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Topic of the Week

Rock Around the Clock--Getting Paid Fairly for Overtime Work

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Blog of the Week

A is for Apple. A is also for Arrogant

...the recent press conference about the iPhone 4 made me extremely sad.

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Thought for the Week

"Our team has a lot of talent. I hope that soon we will break out with four or five goals and avoid overtime."

–Peter Bondra

List of the Week

Top Five News Headlines

  1. Britain Plans to Scrap Forced Retirement Age in 2011
  2. California workers stiffed again
  3. Temp Agency Pays $650K to Settle EEOC Suit Claiming 'Cupcake' Wasn't a Dessert
  4. Arizona immigration law ripples through history, U.S. politics
  5. Americans with disabilities still face bias, experts say

from To Tweet or not to Tweet…Companies approaches to Social Media

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More strict with business use, 15%
More lenient with personal use, 7%
More lenient with business use, 10%

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