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Gainesville Sun Columns by Eva Del Rio

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Eva Del Rio

Published in Sunday's G Section of
The Gainesville Sun

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As published in 2010
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March 29, 2010 - Health Care Reform: What's in it for You?

March 21, 2010 - Unemployed? File your Taxes Anyway

March 14, 2010 - Which Hours are Compensable when Traveling?

March 7, 2010 - When Telecommuters get Injured

February 28, 2010 - Boosting Employee Morale During a Tough Economy

February 21, 2010 - Should Employees Bring Children to Work?

February 14, 2010 - Employee Overworked and Burned-Out

February 7, 2010 - Unexpected Promotion May Cause Morale Problem

January 31, 2010 - Managing a Negative Employee

January 24, 2010 - Can IRS form W-4 Be Used to Avoid Tax?

January 17, 2010 - Finding the Right Company Culture

January 10, 2010 - Lost New Job, How to get COBRA

January 3, 2010 - Workplace Trends for 2010

As published in 2009
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December 27, 2009 - Major Workplace Changes in 2009

December 20, 2009 - Prayer at Work Events

December 13, 2009 - Five Workplace Holiday Blunders to Avoid

December 6, 2009 - When are Background Checks Required?

November 29, 2009 - Shopping Online While at Work

November 22, 2009 - Use of Mobile Devices while Working

November 15, 2009 - Are On-Call Hours Compensable?

November 8, 2009 - Set Guidelines for Work Displays

November 1, 2009 - Should you go with a Paid or Un-paid Intern?

October 25, 2009 - Different Motivators for Different Employees

October 18, 2009 - Making the Most of Job Fairs

October11, 2009 - Stay Healthy in Flu Season - Workplace Tips

October 4, 2009 - Working "Off the Clock" not Allowed

September 27, 2009 - Prepare Workplace for H1N1

September 20, 2009 - Sexual Behavior Disorder not a Disability

September 13, 2009 - Long Hours Take a Toll

September 6, 2009 - Thoughts on Health Insurance

August 30, 2009 - What's up with Millenials II

August 23, 2009 - Part-timers, Pregnancy and FMLA

August 16, 2009 - What's up with Millenials?

August 9, 2009 - Disaster Plans, Employees and Family

August 2, 2009 - Five E-mail Blunders to Avoid

July 26, 2009 - Employee Refuses to Sign Review

July 19, 2009 - Delivering Bad News

July 12, 2009 - Payday Delay

July 5, 2009 - Reduced Hours? Unemployment Benefits Available

June 28, 2009 - Using Vacation for Sick Leave

June 21, 2009 - Discussing your Raise with Co-Workers

June 14, 2009 - Staying Sane while Job Hunting

June 7, 2009 - Managing by E-mail

May 31, 2009 - Is no OT for Older Worker Discriminatory?

May 24, 2009 - Testing Positive for Drugs

May 17, 2009 - Moving Up in Family Owned Business

May 10, 2009 - Mini-COBRA Premium Reduction for Small Business

May 3, 2009 - Considering the Four Day Work Week

April 26, 2009 - English Only Rules and Other Languages Pt. 2

April 19, 2009 - English Only Rules and Other Languages Pt. 1

April 12, 2009 - Internet Browsing and Productivity

April 5, 2009 - Delegating vs. Dumping

March 29, 2009 - Camera Phones Risky at Work

March 22, 2009 - Sending W-2s via E-mail

March 15, 2009 - Tattoos and Employability

March 8, 2009 - Stimulus Bill COBRA Reduction

March 1, 2009 - Identity Theft Protection

February 22, 2009 - Performance Problems and Layoffs

February 15, 2009 - Evaluations Help Everyone

February 8, 2009 - Paid Leave Upon Separation

February 1, 2009 - Cell Phone Liability

January 25, 2009 - Telecommuting

January 18, 2009 - Military and Family Medical Leave Changes

January 11, 2009 - Setting Goals during a Downturn

As published in 2008
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December 29, 2008 - No Pay Raise in Bad Economy

December 22, 2008 - Gift Giving at Work

December 15, 2008 - Employee Morale and Stress

December 8, 2008 - Alcohol at Holiday Parties

November 24, 2008 - Exit Interviews How tos

November 17, 2008 - Undocumented Workers

November 10, 2008 - Overtime Pay, How to Figure

November 3, 2008 - Federal & Florida Minimum Wage

October 27, 2008 - Florida: At-Will State

October 20, 2008 - Talking Politics at Work

Legal Disclaimer:  While Eva makes every effort to offer accurate, common-sense, ethical Human Resources and workplace advice, she is not an attorney, and the content on the column is not intended as legal advice.