Dec 5, 2013 | Fall 2013 Newsletters
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA A few recent California court of appeal decisions have us shaking our collective heads over the extended liability employers have for employees who are off the job and off company premises. We’ll begin with a situation that occurred...
Dec 5, 2013 | Fall 2013 Newsletters
We are receiving an increasing number of inquiries from California business owners on the compensation insights and trends for 2014. We’re pleased to see the interest from and the ability for employers to finally begin to consider recognizing employees with...
Dec 5, 2013 | Fall 2013 Newsletters
By Christopher W. Olmsted It turns out that your Human Resources Director’s anxiety over possible labor agency audits is not mere paranoia; the government really is out to get you. The California labor agency, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)...
Aug 28, 2013 | Summer 2013 Newsletters
The California Department of Industrial Relations just issued a revised fourth edition of the “Workers’ Compensation Guide in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers.” This 94 page document is chock full of information employers should also...
Aug 28, 2013 | Summer 2013 Newsletters
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA Minimizing Risks in Employment Terminations We receive calls everyday from employers ready to terminate employees for any number of reasons. We’re their sounding board, giving them a learned ear to think out loud about the options and...
