California’s Minimum Wage Could Reach $15
Most California employers will see the state’s minimum wage reach $15 an hour by 2022 if reports of a deal in the state legislature materialize as expected.
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Minimize Injuries with Ergonomics Training
Poor ergonomics can put workers at risk of developing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD), such as a back injury, sprain or strain, or carpal tunnel syndrome, among many others. Training can help prevent those injuries and, in the process, can reduce injury-related absenteeism, lost productivity, turnover, and workers’ compensation claims.
Give Your 2016 “To-Do” List a Good Spring Cleaning
Spring has sprung. The grass is green. The flowers are blooming. The trees are in full blossom. It’s that time of year again. Time for spring cleaning. Out with the old and in with the new. At least that’s my wife’s way of thinking.
Driver’s ADA Claim Hits a Red Light
By Gregory J. Wartman, JD A Pennsylvania federal court recently considered an employee’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims for disparate treatment, harassment and retaliation.
FMLA and ADA Interplay Quiz: Benefits Coverage for Employee on Unpaid Leave
Although the legal requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are similar in some regards, at times an employer may find that the requirements of one law contradict the other. In these cases, it is important to know which law takes precedence, or “trumps,” the other.
FMLA: Shifting Reasons for Termination Lock Prison into Jury Trial
By Michael P. Maslanka, JD It’s crucial that employers take the time to accurately state the reason for an employee’s termination. Not doing so may expose you to liability later. For a recent case that illustrates that basic principle, read on.
Vermont Passes Paid Sick Leave Law
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD Vermont is the latest state to join the growing tide of paid sick leave laws in the states and numerous local ordinances across the country. In February 2016, the Vermont legislature passed a bill that, when effective, will require employers to provide employees up to 3 paid sick days per year […]
Check Out the Results of Our Talent and Performance Management Survey
Yesterday we began to explore the results of the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey. Today we’ll take a look at more of the data.
More Advantages of a Company Intranet
By Christopher Pyle In yesterday’s Advisor, Chris Pyle, president and CEO of Champion Solutions Group, discussed the advantages of a company Intranet. Today, Pyle elaborates on a few more advantages of implementing one of these systems.
Financial, Productivity Challenges Face Workers Who Survive Cancer
As a group, cancer survivors (estimated to number 14.5 million in the United States in 2014) face greater economic burdens including medical expenditures and productivity losses. Survivors of cancer pay thousands of dollars in excess medical expenditures, and the extra costs vary by age and cancer site, according to a new American Cancer Society study.