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How To Prevent Family Leave Abuses in California
You have an employee on intermittent FMLA/CFRA leave — and you suspect that he’s abusing it.
NLRB Adopts Controversial Election Procedures Rule
On December 21, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced the adoption of a final rule that is expected to allow quicker union representation elections. The rule was published in the Federal Register on December 22. The rule, which is to take effect on April 30, 2012, is a scaled down version of amendments proposed […]
ERI 2006 Great California Workplace Award Winners Announced
The Employer Resource Institute has announced the winners of the ERI 2006 Great California Workplace Award contest. The Award recognizes California employers of all sizes that have implemented unique, innovative, or exceptionally effective programs that make them stand out.
Paying Foreign and Canadian Crews Comparable Wages Not Good Enough
By Thora Sigurdson, Nicola Sutton, and Derek Knoechel SELI Canada Inc. entered into a joint venture with SNC Lavalin and successfully bid on a contract to build a large rapid transit project in the Vancouver area. The so-called “Canada Line” has been a “hot button” project, causing heated debate about the cost to taxpayers, the […]
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Protection Considered
By Stephen J. Stine The categories of persons entitled to legal protection under federal antidiscrimination law have remained the same for almost 20 years. The last major expansion of federal antidiscrimination protection occurred in 1990, when Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act to protect individuals with an actual or perceived disability or a history […]
HOT LIST: Bestselling Business Books
What are you colleagues reading? These books are at the top of the SHRM’s bestseller list. 1. 151 Quick Ideas to Manage Your Time by Robert E. Dittmer. Do more in less time, take control of your schedule, and create a new balance between your work and your family life. 2. Effective Phrases for Performance […]
Woolsey Wants Higher Fines on Employers That Misclassify Workers
Companies that wrongly pay workers as independent contractors, rather than employees, strip workers of benefits and protections and put responsible employers at a competitive disadvantage, according to Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., who this week proposed increasing penalties on employers found to have misclassified workers. Woolsey’s bill, The Misclassification Prevention Act, (HR 3178) is the most […]
Federal Contractors Beware: Employees Can Sue For Additional Wages in California
Federal Contractors Beware: Employees Can Sue For Additional Wages in California If you’ve ever contracted to do work for a federal agency, then you’re probably intimately familiar with the federal Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA)—which spells out what employers working on federal contracts have to pay their employees. Now a California Court of Appeal […]
Target-date Funds’ Popularity Heightens Transparency’s Importance
Nearly every defined contribution plan sponsor now offers target-date funds in its participant investment menu, as these funds, often named for the year a participant expects to retire, eliminate the need for employees to construct their own investment portfolio. A recently released white paper about TDFs examines plan fiduciaries’ uncertainly regarding what TDFs should contain […]