Emergency Management Webinar Boot Camp: Details Announced
I recently mentioned that we’d be doing an emergency management webinar boot camp on May 23.
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Bulletin Item: New Law Making Employers Liable For Harassment By Nonemployees Is Retroactive
A California appeal court has ruled that a new law (AB 76) holding employers liable for harassment by nonemployees, including clients, customers, and vendors, is retroactive to lawsuits that were already pending when the measure was signed into law last year by former Gov. Davis.
Employment Law Tip: How to Avoid Trouble with Reference Requests
Providing references for current and former employees can be tricky. Improperly handling such requests can lead to lawsuits and claims from both the individual and the new employer. Each state sets its own thresholds for liability arising from employment references. Regardless of location, employers should exercise caution and err on the side of providing too […]
Resort Hit With Lawsuit Over Withholding Practice
Bulletin Item: Sacramento Legislators Pass Measure To Repeal Workers’ Comp Reform
By a vote of 5 to 1, the California Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations has approved a new bill, SBX4 1, to repeal the recent workers’ compensation reform measures (AB 227 and SB 228) set to take effect Jan. 1, 2004. The repeal measure will now go before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Health Benefits: Schwarzenegger Vetoes Health Care Measures
In other legislation news, Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed bills that would have required large employers to spend a certain percentage of their total wages on healthcare insurance and that would have created a single-payer government-run health care system.
A New Era in Business?
Those who know me best would not consider me a sentimental person. In fact, my wife would probably laugh out loud if someone suggested that I was indeed sentimental. But with my oldest graduating from high school in a couple of days, it has caused me to think about what work life might be like for […]
Overcome Common Misconceptions When Adopting an AI Tool at Work
We’ve found that there are three common misconceptions people face when onboarding an artificial intelligence (AI) -powered tool. I’ve detailed those misconceptions below—along with how we help customers overcome them.