The recent US Supreme Court rulings in the cases of United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry, resulted in the elimination of a significant section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the dismissal of a challenge to a lower court's ruling...
By Richard Pinsker, CMC and FIMC Pinsker and Company If you agree with me that employees are your most valuable asset, then hiring great talent is one of your top priorities. Most companies have some sort of hiring process to acquire talent, but those that make the...
Daily Tricks & Tips to Greater Productivity As a practice, whenever I speak to a group of businesspeople, I always offer them a 1/2 hour free coaching session with me. No matter the level or position in the organization, the majority of the time, the coaching...
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA What are the Five Most Common HR Questions? We receive many phone call and email inquiries everyday from California employers. Many calls are about employee performance issues and how to deal with them. (How to deal with the non-performers,...
Important (and Costly) Clarification about Exempt Employees Classifying an employee as exempt from overtime is risky business these days. We often work with employers to help them assess whether a position falls within the exempt category under the state's...
Violence in the Workplace: Should you be concerned? By Hector R. Alvarez, President, Alvarez Associates LLC I would like to share a personal perspective before we get into the article. On any typical day I’m either writing, responding to, studying or training on...
Employment Highlights by Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA It just gets more and more complicated - this California employer gig. Many of you are too busy to stay on top of the myriad of regulations that govern how you manage the human resources side of your business. We...
Rounding the Clock - Timekeeping See's Candy continues to have a special place in the hearts of Californians. They not only make a great product, but they recently won an appeal of a trial court decision that will make a long time timekeeping practice for all...
Strategies for Identifying & Hiring Great Employees By Jennifer Leake CMC®, Assessment Specialist for Silvers HR In many organizations, personnel costs are one of the largest budget items. Leaders in any business, regardless of size, need people aligned and...
