Dec 21, 2016 | Winter 2016/2017 Newsletters
What a Year By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP One of our roles as HR consultants is to ensure our clients have resources and knowledge back-up to stay out of employment court. We do a pretty good job of that and I’m proud of the ethical employers we hand pick as our...
Dec 21, 2016 | Winter 2016/2017 Newsletters
By Cami McLaren The best way to be successful – really successful – is to plan for your success. No matter how you define success, you will be vastly more likely to achieve it if you are intentional. Starting now. In this article, I will give you some information...
Sep 28, 2016 | Fall 2016 Newsletters
By Cami McLaren This will be a 3-part series on the topic of negativity in the workplace – seeing it for what it is; deciding what to do; and a case study. Part I – Why it is Contagious When I teach classes to management, often I hear about the negativity that exists...
Sep 28, 2016 | Fall 2010 Newsletters, Fall 2016 Newsletters
By Stacey Sommerhauser, SPHR-CA, SHRM- SCP We often receive questions from CA employers regarding when to pay non-exempt (hourly) employees for travel time. Here’s a “quick and dirty” reference to begin to understand the complexities of this additional compensation...
Sep 28, 2016 | Fall 2016 Newsletters
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP, Should California employers put the brakes on preparing for the December 1, 2016, new exempt salary increase threshold? You may have heard that 21 state attorneys general and governors filed a lawsuit against the Department of Labor...
Jun 29, 2016 | Summer 2016
In a somewhat nuanced read on whether California employers are required to offer employees seating while performing their jobs, the CA Supreme Court ruled that the nature of the work at a given location must be considered, rather than a holistic view of the entire...
