Sep 19, 2023 | Fall 2023 Newsletters
By Laurie Nooren, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP For years, California courts have allowed the practice of rounding in/out times for the day up to the nearest quarter of an hour. This was before any real technology was available that allowed employers to easily calculate hours...
Jun 26, 2023 | Summer 2023 Newsletter
By Kate Kriner, PHRca The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“USICE”) has announced the inevitable end to the COVID-19 exception from the physical inspection of employment eligibility documents (i.e., social...
Jun 26, 2023 | Summer 2023 Newsletter
By Laurie Nooren, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP Do you have temporary, seasonal, part-time, on-call, inactive or “as needed” employees on your payroll? We will often ask clients “how many employees do you have?” This question is asked to determine which employment laws an...
Jun 26, 2023 | Summer 2023 Newsletter
By Jennifer Lippi, SPHR, PHRca In a recent National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decision McLaren v. Macomb, the Board ruled that offering severance agreements with certain confidentiality and/or non-disparagement provision violates the National Labor Relations Act...
Mar 30, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Our employee has been out on PDL for eight weeks and plans on taking an additional six weeks off after the pregnancy disability ends to bond with the baby. We have 15 employees. Does she qualify for additional job protected time off? Answer: Yes. If you...
