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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 […]

Discriminatory practices: pitfalls of the I-9 process

By West Virginia Employment Law Letter Dec 15, 2013 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Anders Lindberg The I-9 process of verifying an employee’s identity and employment authorization can be, as W.C. Fields put it, “fraught with eminent peril.” Failure to comply with documentation, verification, and discrimination laws can result in stiff fines and penalties. And recent settlement agreements between employers and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicate […]

Virginia online privacy law takes effect July 1

By Virginia Employment Law Letter Jun 25, 2015 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 25, 2015

by Sara Sakagami Virginia’s new law placing restrictions on the circumstances in which employers may access their employees’ social media accounts takes effect July 1. Virginia Code § 40.1-28.7:5 prohibits employers from requiring current or prospective employees to either (1) disclose login information for a personal social media account or (2) add an employee, supervisor, […]

Countering Tech’s Diversity Supply Problem

By Tracey Welson-Rossman, Founder, TechGirlz Jan 18, 2019 Talent

Updated: Jan 18, 2019

Anyone tasked with hiring tech workers over the past decade has probably openly lamented the lack of qualified talent to fill open positions. The Department of Labor estimates that 1 million technology jobs will go unfilled by 2020.

News Notes: Wage Violations Cost Taco Bell Millions

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 1, 2001 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

About 1,300 former Taco Bell workers have won a lawsuit in Oregon that charged that supervisors doctored employee time cards in order to meet productivity goals and earn bonuses. Taco Bell supervisors allegedly admitted that they were pressured by senior managers to shave hours off time cards. Paul Breed, an attorney for the workers, has […]

Your Manager’s Documentation—Exhibit A at Trial

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR May 26, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 27, 2009

Employment lawyers aren’t allowed to just say “Document,” says attorney Allison West; they are required to say “Document, document, document.” There’s a good reason for this mantra—documentation is critical. Documentation is what gives you credibility, West says. It’s how you show the world that you did what you say you did. It shows that you […]

‘Red Flags’ Rule—What Are Your Obligations?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Aug 31, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 31, 2009

Yesterday’s Advisor introduced the Red Flags Rules for preventing identity theft. Today, we learn more about red flags, and we introduce an up-coming webinar on how to protect your customers’ and employees’ identities. Here are more typical red flags for identity theft. (Go here for the first three types of flags) 4. Suspicious Account Activity […]

Dealing with Candidates Who 'Ghost' Interviews and Offers

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2018 Recruiting

Updated: Sep 21, 2018

“Ghosting” is a term that developed in the dating world to refer to a situation in which one person abruptly cuts off all communication with another person, avoiding person-to-person contact when they decide to move on. But, these days, “ghosting” is taking on an entirely new meaning—and new impacts—in another forum, the workplace.