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Health And Safety: Court Looks At When Unintended Safety Lapses May Lead To Penalties For Willful Violation Of Cal/OSHA Rules

By Jennifer Carsen Jul 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

John Blackstock, an apprentice electrician with Rick’s Electric Inc., a San Diego electrical contractor, was seriously hurt when he received a 227-volt shock while working on electrical cables. Foreman Glen Woodmansee believed the cables weren’t energized, but didn’t check before assigning Blackstock to the project. Plus, Blackstock hadn’t been trained to work on live equipment. […]

How to Incorporate Gamification into Your Onboarding Process

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Aug 27, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 27, 2018

Onboarding is both a necessary and an important part of the employee recruitment and development process. New hires need to not only fill in any potential gaps in their industry experience but also learn the specific expectations, policies, and practices of their new company.

HR Comply/Workforce L&D Keynote Talks Hiring and Motivating Workers

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Sep 27, 2018 Talent

Updated: Sep 27, 2018

We talk a lot about culture these days, and one of the companies that often comes up in those discussions is Netflix, renowned for its special culture. Patty McCord, the architect of that culture and the creator of the Netflix Culture Deck—a popular resource that has over 20 million views—recently sat down with the HR […]

EEOC Sues Over Use of Credit Checks, Criminal Histories

By California Employment Law Letter Dec 13, 2009 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Dec 13, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a complaint in the U.S. district court in Maryland against Freeman Companies, a Dallas-based corporate event-planning company. The EEOC claims that Freeman’s use of credit histories and criminal background checks discriminates against black, Hispanic, and male job applicants in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights […]

Sick Employees and Crisis Management

By HR Hero May 1, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 1, 2009

Find more articles and other resources for employers to deal with swine flu Unless you have been trapped on a deserted island with no access to the media, you know that an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico has spread to countries across the globe. Is it something businesses should worry about or is it […]

News Notes: New Ruling Clarifies ADA Light Duty Obligations

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 1, 1999 Uncategorized

Updated: Feb 1, 1999

Several injured prison guards who lost their jobs after their doctors prohibited them from having direct contact with inmates were not discriminated against under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a new ruling by the federal appeals court that covers California. The King County Department of Adult Detention initially accommodated the guards’ injuries by […]

Are You Paying the Right Overtime Rate?

By jessica Feb 19, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

Under both California and federal law, nonexempt employees must be paid daily and weekly overtime at the rate of 1.5 times the employee’s “regular rate” of pay. Daily double-time must be paid at 2.0 times the “regular rate.”

Health Reform Law Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court

By Todd Leeuwenburgh Jun 28, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jun 28, 2012

The health care reform law was upheld today in the U.S. Supreme Court, which concluded that the controversial individual mandate is a tax and therefore falls into Congressional authority in the Taxing Clause of the Constitution. Chief Justice Roberts’ ruling was based on logic that was not the key focus of in oral arguments last […]