec. 8 Time: 10 a.m. PT, 11 a.m. MT, 12 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. ET Duration: 75 Minutes Presenters: Mike Paruta, Carla Luggiero, Jim Trivisonno, and Roger King, Esq. Price: Free for ASHHRA members | $24.99 for non-members This educational webinar will explore current trends in labor and employee relations. These experts will examine how recent developments will impact your organization. Register Today IFD Webinar Topic: The Indian Healthcare System Date: Wednesday, Nov. 30 Time: 10 a.m. PT, 11 a.m. MT, 12 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. ET Duration: 90 Minutes Presenter: Dr. Leland Leonard, Chief Executive Officer Price: Free for Institute members | $80 for non-Institute members. In this webinar, Dr. Leonard will provide an overview of the Indian healthcare system, its unique structure and its particular challenges. Register Today If you have any questions or comments about any of the content in this publication, please call or email us. Happy Thanksgiving!
Educated and jobless: What's next for millennials? NPR Share    
 The Occupy Wall Street protests in several cities around the country have turned a spotlight on the growing frustration among the millennial generation, a group that has suffered crushing student loan debt and high rates of unemployment. Lindey Loftin is part of that generation, but the 27-year-old is not unemployed. In fact, she says she loves her job, is well paid and has no college loan debt. Her employer actually paid for a portion of her education. More Diversity can enrich workplace Voice of America Share
As in many offices around the United States, people of different backgrounds work at the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington D.C. Richard Regan, a Native American, joined the IRS a year ago. A member of the Lumbee-Cheraw tribe, he's often surprised at how little people around him know about Native Americans. More
Blog: Medical schools neglect gay and gender issues The New York Times Share
Several years earlier, the middle-aged patient with long dark hair had come in for a routine operation. The doctor had evaluated her before the operation, learned that she was a homemaker and met her husband. But on the morning of her operation, as he pulled down the sheets to begin inserting the urinary catheter into his now sleeping patient, he was startled to discover that the patient was not exactly who he had assumed she was. She was transgender. More Herman Cain's sexual harassment charges aren't just a 'distraction' U.S.News & World Report (Blog) Share
Sexual harassment in the workplace means pressuring someone for sex in exchange for better treatment at work. It also applies to a work environment so categorically hostile and deliberately sexually provocative that it makes it difficult at best for employees to work or succeed. It's really not that difficult to figure out. More
Young, female and unemployed Human Resource Executive Online Share
New research finds half of young women reported being unemployed for at least one month during the recent downturn — twice the rate of young men — but the survey's methods incite some questions. And then there is the question of whether childbearing skews the numbers. More RNIB: Hire diverse talent for better results Recruiter Share
Employers have been urged to embrace diverse recruitment because of the strong link between workplace diversity and competitive advantages, by the Royal National Institute of Blind People's employment campaign officer Philip Connolly. More
Generation C: Ready for tomorrow's workers? Talent Management Share
Generation C is the newest generation to soon enter the workplace. First dubbed Generation C by Booz & Co., its members are born after 1997 and called Generation C for their focus on connectivity, communication and collaboration. More California passes law banning credit checks as screening tools HR Morning Share
In what's becoming a minitrend, California has passed a law prohibiting the use of credit checks in employment. The state's Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a state law banning the practice. The EEOC held hearings on the practice some months ago. At that session, several speakers testified that the use of credit histories in the employment context can have a disparate impact on a range of protected groups. More
Perceived racism may impact African-Americans' mental health Medical Xpress Share
While previous studies have found links between racism and mental health, this is the first meta-analysis on the subject focusing exclusively on black American adults, according to the study published online in APA's Journal of Counseling Psychology. "We focused on black American adults because this is a population that has reported, on average, more incidents of racism than other racial minority groups and because of the potential links between racism and not only mental health, but physical health as well," said lead author Alex Pieterse, Ph.D., of the University at Albany, State University of New York. More Diversified announces 2012 Leaders in Health Care Scholarship program: Now accepting applications PRWeb Share
Diversified, a national firm specializing in retirement plans and an Institute for Diversity in Health Management sponsor, has announced the 2012 Leaders in Health Care Scholarship program and is now accepting applications. The Diversified Leaders in Health Care Scholarship is available to first- and second-year graduate students pursuing degrees in healthcare administration. The national scholarship program recognizes minority individuals who exhibit leadership skills and can demonstrate financial need, a commitment to community service and academic excellence. More
US Census: Paid leave for new mothers sharply divided by Education International Business Times Share
While more than 50 percent of new mothers who gave birth between 2006 and 2008 received paid leave, a new analysis from the U.S. Census Bureau found that less educated women are substantially less likely to receive paid time off following the birth of their first child. More Poll: Most baby boomers expect to work after 65 CBS News Share
For generations, 65 has been America's traditional retiring age. But for the baby boomers retiring at that age may not be realistic. According to a poll by the Associated Press and LifeGoesStrong.com, a website for the middle-aged, among baby boomers, 73 percent plan to work past retirement — a number that's up six percent since March. More
Silicon Valley fights to keep its workforce diversity data secret CNN Money Share
Every U.S. company with more than 100 employees is required to file a one-page form each year with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an independent federal agency. Called the EEO-1, the form categorizes U.S. workers by their race and gender. CNNMoney filed a Freedom of Information request in August seeking EEO-1 data from 20 companies: The tech industry's 10 biggest firms by annual sales and 10 smaller but influential firms, including Facebook and Twitter. The EEOC denied the request in full, saying it is legally prohibited from releasing that information. More |
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