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Deferred Compensation Plans: Take Time Now to Ensure Compliance with Section 409A

By jessica Dec 1, 2007 Uncategorized

Updated: Dec 1, 2007

Internal Revenue Code Section 409A regulates deferred compensation plans and other arrangements, including severance plans, annual bonus payments, long-term incentive arrangements, stay bonuses, and settlement agreements upon termination. Section 409A rules govern compensation that was deferred or became vested after Jan. 1, 2005. Because employers have faced many difficulties trying to comply with these rules, […]

Bulletin: Government revises Form I-9

By jessica Dec 1, 2007 Uncategorized

Updated: Dec 1, 2007

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a new Form I-9, which you can access at www.uscis.gov. Five documents, which employees previously could have submitted for proof of identity and employment eligibility, were removed from List A because they lack sufficient features to help deter counterfeiting, tampering, and fraud. Employers can no longer accept […]

Bulletin: New state minimum wage goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2008

By jessica Dec 1, 2007 Uncategorized

Updated: Dec 1, 2007

As of the first of the year, California’s minimum wage will be $8.00 per hour, up from the 2007 rate of $7.50. Keep in mind that this rate increase affects not only hourly, nonexempt workers but also salaried, white-collar exempt employees. As of January 1, the minimum monthly salary for these exempt employees will rise […]

Discipline: What Do You Recommend to Improve Our Discipline Process and Remedy Employee Misconduct?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Dec 1, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

We are trying to make better sense of our discipline system. After people get a verbal and then a written warning, we suspend and ultimately fire them if the misconduct continues. But the suspension seems more like a gift than a punishment to many of our workers. What do you recommend for the “serious” steps […]

Exempt Employees: Deductions for Disability Leave Didn’t Violate Salary Basis Rule; Tips for Reviewing Your Plan

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Nov 30, 2007 Uncategorized

Updated: Nov 30, 2007

Under California and federal law, an exempt employee must receive his or her full salary for any week in which the person performs any work, regardless of the quality or number of hours worked. This is known as the “salary basis” rule. If you dock an exempt employee’s weekly salary, you could violate this rule […]

A Shameless Plug: Vote For Our Beloved Blawg!

By Julie Elgar Nov 30, 2007 That's What She Said

Updated: Nov 30, 2007

We’ve been selected as one of the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100, a list of the 100 best blogs for lawyers as selected by the editors of the ABA Journal, the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association. And they’re running a contest to determine which are the most popular. We are under the “gossip” category. […]

The Strike Continues

By Julie Elgar Nov 30, 2007 That's What She Said

Updated: Nov 30, 2007

Well, the strike of the writers’ union continues.  I don’t do that much traditional labor work so I’ve asked my colleague, Jerry Coker, to help me out as he is the firm guru on all things traditional labor.  He is also a huge fan of the show.  Here is what Jerry had to say: Nothing too funny about a […]

The Truth About Alcohol at Office Parties

By Georgia Employment Law Letter Nov 30, 2007 HR Hero Line

Updated: Nov 30, 2007

‘Twas the night of the office party, and all through the houses, Employees were getting ready, and so were their spouses. Ties were knotted and straightened with care. Women put on dresses and combed through their hair. The children were ready, all showered and fed And continued to play Xbox until it was time for […]