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E-Alert Item: Employer Must Pay Attorneys’ Fees In Bias Lawsuit, Even Though Settlement Offer More Generous Than Jury Award

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Sep 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Willie Greene sued his employer Dillingham Construction N.A. Inc. for racial harassment under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. A jury awarded Greene $490,000 in emotional distress damages, and the trial court ordered Dillingham Construction to pay an additional $1,025,794 in attorneys’ fees. The company appealed the fee award, arguing that it shouldn’t have […]

News Notes: Trucker Safety Rules Revised

By Jennifer Carsen Jun 1, 2003 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued revised rules regulating driving hours and rest periods for professional truckers. The rules, which take effect Jan. 4, 2004, will permit professional truck drivers to drive up to 11 hours during a 14-hour on-duty period, provided the trucker receives a 10-hour off-duty period following the shift. For short-haul […]

Washington Could Be Seventh State to Allow Same-sex Marriage

By John Iekel Jan 27, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 27, 2012

Legislation is wending its way through both chambers of the Washington State legislature that if enacted would make Washington the seventh state where same-sex marriage is legal. It could happen: a sufficient number of Senators for passage in that chamber have said they would vote for it if it reaches the Senate floor, and Gov. […]

Unions: Employer Not Entitled To Injunction To Block Picketers

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Sep 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

Gigante USA Inc., a Los Angeles supermarket operator, went to court to get an injunction prohibiting union members from picketing in front of its stores. Gigante argued that the restriction was necessary to protect the safety of store employees and customers following an incident in which union members disrupted a new store’s opening day to […]

Labor Department Loosens LMRDA Reporting Deadline

By jessica Apr 12, 2006 Uncategorized

Updated: Apr 12, 2006

Under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), private-sector employers that do business with a labor organization (or a trust in which a labor organization has a business) must make an annual disclosure of payments or loans to union officials, which includes a union or its officer, agent, shop steward, employee, or other representative. […]

News Notes: Injury And Illness Rates Continue To Decline

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 1, 2001 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

California’s workplace injury and illness rates continued to drop in 1999 despite record high employment, according to recent data compiled by the state Division of Labor Statistics and Research. Mirroring a national downward trend, California’s injury rate fell to 6.3 injuries per 100 full-time employees—down from 6.7 in 1998—the lowest rate ever in the 29 […]

Flooding: Don’t Build an Ark, But Have a Business Plan

By Gwen Cofield, Contributing Editor Sep 9, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Sep 9, 2011

The recent flooding in certain parts of the country due to the remnants of a tropical storm is having a huge financial impact on homes and businesses. Here are some tips on what employers can do before, and after a flood event to protect property and valuable assets. First, remember that floods are a natural […]