Feb 19, 2016 | Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Management, Employment Law & HR Topics, Hiring, Safety, Termination
If you have any exposure to the daily news or, in some places, just look out your window, you can find more than ample proof that the world is a scary place. Life can be dangerous and difficult, and everyone is constantly looking for ways to minimize their risk....Dec 21, 2015 | California, Employment Law & HR Topics, Forms and Policies, Louisiana, Safety, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Texas, Wage & Hour
California School Activities Leave Expansion Starts January 1 California’s law allowing unpaid time off for employees to participate in their children’s school or daycare activities will be expanded effective January 1. Current law requires employers with 25 or more...Nov 8, 2012 | Employment Law & HR Topics, Forms and Policies, Safety
An employer paid half a million dollars to settle a recent case where a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with an employee who was driving while looking for his cell phone after dropping it. Even though the accident occurred after normal work hours, the...Jun 13, 2011 | California, Employment Law & HR Topics, Hiring, Safety, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Termination, Wage & Hour
In California under the IWC wage orders an entity can be held part of an employer/employee relationship if any one of the following three scenarios are satisfied: (1) “to exercise control over the wages, hours or working conditions;” or (2) “to suffer or permit to...