by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Nov 29, 2015 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
Employers need a discrimination prevention checklist. Here it is!
The more questions to which you answer “Yes,” the more you are doing to prevent discrimination based on race, age, religion, national origin, gender, or other protected classes in your workplace in terms of hiring, promotion, and dismissal.
To avoid discrimination in supervisory tasks, do you:
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Sep 14, 2015 | HR Compliance, Human Resources
New Family Medical and Leave Act (FMLA) forms, notices, and medical certification forms have been released by the Department of Labor. The expiration for these new forms is May 31, 2018. Employers should begin to use these forms immediately. Below are the links to...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Jun 15, 2015 | HR Compliance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has release a new compliance poster. The last poster was updated in 2007.OSHA’s compliance poster is free and can be downloaded here.Employers must display the poster on their employee bulletin boards. The new...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | May 18, 2015 | HR Compliance, Human Resources
Lady Gaga got sued by her assistant Jennifer O’Neil for FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) violations! Even a Pop Diva can get sued for wage and hour laws. O’Neil stated that she was continuously on the clock attending to Lady Gaga’s needs, both at home and while she was...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Feb 16, 2015 | HR Compliance, Human Resources
Employers often do not calculate their employee’s hourly rate appropriately because they do not include many of the following items: cost of meals, lodging, and other facilities provided to the employees, nondiscretionary bonuses, on-call pay, and shift differentials....
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Jan 12, 2015 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates
December 12, 2014 the NLRB implemented “ambush election rules” which govern the procedures for union representation elections. The new rules go into effect April 14, 2015! What that means is that union elections will occur in just 10 to 21 days after the union...
