Archive for October, 2005

Doing it Right

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 28th, 2005

In an earlier post, I talked about California Assembly Bill (AB) 1825, in which California employers with 50 employees or more needed to provide sexual harassment avoidance and reporting training to their supervisory staff by December 31, 2005 (or within 6 months of hire date) and every two years thereafter.
Training consultants have always been around [...]

My Bad

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 26th, 2005

Wow, silly me to ever say anything nice about Wal-Mart. They really put their feet in their respective mouths this time.
I’m beyond words at this point. How can this company be so successful? I don’t know anyone who shops there. Furthermore, I am completely perplexed that an HR person would ever [...]

Expensive Lesson

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 20th, 2005

130 cities across the country have something called the “living wage” ordinance meaning that certain government contractors must pay wages that meet the “livable standards” of the community.
Hayward, California is one such city with a living wage. The ordinance, passed in 1999, is as follows:

In April, the Hayward City Council approved the [...]

When Will They Ever Learn?

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 2nd, 2005

A friend of mine contacted me and told me that he applied for a job. Part of the application process included filling out a questionaire which asked a number of questions around faith. He was told that he was not being hired for the position due to the fact that they felt he [...]