Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Exempt Employees: 3 Tips for Complying with the Companionship Services Exemption
Overtime Exemptions: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FLSA Exemption for Home Health Aides
Child Labor Fines May Be Going Up
Travel Time Pay: State Law Protections Apply to Union Workers Despite CBA Provisions, Ninth Circuit Rules
New EEO-1: “Officers and Managers” Section Also Changed (Part 2 of 2)
Besides changing racial/ethnic categories, the new EEO-1 form also changes the section on management responsibility. Here’s what you need to know and do before the September 30 filing deadline … and a special audio conference to get you even more complete answers. We’ve been reporting on the new EEO-1 report form, which measures diversity in […]
New EEO-1 Deadline Approaching: How to Be Ready (Part 1 of 2)
With part of the allowed data collection window already closed, have you begun preparing for the new EEO-1 report due September 30? Here’s Part 1 of a 2-part article on what you need to know and need to do to comply. It must feel like Times Square on New Year’s Eve down at the U.S. […]
5 Steps to Leadership
Just My E-pinionBy Vicki Anderson, HR Consultant Our guest columnist says that instead of asking “Why can’t my people just do their job?” you should find ways to lead them to want to do it. When deadlines are pressing and everyone’s whining, when you’ve reminded someone of a task for the umpteenth time, or when […]
Bulletin: California Sexual Harassment Regulations Finally Approved
On July 18, after much delay and many revisions, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved regulations relating to A.B. 1825, California’s mandatory sexual harassment training law. The regulations go into effect 30 days after the date of passage. The new regulations clarify the interactivity requirements for e-learning programs and webinars, and heighten the […]
“Dog Days" Advice for HR
Midsummer brings special workplace issues, relating to, among other things, workers on-call and operating with a skeleton crew. Here’s how to keep things both legal and moving. Get out the Milk Bone and Kibbles’n Bits, because here they come –the “dog days” of summer. It’s that lazy time from now until Labor Day when half […]