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Using a Law Firm is like calling for a Medic After Stepping on a Landmine-It's too little too late!
A brief article from the website of an NBC affiliate in Washington State caught my attention this morning. It noted that a jury awarded three female prosecutors $1.5 million following a trial of their complaint that their boss, the Thurston … Continue reading
More Men filing claims for Sexual Harassment-Why?
The EEOC released job discrimination statistics revealing that total complaints are on the rise for the first time in 4 years. See www.eeoc.gov. About one third of those total complaints are gender-based harassment complaints, that is Title VII related, and … Continue reading
Vacation Pay Traps for California Employers-Redux
Last week my colleague, Michael Oswald, provided some very valuable information regarding the traps California’s vacation benefit laws hold for the unwary business. I am taking that cue to let you know that there is an alternative that permits California … Continue reading
Vacation Pay Traps for California Employers
Trap #1 – California employers are not required to provide paid vacation to their employees. However, once the employer does start providing paid vacation, employees are deemed to be entitled to accrue the vacation pay from the first day of … Continue reading
Anti-Fraternization Policy?
A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that employers may stop their employees from fraternizing if it is non-work related, that is just for fun; but it cannot stop them from organizing or engaging in other concerted activities relating to work, … Continue reading
Policies, Love Them, Hate Them Part 3, Harassment and Discrimination
It is essential for companies to have harassment and discrimination policies in writing. The policy must describe the procedure for filing a complaint relating to perceived harassment or discrimination. At a minimum, the policy should state the kind of conduct … Continue reading
Policies: Love Them, Hate Them, part 2
As Charles Savoni posted in a previous blog entry, it is advisable to have an Internet and email use policy, one that is monitored and enforced. Companies should limit employee use of company computers and email to work-related issues. Company policy … Continue reading
Employees Blogging? Do You Have a Blogging Policy?
Today, more than 27 million blogs are being written and posted to the online community. Earlier in the decade corporate America resisted sanctioning such blogs. Companies have found, however, that customers are beginning to turn away from traditional advertising and … Continue reading
Policies: Love Them, Hate Them, You Have to Have Them
I am not a big fan of writing a policy or rule for every employee activity, there is definitely risk in trying to regulate all activities and work done in a company. If your policy manual is so thick that … Continue reading