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Great California Workplaces: Quality and Sustainability Drive Lundberg Family Farms’ Winning Commitment to Its Employees

By Jennifer Carsen Apr 15, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Lundberg Family Farms is a family-owned-and-operated business in Richvale that produces and markets high-quality organic rice and rice products using environmentally friendly farming processes. Lundberg uses sustainable methods that protect the land and other natural resources for future generations, from the field to all aspects of production and marketing. This commitment to care and quality […]

Sued Again? Think Like a Plaintiff’s Lawyer for Best Results

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Apr 29, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 30, 2008

When your organization is hit with a suit, you face a double-headed monster: substantial liability risks and open-ended litigation costs, says attorney Stewart Weltman. But the monster can be tamed. Society may behave according to the 10 Commandments. But if your organization gets sued, attorney Stewart M. Weltman, founder of the Weltman Law Firm in […]

Healthcare Reform: What Factors Affect the Pay or Play Decision?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jan 9, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 9, 2013

How can an employer make the decision whether or not to offer healthcare benefits versus paying the penalty for not doing so? This conundrum is referred to as “pay or play” when discussing the new healthcare reform law. However, the decision of whether or not to provide coverage is not simple and requires much more […]

OSHA seeks more comments on injury and illness tracking

By Federal Employment Law Insider Sep 22, 2014 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Sep 22, 2014

by Judith E. Kramer The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the comment period for the proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. Comments will be accepted through October 14. The proposal, published on November 8, 2013, would amend the agency’s record-keeping regulation to add requirements for the electronic […]

Experts Explain Top 5 COBRA Implications of Reform’s Summary of Benefits and Coverage

By Gwen Cofield, Contributing Editor Dec 13, 2011 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Dec 13, 2011

One simple line requiring that group health plans and insurers describe “continuation of coverage provisions” in summaries of benefits and coverage (SBCs) actually raises several complex issues for COBRA administrators. The health care reform law requires that group health plans and insurers accurately describe in SBCs the benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or […]

Pepsi Pays $3M to Settle Race Case Based on Background Check Policy

By Diversity Insight May 20, 2012 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: May 20, 2012

By Jennifer Melton On January 11, 2012, Pepsi Beverages Company agreed to pay more than $3 million to resolve race discrimination claims filed in 2006 by more than 300 African American job applicants. The claims alleged that the company’s criminal background check policy (1) disproportionately excluded African Americans from employment with Pepsi and (2) violated […]

When HR Risks Multiply, Training Is Essential

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Nov 11, 2009 Learning & Development

Updated: Nov 11, 2009

By Patricia M. Trainor, J.D.BLR Legal Editor In yesterday’s Advisor, we began our look at the 12 biggest risks for HR in a down economy, as seen by attorney Allison West. Today, we’ll look at the final six of those risks and see how training is the key to avoiding them. West’s suggestions came during […]

The FMLA Comes of Age: New Rights for Military Families

By Rita Zeidner Feb 7, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 7, 2013

Employers have expand job protections for military members and their families who need time off, to comply with regulations finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor Feb. 5. Major provisions, which implement changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act, include: Defining a covered veteran, consistent with statutory limitations, as limited to veterans discharged or […]

Christian Charity Immune from Religious Discrimination Claim

By Celeste Duke Dec 12, 2010 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Dec 12, 2010

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on an individual’s religion. Unless, that is, your employer is a religious organization. When three former employees sued World Vision, the question was whether the Christian charity qualified for the exemption. In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which […]