Hiring Seasonal Workers: Best Practices for Hiring All Year Long
If your organization is currently hiring or is considering hiring seasonal workers, here are a few best practices to keep in mind.
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What’s New at Cal/OSHA
The federal Occupational Safety and Health’s (OSHA) reports on deficiencies in state-run OSHA programs were published in September 2010. Cal/OSHA has been working steadily ever since to address federal OSHA’s criticisms—including a criticism that Cal/OSHA had too narrowly drawn the criteria for “repeat” citations and criticisms of Cal/OSHA’s appeals process.
It’s Not Just Discrimination You Need To Be Worried About
You’re probably already aware of the danger of bias lawsuits, but there are many other legal threats in the HR arena. Today, California attorney and SPHR Allison West briefs us on defamation, negligence, and fraud lawsuits.
Clash of the Sash: Miss Universe and Transgender Bias
By Kylie Crawford TenBrook Recently, Jenna Talackova was disqualified from the Miss Universe contest for allegedly lying about her gender on her entry form. Talackova, who was born with male genitalia but underwent a sex-change operation, indicated on the form that she is female. (Seriously, if an operation can make someone look like that, I’m […]
Why a Bad Hire Is Bad for Your Bottom Line
Anyone tasked with making hiring decisions for a company knows that it’s a tedious and often difficult process. Whenever a bad decision is made in the hiring process, it’s not only a challenge and time-consuming issue, but it quickly becomes an expensive mistake.
Train Workers on the Type of Violence They May Encounter in Your Workplace
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, workplace violence typically falls into one of four categories. Customize the following information to the type or types for which your workplace is most at risk. Type I: Criminal intent In this kind of violent incident, the perpetrator has no legitimate relationship to the business […]
Are Your Managers Begging Employees to Sue?
In yesterday’s Daily, we covered the first six of attorney Barbara Meister Cummins’ Top 10 ways managers beg employees to sue. Today, quotes seven through ten, plus we’ll introduce a unique guide for the tricky maze of California leave laws.
What’s Easier than Hiring Replacements? Retaining Current Employees
The numbers are in, and one in three of your employees is likely to leave in the next 6 months. That means finding employees for new and old positions—potentially doubling your work. Never mind the steep costs of having to fill a suddenly vacant position—it also means starting the process all over again for something […]
Teambuilding by Treasure Hunting
A great new way to encourage teambuilding is here: the treasure hunt.
Who Is Not Exempt from Overtime: Employer Will Pay $8 Million for Misclassifying Managers
A national car rental firm has just agreed to a whopping $8 million settlement for failing to pay overtime to employees improperly classified as exempt from the overtime laws. The agreement was reached after Agency Rent-A-Car was sued by 395 of its California managers and assistant managers who claimed back overtime and steep penalties.