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Hot List: The Library Journal’s Best Business Books of 2009, Part 3

By Celeste Blackburn Mar 22, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 22, 2010

In its 133rd year of publication, Library Journal is the oldest and most respected publication covering the library field, with review sections evaluating nearly 7000 books annually, along with hundreds of audiobooks, videos, databases, web sites, and systems that libraries buy. Recently, Library Journal released its list of the 32 best business books of 2009, dividing the books into nine categories. Here are the final three categories.

Compensation: Are Employees Satisfied with Their Pay?

By jessica Sep 25, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

According to a new survey, 48 percent of American employees say they’re paid well for the work they do, but 46 percent disagree. In general, those who felt adequately compensated were age 45 and older, held upper management positions, and worked for the same employer for at least six years. Employees who felt they should […]

News Bulletin: Workplace Posters Available Online

By Jennifer Carsen Jun 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The California Department of Industrial Relations has made it easier for you to keep your required workplace postings up-to-date. Just go to CDIR website, where, with just a few clicks, you can place an order for up to five copies of any poster you need, and it’s all free.

Prop 8 Unconstitutional, For Now

By HR Hero Feb 8, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 8, 2012

By Mark I. Schickman The legal status of gay marriage in California has been a rollercoaster ride. First, the California Supreme Court held that a ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. Then California passed Proposition 8, writing a ban on gay marriage into the California Constitution — and the California Supreme Court bowed to that […]

News Notes: Incomplete Summary Plan Descriptions Can Be Costly

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 1, 1997 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Auto parts manufacturer Kelsey-Hayes Co. gave employees a summary plan description of their employee benefits plan stating that health insurance would continue at no cost when they retired. The summary didn’t mention the company had the right to modify or terminate benefits, even though the master health care plan paperwork did. Later, when Kelsey-Hayes informed […]

Determination Letter Application Changes for 2012

By James Proescholdt Dec 21, 2011 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Dec 21, 2011

Just when you thought you’d figured out all the new regulations set to go into effect for 2012, some government agency changes them up on you. At least with last Friday’s announcement from the IRS, you can breathe easy: its changes won’t take effect until Feb. 1, 2012, or later. The Service’s Announcement 2011-82 changes […]

News Notes: Opt-Out Arbitration Clause Saves Lopsided Agreement

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently tossed out a mandatory arbitration agreement signed by a Circuit City employee because it was unduly lopsided in the employer’s favor (see CEA March 2002). But in another case involving identical arbitration provisions, the court has ruled that employee Mohammad Sharfuddin Ahmed was required to arbitrate his […]

Unexpected Demographics of the 2007-10 Downturn

By California Employment Law Letter May 16, 2010 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: May 16, 2010

A Wall Street Journal analysis of recent data sets reveals unexpected characteristics of current employment losses. The last 10 years have seen an increasing parity in employment among men and women, but because the majority of women came into the job market later, it was expected that layoffs — following a last-in/first-out pattern — would […]

Romney: Repeal and Replace Health Reform Law With More Consumerism, Tax-based Incentives

By Todd Leeuwenburgh Oct 2, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Oct 2, 2012

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently provided more details on his own health reform plan, stating that if elected, on his first day in office, says he will issue an executive order for the federal government to issue health reform waivers to all 50 states, and immediately work on repealing the health reform law passed […]

Job-bias charges rose nine percent in 2007

By Diversity Insight May 18, 2008 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: May 18, 2008

Each year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) publishes information about the number and type of discrimination charges employees have filed along with the amount of money it has recovered on their behalf. In fiscal year (FY) 2007, 82,792 private-sector discrimination charges were filed with the agency, and it recovered $345 million in monetary relief […]