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As you begin a new year, it’s a good time to check over your handbook. In today’s Advisor, attorney Mark L. Jacuzzi offers his detailed handbook checklist, and we get a look at the new online one-stop solution for HR managers. In yesterday’s Advisor, Jacuzzi laid out pitfalls in employee handbook writing, and the challenges […]
Measuring HR success to the satisfaction of the CEO remains an elusive goal. Bottom line: You want funding, and they want metrics. Today’s expert has practical help for metrics that are failing to make an impression in the C-suite.
Establishing and maintaining policies in an employee handbook or personnel policy manual consistent with current legislation and case law is an employer’s best defense when negotiating employment issues, says Attorney Marc L. Jacuzzi. In today’s Advisor, Jacuzzi offers tips and recommendations for improving your employee handbook. He is a shareholder in law firm Simpson, Garrity, […]
The ringing in of the New Year brings with it new state and federal regulations, legislation, and court decisions that California employers need to be on top of. But what’s most pressing? What do you really need to act on rather than just monitor?
Week in Review—December 31, 2010 Note to Readers: This newsletter appears daily, but we know some of you don’t always have the time to read it everyday. For your convenience, here’s a re-publication of what we covered this past week. Daily, weekly, or anything in between, we’re pleased to keep you informed with the latest […]
Yesterday’s CED offered tips about giving references. Today’s we look at tips for handling other types of requests, such as subpoenas and financial data, again courtesy of BLR’s SmartPolicies program.
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Stephen R. Woods summarized two key cases relating to technology policies; today his tips, and some good news—your job descriptions are updated and waiting on a CD. Woods is a shareholder in the Greenville, South Carolina office of law firm Ogletree Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC. His remarks came at […]
In employment law cases, “Victory in court is always a little bitter when the costs of achieving it are factored in,” says attorney Russell Adler. He was referring in particular to the potential dangers of giving references.
As the year comes to a close, employers should be taking a close look at their technology policies. Two cases help clarify the “expectation of privacy” issue, says attorney Stephen R. Woods. Woods is a shareholder in the Greenville, South Carolina office of law firm Ogletree Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC. His remarks came […]
Yesterday, we looked at a question from the CED mailbag involving the use of accrued paid time off during family leave. Today, the answer to another leave-related question, as well as the introduction of a comprehensive resource you won’t want to be without.