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: Ninth Circuit Tosses Out Huge Overtime Award for Claims Adjusters; Impact for California Employers
Vacation Pay: Court Expands Your Financial Responsibility for Unused Vacation; What You Can Do
Big Blue Agrees To $65 Million Settlement Of Overtime Suit
UPS Settles Meal Break Suit For $87 Million
IRS Releases Guidance On Per Diem Expense Reimbursements
New Hourly Rates For Exempt Computer Pros
Under California wage and hour law, computer software professionals can qualify for overtime exemption if they meet certain duties requirements and are paid a specified hourly rate, set annually based on inflation rates by the state Department of Industrial Relations. On Jan. 1, 2007, the minimum hourly rate for exempt computer software professionals will be […]
Voters in Six States Pass Minimum Wage Hikes
Californians, whose minimum wage just climbed to $7.50 an hour, aren’t the only ones seeing a boost in the minimum wage in the new year. During the November 7 elections held across the nation, voters in six states approved measures to raise their minimum wage rates. Ohio and Colorado voters approved increases to $6.85; Arizona […]
Paid Sick Leave Approved In San Francisco
Employee Performance and Discipline: What Can I Do to Prevent “Negligent Retention” Lawsuits?
We recently got hit with a “negligent retention” suit and want to revamp our policies. We now know that we can be liable if we find out something bad about an employee but keep him or her on anyway, and then the employee does something to a client. Just how bad does that something have […]