Mar 19, 2014 | Winter 2012/2013 Newsletters
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA What are the revisions in Federal Exempt Classifications? On March 13, 2014, President Obama issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Labor instructing her to “propose revisions to modernize and streamline the existing overtime...
Jan 23, 2013 | Winter 2012/2013 Newsletters
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...
Jan 23, 2013 | Winter 2012/2013 Newsletters
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...
Jan 23, 2013 | Winter 2012/2013 Newsletters
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...