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Summer is upon us, and that means an influx of seasonal teen workers at many workplaces throughout the state. You may have already looked into the special safety rules for these workers, as well as the restrictions on the hours they can work, but there’s another key issue you may not have considered: sexual harassment.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new budget request pushes programs to help veterans and the long-term unemployed while continuing priorities from previous years, including efforts to fight misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The DOL’s fiscal year 2014 budget requests $12.1 billion in discretionary funding—money Acting Labor Secretary Seth D. Harris said will be […]
Just two years ago, Wal-Mart reportedly shelled out $50 million to settle a dispute with Colorado employees who claimed they were forced to work off-the-clock. Now the retail giant is embroiled in a string of 30 lawsuits across the country brought by employees who charge that managers required them, too, to work unpaid overtime. In […]
The Employer Resource Institute, publisher of the California Employer Advisor, has just won two more editorial awards, bringing the total to eight. The APEX “awards for publishing excellence” from Communication Concepts are in the categories of feature series writing (our two-part blogging series) and new web and intranet sites (California Employer Advisor Online). CEA Online […]
Social media policies may seem like an odd choice for investigation by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). However, the two have become increasingly intertwined because the NLRB has become very aggressive with social media policies in recent years. The NLRB is particularly concerned with any policies and disciplinary actions that infringe on employees’ rights […]
In a remarkable about-face from the past few years, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today that after a week of receiving petitions for H-1B nonimmigrant visas, the 65,000 cap for the coming fiscal year hasn’t been reached. For the past several years, the USCIS has received far more petitions for H-1B […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, Employers Counsel Network attorneys briefed readers on new NLRB developments; today, their take on social networking, plus an introduction to the HR audit system that makes sure supervisors and managers are following policy. A common thread in social media cases is that the supervisors have overreacted, says attorney Molly DiBianca. Supervisors aren’t […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Susan Schoenfeld briefed readers on the issue of colds, flu, and the FMLA. Today, what the courts have to say, plus a solution that may eliminate the problem—a corporate wellness program What the Courts Say At least two federal appeals courts have weighed in on the issue of flus and colds […]
Many of our employees are not confronting coworkers whose actions make them uncomfortable. How can we help them to take this all-important step in preventing harassment?
California and federal law generally require that employees working over 40 hours in a workweek be paid an overtime premium rate for those additional hours. California law also requires that employees who work more than 8 hours in a day be paid overtime, and double-time if they work more than 12 hours in a day. […]