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Yesterday, we looked at the large margin by which employees underestimate the amount it costs you to provide them with various benefits. Today, we’ll look at the one benefit employees refuse to give up — at nearly any cost.
Surveys show that workers greatly underestimate your cost of providing their various benefits – which, ironically, originally stemmed from an effort to reduce total compensation.
They work different hours. They speak a different language. And they’re motivated by different compensation considerations than the rest of your workforce.
Contingent employees can pick up the slack when business gets busy, but structure the relationship carefully—or their liabilities may linger long after they’re gone.
Yesterday, attorney Marc Jacuzzi spelled out some common pitfalls relating to employee handbooks. Today, we give you Jacuzzi’s detailed checklist of the policies he recommends your handbook include. We’ll also tell you about a valuable reference guide for the year to come.
Yesterday, we looked at 3 New Year’s HR tips from James J. McDonald, Jr., managing partner of the Irvine office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP (www.laborlawyers.com). Today, 3 more tips from McDonald, and an invitation to a can’t-miss webinar on California recordkeeping.
Wage and hour cases often seem piddling at first glance—what are a few hours of overtime here and there? But add in other class members (hundreds, thousands?), years (2 or 3?), and damages, and you could owe a positively whopping sum.
Today, another question from the CED mailbag: What to do when a brand-new employee wants to take family leave? Our answer below, along with a special deal on a resource that no California employer should be without.
Final regulations implementing the employment provisions (Title II) of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) were issued today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). GINA prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or applicants on the basis of genetic information about the employee, applicant, or their family members.
We’ve just added a new webinar, specifically for California employers, all about the latest healthcare changes. We’ll cover: