Archive for July, 2005

We Don’t Like You Either

Posted by Lori Dorn on July 24th, 2005

Keith Hammonds of Fast Company has something to say about HR.
The article is so insulting that I don’t even know where to begin.
Mr. Hammonds indicates that HR professionals are “not the sharpest tacks in the box”. This in itself is a laughable statement, as the HR people I know are well educated, well [...]

Casting Couches

Posted by Lori Dorn on July 18th, 2005

So now California employers can be sued for conveying a message that the only way to get ahead in the company is to perform sexual favors for the boss, i.e. the casting couch. The deciding case involves 2 female employees of the California Department of Corrections who felt that the prison “accorded unwarranted favorable [...]

CA Meal and Rest Regulations Update

Posted by Lori Dorn on July 15th, 2005

The DLSE has opened a third 15-day public comment period, from July 8, 2005 to July 25, 2005, regarding modifications to the proposed regulations for Meal and Rest Periods (Title 8 California Code of Regulations, Section 13700) per the NCHRA .
The text of the proposed regulations can be found here.

As If It Weren’t Complicated Enough

Posted by Lori Dorn on July 11th, 2005

Leaves in California have always been complicated, no doubt, but now there’s one more factor that can tangle up even those who are well versed in the subject. As of January 2005, California employers need to follow the Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act which allows an employee in a registered domestic partner relationship [...]

A New Look

Posted by Lori Dorn on July 9th, 2005

The old template just wasn’t cutting it, so I gave it the proverbial axe.
So waddaya think about the new look?

Will Wonders Ever Cease?

Posted by Lori Dorn on July 7th, 2005

I read this and my jaw dropped. A supervisor sexually harassed two different employees, admitted to doing so and the company won the lawsuit? How is this possible? Oh yeah, it wasn’t in California. Even so, this is a remarkable a turn for employers.
The case is very well encapsulated in this [...]

Blog Searching

Posted by Lori Dorn on July 6th, 2005

A question came up on an HR discussion list I’m on. The poster asked how she could find out if an employee is “bashing” the company on an online blog. Several different answers came up, such as searching Google and others talked about other employees coming forward. It suddently occurred to me [...]