As we reach the end of 2014, we take a look back at some of your favorite articles. Here’s a list of the top 10 posts on the California Employer Daily website this year. Happy Holidays from the California Employer Daily staff.
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Chronic Conditions—Frustrating, Annoying for Employers? Yes—But You Still Must Accommodate One of the most challenging tasks in HR is dealing with lifelong illnesses or chronic conditions under the FMLA and ADA. But you have no choice, says attorney Patricia Eyres…continue reading |
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Daughter’s Facebook Post Wrecks Father’s Discrimination Suit
Social media has once again stirred up trouble in the employment law landscape. This time, the moral of the story isn’t “be careful what you post online,” it’s “be careful what your child posts online!”…continue reading |
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My Boomers Aren’t Retiring—How Can I Keep HIPOs Engaged? What should you do when high potential (HIPO) employees low on the career ladder are antsy because your Boomers won’t retire? Here are some tips for success that won’t land you in legal hot water…continue reading |
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10 Sins of Well Meaning Supervisors Sometimes it seems as though there are a thousand ways supervisors and managers—with the best of intentions—can practically beg for a lawsuit. We’ve distilled it down into 10 major sins you can talk to your supervisors and managers about…continue reading |
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Compensation Litigation: Low-Hanging Fruit for Plaintiff’s Attorneys Wage and hour litigation is heating up—partly because attorneys have figured out that even for small cases, in which the client-employee may get $1,000, the attorney can collect $15,000 in attorney’s fees, says attorney Deanna Brinkerhoff…continue reading |
Are your wellness and other policies up to date for 2015? Be sure with our comprehensive handbook update webinar, specifically for California employers, coming next week. Learn more.
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Depression: 7 Employer Considerations for Reasonable Accommodation for Depression Dealing with employees suffering from depression is a delicate topic. The number of people seeking treatment for depression in the U.S. is now 27 million a year, and the CDC notes that the most likely groups to suffer from depression are adults in the 40- 59 range…continue reading |
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Selecting the right people is so basic to success, yet many managers do it poorly, due to either haste or ignorance. Here are seven critical mistakes for recruiters and hiring managers to avoid…continue reading |
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Recognition and Retention: 5 Ts To Success As we leave the recession behind, the hot button for HR is going to be retention, says consultant Ronald Katz. HR will have to focus on holding on to your most valuable assets and then on getting the highest effort out of them…continue reading |
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4 More Sins Your Supervisors and Managers are Guilty Of Yesterday, we featured the first six sins of supervisors. Today, sins 7 through 10, plus an introduction to a comprehensive California wage and hour reference you won’t want to be without…continue reading |
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I-9 Forms: Employer Liabilities and Possible Violations I-9 forms are the basic building block for an employer to meet its obligation of hiring only workers who are authorized to work in the United States…continue reading |
Interesting that no single theme jumps out as being a “hot topic.”