by Brenna Johnson | Dec 12, 2017 | employee benefits, personnel policies and procedures
Second of a two-part series. This one focuses on employee pitfalls and acceptable behavior. Office holiday parties are meant to be fun. But it is still a business event, and there’s a certain etiquette required. Fail to keep that in mind, and you risk tarnishing your...
by Brenna Johnson | Sep 8, 2016 | court rulings, employee benefits, employee reimbursement
Employee complaints against Uber lost ground on Wednesday when a lawsuit challenging Uber’s background checks was sent to arbitration. That ruling is likely to have serious repercussions on another lawsuit over whether Uber drivers are employees or independent...
by Brenna Johnson | Jul 19, 2016 | court rulings, employee benefits, employer responsibilities
The so-called “gig economy” is changing the employment landscape. The gig economy is the shift on the part of employers from hiring full-time employees to hiring contractors and self-employed or part-time workers, many of whom work off-site. For workers, it’s the...
by Brenna Johnson | Jun 14, 2016 | compliance, employee benefits, employer restrictions, limits on employers
With wellness programs becoming increasing popular employer offerings, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two final rules on wellness programs May 16 to align them with existing anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities...
by Brenna Johnson | May 3, 2016 | compliance, employee benefits, employer responsibilities, new laws
San Francisco last month became the first city in the nation to pass an ordinance requiring employers to supplement the state’s partial payment for employees who take parental leave. The California Paid Family Leave law currently pays up to 55 percent of an employee’s...
by Brenna Johnson | Oct 27, 2015 | compliance, employee benefits, employer responsibilities, new laws, wage and hour
This is the second of a two-part series on how to comply with the law in California when you hire a household worker. You’ve hired your nanny and started learning about the legal complexities that go along with being an employer, such as taxes, insurance and...
