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What is the sandwich generation? You’ve probably heard of Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y, so where does this whole new group fit in? Well, the answer isn’t as simple as a generation defined by birthdates; the “sandwich generation” refers to the group of people (generally between the ages of 30 and 60) who […]
Yesterday, attorney Lauren M. Cooper of the San Francisco office of Epstein Becker & Green, PC, explained a new family leave case that’s good news for employers. Read on to find out the details of the court’s reasoning. We’ll also tell you about a California-specific leaves reference you won’t want to be without.
The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period to recover from their own serious health condition, among other things. But what if an employee takes more than 12 weeks of leave? The California Court of Appeal recently answered that critical question.
Think you’re in compliance with California break laws? Did you know that more than two-thirds of those recently surveyed who were entitled to a meal break reported they didn’t receive the full, uninterrupted, work-free break required by law?
Electronic recordkeeping saves trees, office space, and maybe time, but security and retention issues come along with it. Let’s explore them.
Yesterday, Cathleen Yonahara of Freeland Cooper & Foreman in San Francisco ran down some of the key new California employment-related legislation coming at you in 2012. Today, a look at some important new wage/hour measures.
Governor Jerry Brown recently vetoed four of the five bills the California Chamber of Commerce identified as “job killers.” The one job-killer bill signed into law is Assembly Bill 22, which severely restricts a prospective employer’s use of credit reports to screen applicants.
Yesterday, we brought you the top 5 interviewing approaches we don’t recommend you emulate. Today, the rest of the list — and an introduction to a can’t-miss webinar on the true costs of a bad hire.
Hiring is such a critical role for managers and supervisors, yet many of them take a casual or mistaken (read legally dangerous) view of the job. In today’s CED, we share a few of the worst interview approaches we’ve come across.
If an employee injures third parties while working, you as the employer can be held liable for those injuries. Normally, an employee’s regular commute to and from work is not considered to be “working” time, so employers aren’t responsible for accidents that happen then.