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An Introduction to the Family and Medical Leave Act for Public Employers

This comprehensive guide provides public employers with an in-depth exploration of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Covering all major aspects of the FMLA, from eligibility criteria to permissible termination reasons, this 194-page volume offers detailed insights into key topics such as serious health conditions, qualifying family relationships, and military leave provisions. The book...
Course
Building and Maintaining a Competitive Workforce

This course can be offered on demand via a request from your jurisidiction. Please contact lydian@sog.unc.edu if you are interested in this option.

The impending exodus of baby boomers from the nation’s workforce, coupled with the increasing competencies and skills required of public-sector employees to provide quality services, sets the stage for a...
Book
Guide to the Affordable Care Act for Local Government Employers
A Guide to the Affordable Care Act for Local Government Employers

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010 to reduce the cost of health care, make health care affordable and accessible to all Americans, and improve the quality of health care. To accomplish these goals, the ACA imposed new requirements on health insurers, individual consumers (patients), and employers, who provide the majority of Americans below the age of 65 with their access to...
Listserv
Human Resources and Personnel (humanresources)

Do you want to keep up with the latest developments in employment law?

Are you interested in how your colleagues might deal with a sticky personnel issue?

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If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, consider subscribing to the Human Resources Listserv. The listserv was established to...
Webinar
Employee Performance Evaluation 101

Employee performance evaluation is one of the least understood -- and most dreaded -- tasks of supervision. This SOG Human Capital Matters Webinar seeks to take the mystery and angst out of performance evaluation. We will talk fundamentals of an effective system, approaches to creating a credible process, and ways to have (and not have) performance evaluation conversations. MAPS President...

Original Broadcast Date:
January 23, 2015
This webinar is avaliable on demand.
Bulletin
Project Management Principles for Use in the Public Sector: Tools for the Everyday Project Manager

This bulletin covers the concept of project management and highlights key principles and universal lessons anyone in charge of managing a project in the public sector can draw from to facilitate success.
Webinar
Human Capital Matters On-Demand Webinar Series

This on-demand webinar series features experts speaking on a range of human capital management issues relevant to local government.

TWO WAYS TO PURCHASE:

(1)  The FIVE on-demand webinars may be purchased as a series of five for $337.50 (a discount of 10%). To purchase the full series, click the Purchase button above. Then Register for each of the five individual webinars, and once...

Original Broadcast Date:
February 7, 2014
This webinar is avaliable on demand.
Webinar
Succession Planning for Local Government Organizations

"Workforce planning is the most critical human resource management challenge in the public sector today." (IPMA 2002). This presentation will address this critical challenge through a discussion of the need for workforce planning including a presentation of the basic steps and stages of the planning process.

The presentation will draw on examples of what is occurring in public...

Original Broadcast Date:
February 7, 2014
This webinar is avaliable on demand.
Webinar series
Human Capital Matters Webinar Series

This on-demand webinar series features experts speaking on a range of human capital management issues relevant to local government.

TWO WAYS TO PURCHASE:

(1)  The FIVE on-demand webinars may be purchased as a series of five for $337.50 (a discount of 10%). To purchase the full series, click here or visit the link below for the Webinar Series.

OR

(2) You may purchase any...
Book
North Carolina Legislation 2008: A Summary of Legislation in the 2008 General Assembly of Interest to North Carolina Public Officials

From the Editor's Preface: "Since 1933 the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government has published post-session summaries of legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly. Initially these summaries appeared in special issues of Popular Government and, from 1951 through 1967, were supplemented by a handbook listing the legislative changes in order of statute number. The Popular...
Article
To Tell the Truth: How Much in Benefits Are Governments Promising Retirees?

Many governments pay for retirement benefits like health insurance on a pay-as-you-go basis. They may be able to handle the costs now, but what about ten years hence? New regulations require them to conduct professional estimates of the magnitude of these future obligations and report the information in their financial statements.
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Ensuring the Integrity of Crucial Data

Auditing performance data (their accuracy, reliability, and comparability) is an essential component of performance measurement and benchmarking. Two specialists explain why.