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You’re the Expert: What guidelines do you give for the first few weeks?
We feel vulnerable to lawsuits because our brand-new supervisors and managers haven’t been trained. What guidelines do you give for the first few weeks?
If There’s a Sneaky Way Around a Tech Policy, Your Employees Will Find It
Make sure your employees know the “whys” behind your tech policies. Otherwise, they’ll find ways to work around them — and may even bring your system down in the process. According to Lisa Guerin, author of Smart Policies for Workplace Technologies, you must explain the policies you write about technology. If your employees don’t see […]
Workers’ Compensation: New Ruling Highlights Importance of Keeping Insurance Up-to-Date and In Effect
A new California appeal court decision underscores how critical it is to make sure your workers’ comp insurance policy stays in force and that you have proof of insurance. Here’s what happened.
EEOC Issues New Guidance on Race and Color Discrimination
Despite big advances since the Civil Rights Era, problems of race discrimination in employment persist. In 2005, racial bias continued to be the most frequently alleged type of discrimination under federal law, accounting for 35.5 percent of charges received by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
10 Tips to Making Telecommuting a Success
Do you have employees requesting to telecommute to work a few days a week over the summer, or are you looking at telecommuting as part of an emergency response plan? New York City’s CommuterLink (www.commuterlink.com) offers these tips for teleworking success: Present helpful info. To get approval to telework, show your boss the benefit for […]
Accommodating Disabilities: Employer Hit With Punitive Damages For Firing Supervisor Who Accommodated Epileptic Employee
Kevin Terry, a customer service representative at a Time Warner Entertainment Company office in Fayetteville, Ark., suffered from nocturnal epileptic seizures. His supervisor, Jane Foster, accommodated his condition by allowing him to arrive after the usual starting time and stay later in the evening to make up the missed time. But when angry co-workers complained […]
Sick Leave: San Francisco Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Measure; A Sign of the Times?
Neither California nor federal law requires employers to give employees paid sick leave–but now, as a result of last November’s election, the city of San Francisco does. Sixty-one percent of San Francisco voters approved Proposition F, which requires one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked. The ordinance, which takes effect Feb. 5, […]
Bulletin Item: Another Retailer Sued for Allegedly Requiring Clothing Purchases
Chico’s FAS is defending itself against a lawsuit brought by a former employee who claims she was required to purchase Chico clothing while working for the retailer. Chico’s says it merely encourages employees to wear its clothing, providing them with discounts on their purchases. This is just the latest in a string of similar lawsuits […]
Unions Create New Labor Federation to Rival AFL-CIO
In the September 2005 issue of the California Employer Advisor, we reported that several powerful unions had broken ties with the AFL-CIO, the nation’s main labor federation. Last week, the defecting unions formally founded a new AFL-CIO rival, called the Change to Win Federation. The new federation represents 5.4 million American workers and comprises the […]