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As we mentioned yesterday, our new free daily email service, California Employer Daily, has an accompanying website (also called, conveniently enough, California Employer Daily).
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Employee Awarded $500,000 for Bad Faith Termination
By Donna Gallant As we reported four weeks ago (Shocking Arbitration Decision in Ontario), a prominent Canadian arbitrator recently ordered the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to pay more than $500,000 in damages, finding that it failed to take reasonable steps to ascertain the truth about an employee’s medical condition and fired her for sick […]
Perfect Policies—Good, but Not Enough
Yesterday’s Advisor was all about getting your policies ready to be "Exhibit A" in court. Today, why that’s just part of the job, and an introduction to a unique program that will help you with all 50 or so of the HR policies that need regular updating. [Go here for Tips 1 and 2] Tip […]
Hot List: Wall Street Journal’s Bestselling Hardcover Business Books
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the Wall Street Journal with data from Nielsen BookScan on May 24. 1.The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. The sequel to #1 best-selling Liar’s Poker examines the issue of who understood the risk inherent in the assumption […]
Welcome to California Employer Daily!
We’re pleased to announce that, starting today, we’re launching a new daily email service, California Employer Daily … ERI’s FREE daily source of tips, news, and advice for California employers and HR professionals.
HR Policies: Exhibit ‘A’ for You or Them?
Time after time, your success in court depends on your policies. Either an employee claims you violated your policy, or you claim the employee did. In either case, the policy is exhibit A, and it’s likely to be dissected line by line. Are your policies ready? How do you best ensure that your HR policies […]
Customer Care and Shareholder Value
I saw an article the other day with the headline “Shareholders vs. Customers: Who Comes First?” That got me thinking. What was the answer to this question posed by the author of the article? My conclusion: You don’t have to choose. If you want to create long-term shareholder value in any business, you must meet […]
The Challenges of an Aging Workforce
Solving the worker shortage by retaining your older workers brings many benefits, but an aging workforce also raises several challenges. A June 10 webinar will tell you what you need to know.
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Litigation Value: training management on whistleblower protections — $10,000; settling customer claims due to the flaming printers — more than Sabre would like to think about; finding out Holly’s coming back — priceless. The printers aren’t the only things heating up at Sabre. Jo’s mission to root out the whistleblower had more than one person […]
Donning and Doffing Uniforms at Home May Not Be Compensable
by Chris McFadden Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees may be entitled to compensation for time spent donning and doffing uniforms if they are required to do so at work. A recent ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals addresses the compensability of time spent donning and doffing uniforms and gear […]