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...
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals gives employers some reinforcement to enforce attendance policies notwithstanding an employee's claim of the need for reasonable accommodation for a serious health condition. The...
Confidentiality in Workplace Investigations In many workplace investigations surrounding an employee complaint, employers routinely ask employees not to discuss the case with co-workers while the investigation is pending. This allows the investigator to protect...
by Jeremiah Miller, Forging Leaders "Miah, your mom and I are getting divorced.” “Son, you’re going to need surgery to repair that knee.” “Listen Jeremiah, this isn’t working out. I think we should break up.” I’ve been on the receiving end of my share of...
by Susan R. Breslauer, SPHR-CA We recently received the following scenario and question regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) from a client: Our business has 3 separate companies with 60 employees in total related by ownership (the same owners for all 3...
