On November 9, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).  GINA prohibits employers from making employment decisions on the basis of genetic information and family history and also prohibits employers from acquiring genetic information and family medical history regarding applicants, employees and former employees.

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A new web-based toolkit that helps guide employers through the process of hiring military veterans is now available. The free toolkit was created to assist and educate employers who are looking to include veterans and wounded soldiers in their recruitment and hiring initiatives. (more…)

AGC submitted comments Monday on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) proposed accounting standard that would require the disclosure of withdraw liability from multiemployer pension plans on company financials. AGC's comments urge FASB to withdraw the Exposure Draft and reconsider the proposal.

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More than 150 attended the 9^th Annual HR Professionals Conference and the 4^th Annual Training & Development Conference, which ran back-to-back with a joint keynote session last month in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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