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The County of Fresno was dismissed from a sexual harassment lawsuit after it contended that the alleged harasser’s conduct fell outside the scope of his employment. The victim and harasser subsequently entered into a stipulated judgment for $16,000—and then the victim turned around and sued the county for the $16,000 after the harasser assigned the […]
The U.S. Department of Labor, which enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), has announced that it will soon publish—by June 2006—a new rule conforming the department’s regulations to recent court decisions concerning the FMLA.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we got wellness program tips from experts Lynda F. Jeppesen and Travis Dent. Today, how one of their programs works, what results it achieves, and an introduction to the book some call the “Wellness Bible.” Jeppesen and Dent made their comments at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition held recently in Las […]
I was recently hired as the director of our organization. This organization has never set pay ranges or pay scales for our employees, and we are currently paying some employees well above market rates. The Board of Directors would like to set a new pay scale for all employees, which will result in varying pay […]
What kind of employee do you think your employers planned on getting when they hired you? Someone who appreciates: The company’s need to make a profit and who feels a responsibility to help in every way possible? The need for keeping production up and costs down in order to compete successfully in the market? The […]
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has developed a new tool that allows you to easily search existing wage and salary surveys for specific occupations in different geographic areas. The program is available free on CD-ROM, and the government hopes to put it on the Internet sometime within the next year. To receive a copy, […]
Health insurance costs. We’ll wager that every employer—and every employee—is concerned. So how are companies coping? Let’s ferret out best practices; what’s working in the real world? For years, BLR has surveyed HR and benefits professionals to find trends in benefits. We appreciate your participation in our monthly series of brief, targeted benefits surveys. Today’s […]
Private employers in California are required by law to pay for their workers’ uniforms. But a new ruling from a California appeals court says state and local government employers are generally off the hook for uniform reimbursement.