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Employee Benefits: Public Employers May Have to Provide Long-Term Temps with Full CalPERS Retirement Benefits; A Reminder to Review Your Employee Classifications

By Jennifer Carsen Apr 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

In a decision that could be enormously costly for some California public employers, the state’s high court has ruled that long-term temps hired by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) through private temporary agencies may be eligible for full CalPERS retirement benefits. This opinion highlights the need for employers to be on high […]

Resolve to make 2017 better than years past

By Arizona Employment Law Letter Dec 30, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Jodi R. Bohr As we put another year is in the books and look toward the promise of a new year, we may make (and hopefully keep) personal resolutions. But as HR professionals, we ought to make resolutions—or at least consider changes—to improve the processes we use daily, weekly, or even annually. Take this […]

One-Third of Résumés Lie—Reference Check, Anyone?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 29, 2010 Recruiting

Updated: Jun 29, 2010

Everyone agrees that reference checks are important, but actually doing them is difficult. Employers want to get information about candidates, but when other employers want the same information from them, they don’t want to give it. That’s frustrating, says Employment Screening Resources (ESR). One-Third of Résumés Contain a Lie According to industry experts, up to […]

DOL Helps Plans Find How MAP-21 Changed Liability Calculations

By Jane Meacham, Contributing Editor Apr 10, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Apr 10, 2013

New guidelines from the U.S. Department of Labor help defined benefit plan sponsors see and report exactly what’s changed for their calculation of pension plan liabilities under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act requirements. Several changes to ease funding requirements for DB plans arrived with the start of MAP 21’s transportation reauthorization […]

TRICARE Suffers Texas-sized Data Breach

By David Slaughter, JD, Senior Content Specialist, Legal Oct 3, 2011 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Oct 3, 2011

Stop me if you’ve heard this one — a car is burglarized, and hardware goes missing that turns out to have sensitive personal data on thousands of beneficiaries, employees, patients and customers. Same old story — but in the millions this time. Medical information on nearly 5 million military clinic and hospital patients was on backup […]

LinkedIn and the Power of ‘I’m Concerned’

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Jun 18, 2018 Recruiting

Updated: Jun 18, 2018

In previous eras, certain factors of production have held relatively greater importance than others when it comes to contribution to a company’s success.

Shooting Yourself in the Foot—How Employers Make Things Worse

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Mar 22, 2009 Learning & Development

Updated: Mar 23, 2009

When confronted with lawsuits, employers are often their own worst enemies, attorney Wendy Warner told attendees at a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conference. Although she usually represents employees, Warner agreed to deliver tips on how employers can avoid lawsuits. Warner is a partner with Moody & Warner, P.C., in Albuquerque, New Mexico. […]

Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify System

By HR Hero Nov 13, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 13, 2008

Update: E-verify deadline moved to September 2009 Starting January 15, 2009, federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to begin using the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) E-Verify system to ensure their employees are eligible to work in the United States. New E-Verify regulations (PDF) On June 6, President George W. Bush signed an […]

Good and Bad News in 2011 Compensation Survey Results

By Wendi Watts Dec 9, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 9, 2010

There’s good news and bad news to be found in the results of HRHero.com’s 2011 Compensation Survey. The good news is that last year 32 percent of respondents said they were going to have a wage freeze in 2010, but this year only 21 percent say they are planning to have a wage freeze in the […]