People Processes

People Processes


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Q&A: Required by law to have a compliance officer?
September 25, 2018

Are we were required by law to have a dedicated compliance officer, who cannot be the same individual who handles HR?

Why You Should Consider Timekeeping for Your Salaried Employees
September 20, 2018

Hourly workers are required to use timekeeping systems to track their hours, whereas in many organizations, full-time salaried employees don’t track their time. - Is that the right choice? Should full-time salaried employees use timekeeping systems?

Q&A: Overtime pay for hourly bonuses
September 18, 2018

How do we handle overtime pay calculations for hourly employees when they receive nondiscretionary bonuses?

How to Have a Productive Exit Interview
August 21, 2018

If you skip the exit interview, you’re missing a golden opportunity to improve your organization. Even if the employee was fired, there’s insight to be gained.

Q&A: Does a pregnant worker denied starting a job, when baby is due, have a plausible claim of discrimination?
August 15, 2018

Lucy told the interviewer that she was pregnant. The interviewer asked when her baby was due and how much time she planned to take for maternity leave. After hearing her response, the interviewer explained that while start dates could be flexible,

While Americans have mixed views of unions, public sector organizing suffers setback
August 13, 2018

The decline in the number of Americans represented by labor unions is seen more negatively than positively by U.S. adults, according to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center. Fifty-five percent of Americans have a favorable impression of uni...

CareerBuilder’s midyear job forecast shows tough hiring environment for employers is paying off for job seekers 
August 10, 2018

A substantial percentage of employers hiring in the second half of 2018 are expecting to offer higher salaries and various perks — such as signing bonuses, extra paid time off, free lunches and the ability to work remotely — to attract and keep the tal...

Temecula nail salon cited $1.2 million for misclassification and wage theft of 36 workers
August 08, 2018

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued more than $1.2 million in wage theft citations to a Temecula nail salon for misclassifying and failing to properly pay 36 workers.

House lawmakers introduce bill to require E-Verify use
July 24, 2018

PROPOSED LEGISLATION,(Jul. 24, 2018) A group of Republican, plus two Democratic, lawmakers have teamed up to introduce and co-sponsor the "AG and Legal Workforce Act," which would replace what sponsors called the "outdated and broken H-2A agricultural...

U.S. employers eye improvements to compensation programs
July 20, 2018

Growing pressure to improve their pay-for-performance programs and ensure fair pay throughout the workplace is sparking changes to corporate America's employee compensation and performance management programs,