California Alternative Workweek Schedules
One of the best ways of improving morale without costs is to consider Alternative Workweek schedules. Up until January 1, it has been...
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Eric Swenson's Letter to Leaders
Eric's "Letter to Leaders" covers current leadership and workforce topics.
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- Apr 19, 2008
- 1 min
Cat’s Paws, Discrimination, and Coca-Cola
When charges of discrimination are made in your business, the smartest move you can make is to conduct an immediate investigation. If an...
- Feb 4, 2008
- 1 min
Dealing With Problem Employees
The Employment Law Alliance conducted a study showing that 44% of all employees have violated workplace rules or regulations. No surprise...
- Jan 11, 2008
- 1 min
Discrimination and the Costs To Employers
Even a careless remark by a supervisor or employee can create huge discrimination lawsuits. In one case, a woman was awarded back pay,...
- Dec 5, 2007
- 1 min
How To Host a Company Party
Fisher & Phillips is out with their annual “Top Ten Ways To Host a Holiday Party“, written by Michael Mitchell. It’s excellent and...
- Nov 2, 2007
- 1 min
When Employees Blog
The proliferation of blogs invaded the workplace some time ago, but employers have been slow to put policies in place to mitigate what...
- Oct 30, 2007
- 1 min
California Abitration Agreements Becoming More Difficult to Enforce
Employers who have employees sign an arbitration agreement, especially with wage-and-hour class action waivers, are having a tough time...
- Oct 17, 2007
- 1 min
California Military Spouse Leave Law
Effective immediately, California employers with 25 or more employees must allow employees who have spouses in the military ten days of...
- Oct 16, 2007
- 1 min
Office Romance and The Employer
I generally advise clients to adopt a ‘bright line’ approach to employee romances; that is, prohibit supervisors from dating direct...
- Sep 21, 2007
- 4 min
Immigration Enforcement Affecting Small Businesses
Here is a reprint of an article recently forwarded to me and is used with the permission of Clark & Trevithick. What do temporary...
- Sep 20, 2007
- 1 min
The New Reality of Overtime Violations
Overtime is an incredibly complicated issue and generally misunderstood by both employers and employees. Yet the growth rate of lawsuits...
- Sep 12, 2007
- 1 min
How To Handle Maternity Leave
Maternity leave is always a tricky issue – not just because of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (which applies to businesses with...
- Sep 10, 2007
- 1 min
Limiting Employee Internet Access
Today’s Baltimore Sun talks about the trend of businesses limiting employee access to the web. The article cites ‘security’ and...
- Sep 6, 2007
- 1 min
Investigating Harassment Claims
From the northjersey.com website comes advice from Steven Adler at Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. It is always advisable,...
- Aug 17, 2007
- 1 min
How To Screw Up An Employee Handbook
Many small businesses – in order to save money – often “borrow” and modify a handbook from another company, and often times that other...
- Aug 3, 2007
- 3 min
Benefits of Paying Employee Tuition
NEW YORK -With the start of the school year not far off, employees of small businesses might have a hankering to take some courses. And...
- Aug 2, 2007
- 1 min
Drug-Free Workplace
A Business Week article describes how to establish a drug-free workplace at your place of business. I always warn clients – if you wish...
- Jun 21, 2007
- 1 min
Employees and their Blogs
Here’s a common sense, straight-forward way to manage the issue of employees blogging at (or about) work. Remember – this, like all areas...
- Jun 20, 2007
- 1 min
Problems With Reporting to Two Bosses
When an employee reports to two bosses, it creates a number of problems – especially when creating performance appraisals. I’m spending...
- Jun 12, 2007
- 1 min
Violence in the Workplace – Warning Signs
Five percent of all US businesses had a violence problem in 2006. It could literally happen to you. The concern is identifying the...
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