Employers know they must comply with numerous state and federal laws. They also know that failure to do so can lead to significant monetary damages and/or other penalties, either by way of employee claims or enforcement actions initiated by state and/or federal agencies. This article highlights three often-overlooked and potentially costly employment requirements.

*The overpaid employee at termination

*At-will employment

*The injured employee who needs more leave

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Many job seekers are in panic mode applying for whatever
jobs are available. Similar to trolling the entire Pacific
Ocean for one chest of sunken treasure. While this keeps a
person busy, it's a "nonsense approach." Fully 75% of the
general population in the U.S. have jobs in which they have
no natural talent. This leads to high stress, low
productivity, and poor morale. It also makes it impossible
for the person to excel in their career because they have no
competitive advantage.

Search for a job and base your career on something you are
interested in, good at, have a competitive advantage in, and
are passionate about. Let your natural talents guide your
job search. Everyone has natural talents that can be turned
into income, especially you!

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What's the best way to get hired, even in this economy?

Prove you're the best one for the position. And a great way to do that is to start working - even before you're hired.

Let me explain with three mini-case studies that won jobs.

1) Start work BEFORE the interview

2) Start work BEFORE the interview - Part 2

3) Start work AFTER the interview

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In these challenging times, many hard working Minnesotans are finding that their career options have changed drastically. An increasing number of workers are finding that they are unemployed with no short term prospects of finding work in their chosen field. Many people are re-assessing their career and looking into new options.


To assist people in transition, MINNESOTAJOBS.COM has developed an event to help unemployed or underemployed workers learn about many interesting career options. Our event will also be very helpful to high school students as well.


On Friday, May 8th, 2009, MINNESOTAJOBS.COM will be holding the Train for Change College Fair. We will be hosting a large number of schools offering short term training programs in a broad range of fields. This event is free for all transitioners interested in exploring training for new careers.


Our goal and the goal of the participating schools is to do whatever we can do to help frustrated workers overcome these difficult times and reach for new career heights. There are an incredible array of career options that require short term training. We're sure many transitioning workers will find learning new skills, combined with their existing career experiences, will help them achieve new employment successes.


The MINNESOTAJOBS.COM Train for Change College fair will be held at the National Sports Center Schwan Center in Blaine on May 8th from 2:00pm to 7:00pm. The Schwan center is located at 1700 105th Ave NE.


In addition to an exhibition hall of schools and other services to help with training and transitions, we will be having several short seminars discussing how to best manage careers with training.


To learn more about the Train for Change College Fair and to see the growing list of participating schools, please visit MINNESOTAJOBS.COM/collegefair


Let's all work together to strengthen Minnesota's economy by helping Minnesotans succeed!


For more information about the MINNESOTAJOBS.COM Train for Change college fair, please call Sam Morse at 763-784-9393 X201 or email him at Sam@MINNESOTAJOBS.COM.


Schools or services interested in participating in this unique event can call Penny Freymiller at 763-784-9393 X202 or email her at Penny@MINNESOTAJOBS.COM.

Minnesota's unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis. Employment fell by 13,300 over the month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

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