By Mary F. Patterson What are an employer’s obligations regarding merit increases and bonuses to employees returning from military service? According to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) employers must treat returning...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released its Final Rule requiring a workplace posting for most US employers. The posting will outline employees’ rights to form, join or assist a union under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Under the Final Rule,...
By Susan R. Breslauer, SPHR-CA It happens...an employee goes on an unpaid personal leave and there is a payroll glitch. When the employee returns, the Human Resources Manager (you) realizes that the employee continued to receive paychecks during his/her month of...
Heat Illness Prevention Program Required for Outdoor Employees Cal OSHA requires all employers with outdoor worksites to have a specific program and training in place to prevent heat illness. Summer (surely) will arrive soon in northern California. We encourage...
HMMM – Who Isn’t Disabled Now? Employers Obligations Continue to Grow By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA The court cases, regulations and legislation just keep coming – mostly in favor of employees who have or may be regarded as having a disability. Employers should take...
The ongoing court battles over who is responsible for ensuring an employee takes his/her meal break within the required time continues to rage on in California. In our last newsletter we told you about a significant decision (Hernandez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill)...
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA Several recent employment related court cases have set out the standards for employers who allow employees to use company technology resources (email, texts, voice mail, social media, etc.). In this day, everyone uses some technology and the...
By Tina Angell, Owner Cybertary.com Roseville/Granite Bay Office “I have learned to do so much with so little, I am able to do everything with nothing.” ~Anonymous When a business is facing challenging times, as is the case for many right now, they inevitably have...
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA A new twist has been added to the California employment scene. Employers who are not up to speed on their Industrial Wage Order (IWO) requirements may find themselves in court for violation of a little known requirement that employees be...
