State Minimum Wage…Again Posted on October 4, 2018 by suzette The never ending moving target will soon be upon us. Beginning January 2019 employers with 26 or more employees [...] Read More
How to Handle Complaints of Employee Odor Issues Posted on October 4, 2018 by suzette We have received a number of inquiries lately about how to handles complaints about employees with odor issues. Talking [...] Read More
Five Magic Words that Can Prevent an ADA Claim Posted on October 4, 2018 by suzette Throughout 2018, we have seen a number of issues with employees with disabilities and their requests for accommodation. When [...] Read More
Bad hiring: more common than you think Posted on October 4, 2018 by suzette Bad hiring: more common than you think It’s fairly common that a new hire’s performance is problematically underwhelming. A [...] Read More
Hiring and Retention Posted on July 13, 2018 by suzette We are seeing record levels of unemployment and finding good people is as difficult as ever, if not more [...] Read More
Sexual Harrassment Posted on July 13, 2018 by suzette From the Harvey Weinstein and Bill O’Reilly scandals to the #MeToo movement on social media, sexual harassment is on [...] Read More
Background Checks Posted on July 13, 2018 by suzette The ban-the-box legislation passed and we are starting see how that affects us. Here are some Best Practices to [...] Read More
HR is being targeted in new scams: 3 schemes the FBI and IRS say to watch for Posted on April 13, 2018 by suzette Heads up: In recent months, a number of federal agencies — including the FBI and IRS — are warning [...] Read More
Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) Posted on April 13, 2018 by suzette Now is the perfect time for a review of your I-9 compliance efforts for a number of reasons. For [...] Read More
When ICE Requests Worksite Access Posted on April 12, 2018 by suzette On Jan. 1, a California law took effect that prohibits employers from providing “voluntary consent” to a federal immigration [...] Read More