Emergency Fill In
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 26th, 2008It always warms the heart to see employees take it upon themselves to fill in for each other.
Archive for September, 2008
Survey Says: Deductibles Much Higher
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 25th, 2008The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has found that workers are paying much higher deductibles before insurance benefits kick in despite the fact that health insurance rate increases are the lowest since 1999.
From USA Today:
The survey of 1,927 employers found that 18% of insured employees pay at least $1,000 before their coverage starts — up [...]
California Unemployment Rate Up Again
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 19th, 2008More bad news, particularly on the California front. The unemployment rate has gone up again this past month to a whopping 7.7% compared with the national rate of 6.1% for August 2008.
From the Sacramento Bee:
California’s unemployment rate shot up another three-tenths of a point last month, reaching 7.7 percent, state officials said today.
It was [...]
SF Makes Commuter Benefits Mandatory
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 11th, 2008San Francisco has required that all employers with 20 or more employees provide commuter benefits.
From the California Chamber of Commerce:
Beginning 120 days after August 22, 2008 [December 22, 2008], San Francisco employers with 20 or more employees must provide commuter benefits to employees who work at least 10 hours of work per workweek within the [...]
Child Labor Charges Against HR in Iowa
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 10th, 2008A raid on the country’s largest Kosher meat processing plant has led to a number of charges against 3 HR Managers.
From MSNBC:
The complaint filed by the Iowa attorney general’s office said the violations involved 32 illegal-immigrant children under age 18, including seven who were younger than 16. Aside from handling dangerous equipment, the [...]
HR Exec Sends Out TMI
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 9th, 2008Evidently, an HR Executive at Carat Media erroneously sent out way too much information to the wrong people.
From Ad Age:
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Struggling media agency Carat is planning a major restructuring of its U.S. operations, including an undetermined number of layoffs — news it accidentally released today via a memo the agency’s top New [...]
Quote of the Day
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 9th, 2008“It’s sort of a way to be able to use a four-letter word without really getting into any kind of HR trouble or with people you’re really not quite comfortable being yourself with.”
A fan discussing the use of the word “frak”. From this article.
CA Unemployment Going Broke?
Posted by Lori Dorn on September 2nd, 2008It looks like CA’s UI program is projecting a $1.6 Billion shortfall by the end of 2009.
From the LA Times:
SACRAMENTO — — With joblessness at a 12-year high and expected to head higher, California’s fund for paying unemployment benefits is about to go broke.
The fund, sustained mainly by taxes on employers, is projected to be [...]
