Archive for the ‘Workplace Privacy, Health and Safety’ Category
EXPECTING PRIVACY AT WORK? FUGEDDABOUTIT!
The 411 on Email and Texting Policies With the prevalence of workplace email and texting, businesses should consider publishing sound written policies on expected etiquette and on management’s ability to access and monitor such electronic communications. For lack of such guidelines and rules, employees should not be left with the impression that their privacy rights […]
OFFICE HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE III HARASSMENT HOTBED
Attempted Hook-Ups Can Lead to Litigation Shake-Downs We have already outlined a roadmap for handling alcohol at holiday office parties. By its off-the-clock and put-work-aside nature, the annual December office gathering may also be a prime setting for unwelcome sexual advances by employees, worse yet by managers. Such harassment is not an experience anyone […]
OFFICE HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE
A Risky Cocktail: Alcohol and an Employee Party Tradition dictates year-end celebration and resolution. For an office’s annual party, should such a “celebration” include alcohol? If management’s answer is “yes,” then common sense ought to be applied to maximize the safety and well-being of all attending as well as the public. For example: Hold the […]
BACKGROUND CHECK FOR EMPLOYMENT
Many employers find it prudent for various reasons to conduct appropriate background checks in the employee pre-screening process. Here is a simple overview.
THE CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION
The California Administrative Exemption Under California labor laws, certain provisions of the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders – including California overtime law and meal and rest period premiums – do not apply to persons employed in an exempt administrative capacity. An exempt administrator is primarily engaged (51%-plus) in high level “desk-bound” planning, organizing, and […]