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Employment Law Tip: Get the New Minimum Wage Poster
On July 24, 2007, the federal minimum wage will rise to $5.85 per hour, with further increases in the next two years that will take the rate to $7.25 per hour.
Download a Discrimination Prevention Checklist
Are you doing all you can to prevent workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation? To help you determine where you could be doing a better job—and prevent costly claims—download California Employer Advisor’s Discrimination Prevention Checklist, which you can use to do a 32-point mental audit of your organization’s bias prevention program.
News Notes: Court OKs Tax Deduction For Employer-Provided Meals
Employers who provide on-site meals to certain workers have been given a break by the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. Boyd Gaming Corp., which owns casinos in Nevada, offered workers free meals in an on-site cafeteria because it required them for security reasons to remain on the premises for their entire shift. But when […]
E-Alert Item: Wage and Hour: Labor Department Enforcement Figures Are Up
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it collected $175 million in back wages in 2002. This is the largest amount collected in 10 years, and represents a 33% increase over back wages collected in 2001.
Bulletin Item: Gov. Davis Signs Several Employer-related Pieces of Legislation
The newly signed laws expand privacy procedures for Social Security numbers (SB 25), provide leave for crime victims and their families (SB 478), mandate that state government contractors provide domestic partner benefits (AB 17 and AB 205), and require employers to protect workers from sex harassment by nonemployees (AB 76). We’ll have all the details […]
News Notes: One-Month Delay In Returning Worker To Job Violated FMLA
Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. violated the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by delaying an employee’s reinstatement for one month following the employee’s notification that she was ready to return from a medical leave. A federal appeals court said that under the FMLA, job restoration must occur once the employee is capable […]
Criminal Histories: What Not to Ask
Knowing what questions to ask applicants is key to finding the right people for your company. But it’s just as important to know what questions not to ask to avoid potential lawsuits. For example, asking job applicants about personal information like marital status, sexual orientation, and pregnancies can be one of the quickest routes to […]