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Sexual Harassment: Court Says Employers Are Automatically Liable For Supervisor Harassment In California; Preventive Measures More Important Than Ever

By Jennifer Carsen Jan 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Although the California Fair Employment and Housing Act is modeled on federal anti-discrimination laws, the state law is often more protective of employee rights. A California Court of Appeal has now ruled that when it comes to employer liability for sexual harassment by a supervisor, the state statute is stronger—and you can’t take advantage of […]

Asset Rallies May Not Stem Soaring Pension Liabilities, Report Says

By Jane Meacham, Contributing Editor May 3, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 3, 2013

If it seemed to you that investment and funding decisions for your defined benefit plan in 2012 were at odds with each other, you weren’t alone. In its annual report on DB plans, global employee benefits consultant Towers Watson says that in 2012, once again there were many investment contradictions for U.S. DB plan sponsors: […]

Election results halt minimum wage initiatives in two Maine cities

By Maine Employment Law Letter Nov 4, 2015 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 4, 2015

by Connor Beatty On November 3, voters in Portland and Bangor rejected attempts to raise the minimum wage in those cities. In Portland, voters rejected a proposal that would have increased the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. The ordinance would have required all businesses and franchises employing 500 or more employees to raise […]

OFCCP Stepping Up Enforcement

By Celeste Duke Dec 12, 2010 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Dec 12, 2010

Earlier this year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which is responsible for ensuring that entities doing business with the federal government take affirmative action as required by Executive Order 11246, released its fiscal year 2011 budget request and enforcement initiatives. OFCCP director Patricia A. Shiu said she plans to implement full-scale aggressive […]

Since When Is Your Office Surf City?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Nov 3, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 4, 2008

Yesterday’s Advisor offered tips for controlling surfing on company time; today we’ve got a list of key issues to consider when you write your Internet policy. Here, from BLR’s popular SmartPolicies, are particular topics to consider for your policy on Internet usage: Security. Are all files downloaded from the Internet scanned for viruses? Are hard […]

Holidays PTO Survey: How Sick Leave May Be Used

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Aug 17, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 17, 2011

Sick days may be used by employees to care for (check all that apply):   Dependent Child Parent Other Exempt Employees 418 (92%) 356 (78.4%) 249 (54.8%) Nonexempt Employees 408 (89.9%) 345 (76%) 238 (52.4%)   Previous       Next

More Ways to Get Candidate Feedback

By Bridget Miller, Contributing Editor Mar 27, 2019 Recruiting

Updated: Mar 27, 2019

In part one of this article, we talked about the benefits of getting feedback from job candidates. Now, let’s continue by looking at some tips for doing just that.

Sexual Harassment: FEHC Finally Approves Training Rules

By jessica Nov 29, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The California Fair Employment and Housing Commission has finally approved regulations implementing A.B. 1825, the law requiring sexual harassment training for supervisors every two years. The final rules should be ready to go into effect in February, depending on how long the Office of Administrative Law takes to review them.

Senate Passes Another COBRA Subsidy Extension Bill

By HR Hero Mar 16, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 16, 2010

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would further extend the federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213), which passed the Senate by a 62-36 vote, would extend the subsidy to individuals who were involuntarily terminated […]