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Whistleblowers: Legislation Targets Corporate Accountability; New Whistleblower Protections, Posting Requirement, and Penalties Take Effect January 1

By Jennifer Carsen Nov 1, 2003 Uncategorized

Updated: Nov 1, 2003

Gov. Davis has approved legislation taking aim at corporate corruption. The new laws, modeled on the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act, protect employees who blow the whistle on possible corporate transgressions, create steep new fines for not disclosing corporate financial fraud, and add an important new workplace posting requirement. Here’s an overview of what you need to […]

Crime Doesn’t Pay—and Neither Does Publicity—When You Are on WC

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 10, 2012 HR Strange But True

Updated: Jun 10, 2012

By: Elaine Quayle When you are on workers’ compensation (WC) but also working on the sly, you might be afraid the WC bureau will catch you for fraud. But it’s a sure bet if you have your picture in an ad for your new employer in the Sunday newspaper! According to a press release from […]

Razzoo’s to pay $1 million for sex bias against men in settlement with EEOC

By Diversity Insight May 18, 2008 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: May 18, 2008

According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Razzoo’s, a Dallas/Fort Worth-based restaurant chain, will pay $1 million and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit. Razzoo’s operates 11 Cajun food restaurants throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolis and also has locations in Houston and Concord, North Carolina. The EEOC said that Razzoo’s […]

Labor Day 2011: September 5

By Diversity Insight Aug 14, 2011 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Mar 30, 2023

Labor Day “an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers” according to the Department of Labor (DOL). Some historians contend that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first to a day to honor those “who […]

Boost Your Safety Training with Blended Learning

By Heather Hunt Oct 14, 2014 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 14, 2014

Blended learning is a commonsense concept that results in great learning success. In fact, a University of Tennessee study showed that a blended learning program reduced both the time and the cost of training by more than 50 percent. The same study showed a 10 percent improved result in learning outcomes compared with traditional training. […]

Ask the Expert: OK to Follow FMLA, but Not State Leave Law?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 24, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 24, 2016

My organization has its corporate headquarters in Connecticut and has 50 employees. However, the total company size is much larger (over 700 employees) with locations in several states. Do we have the option of not following the Connecticut leave law because we fall below the 75 employee threshold for coverage?

‘Too Much time Wasted on Manure,’ Says Reader

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jul 28, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 28, 2011

By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Our recent e-pinion from Dan Oswald about “what to do with employees who hate each other’ sparked considerable interest from readers, so much so that now there’s a second wave of comments to share. Most of the comments react to the question of whether it makes […]

Migraine, or FMLA Headache?

By jessica Jun 20, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Management of leaves under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) isn’t such a headache if you work out your policies carefully, publicize them to employees, and enforce them consistently, says Beverly Kish, SPHR. Kish is director of Human Resources at National Flight Services.

Halloween Tales from the SBT Crypt

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Oct 24, 2012 HR Strange But True

Updated: Oct 25, 2012

Here are a few of our most popular Halloween-themed articles from the Strange but True! archives. An Employer’s Worst Nightmare—A few years ago, we reported on a bookkeeper who was charged with stealing $6.9 million from her employer. The prosecutors presented a list of goods that the woman allegedly bought during a shopping spree with […]