Mar 30, 2015 | Winter 2015
Questions asked by employers who rarely like the answer. By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA As HR consultants, we work with hundreds of California employers. They call us to think out loud about employee performance issues, leave of absence dilemmas, compensation challenges, bad...
Mar 30, 2015 | Winter 2015
Preparation for California’s New Paid Sick Leave As you’ve heard, California’s new paid sick leave law (AB 1522, also known as the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 or “HW/HF”) was effective on January 1, 2015. The most...
Dec 22, 2014 | Fall 2014 Newsletters
WorldatWork reports that U.S. organizations will increase 2015 salary budgets slightly to 3.1 percent over the average 3.0 percent in 2014. Major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles and San Francisco will likely be at the 3.1 percent range, while smaller markets...
Dec 22, 2014 | Fall 2014 Newsletters
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA In a stunning reversal of a National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 2007 decision, the Board ruled earlier this month that employees who use company email must be permitted to use it for union organizing and group discussions about terms...
Dec 18, 2014 | Fall 2014 Newsletters
by Susan Breslauer, SPHR-CA As you know, California’s new paid sick leave law (AB 1522, also known as the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014) was signed by Governor Brown in September. The most critical part of the law requiring employers to grant...
Dec 18, 2014 | Fall 2014 Newsletters
by Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA Independent contractors are becoming a dying breed in these United States. We’ve seen several cases this year where individuals have been found to be misclassified as independent contractors. The back taxes and penalties (think FICA...
