Jul 10, 2018 | Summer 2018 Newsletters
The CA Fair Employment & Housing Council (FEHC) recently issued further clarification for employers on how national origin will be defined. The new FEHC Regulations elaborate on the protections of applicants and employees who may be undocumented or be members of...
Jul 10, 2018 | Summer 2018 Newsletters
Last week, the California Court of Appeal allowed that an employer may round time entries to the nearest quarter hour for timekeeping and payroll calculations. In the case AHMC Healthcare, Inc. v. Superior Court the employer has a policy that rounds employees’ time...
May 15, 2018 | Summer 2018 Newsletters
By Tom Bone, Risk Insurance Advisor with ISU Insurance Services All too frequently, we learn how Mother Nature and man-made events affect businesses, employees, and families. Weather, earthquakes, fires, and other events damage property and cause injuries,...
May 15, 2018 | Summer 2018 Newsletters
By Kim Silvers, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-SCP The California Supreme Court recently ruled in the Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court that the Company’s independent contractor drivers were employees under a new definition. Dynamex is a nationwide package and...
May 15, 2018 | Summer 2018 Newsletters
Are you considering hiring an intern this summer? Good news! The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new factors to determine if an intern may be unpaid and not considered an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is after several federal courts...
