Tag: california hr
H-1B Wage Violations Costly For Two Employers
Family Dollar Stores To Pay $33.2 Million For Overtime Violations
IBP Workers Receive Their “Walking Time” Checks
BLS Says Women Overrepresented Among Lowest Earners
Bank To Pay For Pre-Shift Work
Electronic Arts Settles Computer Programmer Misclassification Suit
Employee Rights: Must We Grant an Employee’s Request to Tape Record a Meeting?
Somehow the new thing with our employees is to “protect their interests” in meetings. Almost every time we have a meeting, they want to bring a witness along and they want to tape record the meeting. Do we have to allow this? —Susan P., HR Director in Merced
Health & Safety: New First-Aid Guide Available from OSHA
Federal OSHA has published a new guide to help employers develop and implement an effective first-aid program. The “Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First-Aid Program” lists the primary components of a workplace first-aid program at the workplace, including: identifying and assessing workplace risks, designing a program specific to the worksite and complying with […]
Discrimination: Big Settlement Reached in Workplace Bullying Case
Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers California, ruled that when women bear the brunt of a supervisor’s bullying behavior—including screaming at employees—it can amount to illegal sex discrimination, even if the misconduct isn’t of a sexual nature. The case involved three women, Carol Christopher, Carmela Chamara, and Julie Bhend, who claimed […]