Flex Schedules, Early Fridays Top Employees’ Summer Wish List
Summer days are just around the corner, calling for relaxed schedules and a yearning to be outside. During this time, many workers wish for summer…
Fast Food Giant Under Fire for Harassment
Twenty-five sexual harassment claims were filed against McDonald’s Corp. this week — 20 were complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and five…
Compliance Issues, #MeToo Movement Impact Employers
Over the past year, employers’ compliance challenges increased significantly thanks to both an uptick in federal employment law enforcement, and the growing “patchwork” of state…
CalChamber Podcast: Texting in the Workplace and Other Cautionary Employment Tales
In last week’s episode of The Workplace, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law attorney Jennifer Shaw discuss the implications…
Hiring Retiree for Specific Projects as an Independent Contractor
One of my long-term employees recently retired and would like to do some occasional work for us in her spare time. Can we hire her…
Game of Thrones Finale: Are Workplace Distractions Helpful or Harmful?
The long-awaited “Game of Thrones” (GOT) series finale is Sunday; on Monday, your employees may either be distracted as they compare notes of who finally…
Dynamex Goes Back to the Future, DLSE Chimes in Too
Do you remember the movie “Back to the Future,” where a young Marty McFly goes back in time and, in doing so, potentially re-writes the…
Comment Period Extended for DOL Regular Rate, Joint-Employer Rules
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has extended the comment period for two proposed rules – the regular rate rule and the joint-employer rule. The…
Direct Deposit Scam Targets Payroll, HR
Payroll and HR departments are now popular targets for criminals. They could inadvertently give criminals access to an employee’s paycheck without the employee knowing and…
Asking an Older Employee If He Plans on Retiring Soon
Our employee is over 65 years old and he seems shaky physically; it is taking him longer and longer to get his job duties done….
