Short Takes: Mileage Reimbursement Changes
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Employment Policies And Procedures: 10-Point Compliance Review Can Help Avoid Lawsuits
Employment law in California is changing fast. And unless you stay on top of new requirements, your policies and procedures could be out of date—and you could be headed for a lawsuit. To help you stay out of trouble, we’ve put together a list of key compliance issues you can review to determine whether you’re […]
Holidays PTO Survey: Carried Over PTO
Can paid time-off days be carried over from one year to the next? Response Percent Response Count Yes 77.8% 392 No 22.2% 112 Previous Next
Payday Loan Business Pays $500K For Overtime Violations
FedEx May Owe Huge Tab for Diver Misclassification
FedEx Corp., which has been in the hot seat lately over allegations of misclassifying delivery drivers as independent contractors (see CWHA October 2007 and October 2006), could owe a whopping $319 million in back taxes and penalties because of the classification problems, the IRS has tentatively concluded. The IRS assessment, which pertains only to 2002, […]
Living Wage: San Francisco Approves Living Wage Law
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a plan to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour for about 21,000 workers employed by private employers with city contracts and non-profit agencies that provide the city with social services. The proposal, which was supported by San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, includes a hike […]
President, Congress Extend COBRA Subsidy Again
Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851) into law. The bill, which passed the U.S. Senate by a 59-38 vote and the U.S. House of Representatives by a 289-112 vote yesterday, extends the original federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The new […]
6 Things You Don’t Want To Say In Court
Many times, the easiest way to train managers about HR issues is to ask them to imagine themselves on the witness stand. When they realize what they will have to admit to, they learn fast.
Sick Leave: San Francisco Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Measure; A Sign of the Times?
Neither California nor federal law requires employers to give employees paid sick leave–but now, as a result of last November’s election, the city of San Francisco does. Sixty-one percent of San Francisco voters approved Proposition F, which requires one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked. The ordinance, which takes effect Feb. 5, […]
Hot List: New York Times Bestselling Paperback Business Books
The following is a list of the bestselling paperback business books as ranked by the New York Times on August 9. 1. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell. How and why certain products and ideas become fads. 2. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of […]