Many employers have attendance policies that assign an “occurrence” for unscheduled, unapproved absences. Although employers generally have the discretion to implement attendance policies, such policies should be carefully created to avoid violating antidiscrimination and antiretaliation provisions in California paid-sick-leave and Kin Care laws Recent guidance released by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) state: […]
Read More Personal Vehicle Reimbursement Expenses California law requires employers to reimburse employees for all necessary expenses incurred due to business reasons. The most common type of on-the-job expense is the cost of using a personal vehicle. Although there are several different ways an employer can go about reimbursing workers for vehicle use, the most common is […]
Read More Do you ask candidates for salary history? If so, stop! Currently, California, Massachusetts, New Orleans, New York (limited to state agencies), New York City, Philadelphia, and Puerto Rico have laws on their books prohibiting the practice of asking applicants for their salary histories, while many other states have recently taken up discussion of legislation on […]
Read More Recently the media was buzzing about a leaked memo Steve Harvey, the popular talk show host, sent to members of the staff of his production company. In the memo, Mr. Harvey warns his staff: “There will be no meetings in my dressing room. No stopping by or popping in … Do not open my dressing […]
Read More We are pleased to announce the promotion of Lauren Sims to Director of Human Resources Consulting, effective July 1, 2017. Lauren joined eqHR in June of 2015 and has successfully supported multiple clients while taking a leadership role on several complex projects. Lauren is the author of the in-depth human resources articles appearing in our monthly HR Newsletter […]
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