Archive for May, 2008

Flawless Leadership – By Afterburner, Inc. May 30, 2008 No Comments

A new DVD-based leadership training program that teaches you how to brief and debrief your team for each mission.
Designed with the newly appointed manager/supervisor in mind, Flawless Leadership provides essential leadership principles training focusing upon the centrally important skills necessary to any new leader – organizing, communicating with the team, and motivating the team toward [...]

Heat Stress: Preventative Measures Video/DVD Training Program from Summit! No Comments

Heat Stress: Preventative Measures Video/DVD Training Program from Summit!
Heat kills an average of 500 people in the United States each year and is often overlooked as a root cause of injuries and death in the workplace. It is not just workers performing jobs outdoors under the sun who are at risk, but those working indoors [...]

Four Styles by Learning Comm May 29, 2008 No Comments

Do you want to be a better communicator? You’re not alone if you’ve ever had a tough time getting through to someone. One of the biggest problems in business today is getting along with and communicating with others. And it’s one of the top reasons why most people are limited in their relationships and limited [...]

SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS TO PAY $625,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION May 28, 2008 No Comments

EEOC Says Restaurant Chain Punished Female Employees Who ComplainedLOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the resolution of its class action employment discrimination lawsuit against Specialty Restaurants Corporation, an Anaheim, Calif.-based owner and operator of restaurants and banquet facilities nationwide, including Monterey Hill Banquets in Monterey Park, Calif. Under the [...]

Medical Errors Video/DVD series from Medcom May 19, 2008 No Comments

Here is new Video/DVD series from Medcom:
. Medical Errors, Part 1: New Approaches to an Old Problem
. Medical Errors, Part 2: Prevention Practices
. Medical Errors, Part 3: Preventing Medication Errors
SERIES OVERVIEW
In 2000 the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, To Err is Human estimated that one of [...]

OSHA proposes more than $94,000 in penalties of trench in Atlanta May 18, 2008 No Comments

U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA proposes more than $94,000 in penalties following inspection of construction trench in Atlanta
ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $94,250 in penalties for seven safety violations after inspecting an Atlanta worksite on Fulton Industrial Boulevard where employees of two construction contractors were [...]

EEOC: Company to pay $250,000 in race discrimination settlement May 17, 2008 No Comments

EEOC: Company to pay $250,000 in race discrimination settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the settlement of a race discrimination lawsuit against a bottling company for $250,000 on behalf of an African American former worker in Albuquerque, N.M. The resolution follows a favorable ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for [...]