The Perils of Hiring Summer Interns
Jun 24, 2011
No Free Ride for Employers Who Ignore the Rules
With an economy continuing to sputter, a company may be more keen to take on unpaid summer interns to share the workload. Yet, if a business fails to ...
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When Extra Hours are Not Overtime
Jun 17, 2011
Same-Week Makeup Time in California
California is one of a minority of states that requires higher pay for daily overtime, after eight hours of labor. This could discourage companies from permitting...
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Accommodating Religion in the Workplace
Jun 17, 2011
Avoid the Employment Discrimination Gallows
As religious diversity in the American workplace increases, so does the importance of managements understanding how to address conflicts that arise. The E...
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Employee Meal Periods and Rest Breaks
May 25, 2011
Californias Basic Requirements for Daily RR
California hourly workers are entitled to certain rest and meal breaks depending on how many hours they work in a given day. The basic rules: employers mu...
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“On-Call” Employees in California
May 10, 2011
Some Workers Must be Paid for Waiting
Patience is a virtue, but it may also be a business cost. Depending on the circumstances, a company may be required to pay an hourly employee waiting for the ca...
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Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
Apr 26, 2011
Balancing
Worker Privacy with an Employers Rights to Protect Safety
A worker
intoxicated or under the influence of drugs on the job can not only be detrimental
to productivity, but extremely da...
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Prayer Meetings in the Workplace
Apr 19, 2011
More on Accommodating Employees' Religious Beliefs
As our planets civilizations and cultures continue to combine and intertwine, the importance of workplace respect for diverse religious backgrounds a...
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Caring for Caregivers
Apr 13, 2011
Hiring Help the Right Way
Families can sometimes have some very expensive misconceptions about
Californias rules for hiring a private, live-in caregiver. For
starters, it is never a good idea to h...
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Is Your Commissioned inside Sales Representative Exempt from Overtime?
Apr 06, 2011
Commission wages are compensation based proportionately on the
value or amount of the item or service sold. An inside sales
representative sells merchandise in a store or sales lot or sells
produc...
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“PAY” BY THE RULES: CALIFORNIA PAY STUB REQUIREMENTS
Mar 29, 2011
Along with each paycheck, California law requires employers provide a
written itemized statement containing nine pieces of information about
that payment:
(1)Gross wages earned; (2)Total hours wor...
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