This update is provided by Gary W. Bethel and Littler Mendelson in order to review the latest developments in employment law. This update is designed to provide accurate and informative information and should not be considered legal advice. © 2011 Littler Mendelson. All rights reserved. By Gary W. Bethel California…
Recently we’ve heard a few business owners or managers tell us they have been “certified” to conduct their own harassment training to comply with California’s mandatory harassment training requirements. It’s important for owners to understand who is allowed to conduct this training in California. The regulations specify three categories of…
Many employers now use the internet as an additional tool in checking the background of candidates. There are potential challenges and liabilities with conducting such searches, including the following: Online searches can produce “results” on hundreds or thousands of people with the same name as your candidate. For that reason,…
Your People Professionals and EW Partners are thrilled to announce a partnership that brings together YPP’s 25 years of PEO and HR experience with EW’s 18 years of HR Consulting. Together, YPP and EW offer a very powerful range of services, including senior level HR consulting, employee benefits at large…
Nothing serious going on here!
This is a very hot topic right now that is causing lots of debate. Some companies are advertising that candidates must be “currently employed” or only very recently unemployed, as a qualification to apply for open positions. Some of these companies believe that the best employees are still working; that…
Not planning far enough ahead for two important details – the annual renewal dates of your Workers’ Compensation and your Employee Benefits insurance policies – can severely limit your options to make a complete review of how to most efficiently and cost effectively manage these potential drains on your company’s…
JobDig HR series – Transferable Skills
After almost 20 years in the same office, we decided to move. You would think such a move takes months of preparation and planning…..but the HR Divas made the decision and then just did it… in 5 weeks. Yes, 5 weeks from the initial decision, to finding a new space…
