Archive for October, 2008

Silicon Valley Stands Up Against Prop 8

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 30th, 2008

Mike Arrington from TechCrunch gave us all a sneak preview of the full page ad that is going to run tomorrow in the San Jose Mercury News.
In the interest of defeating this discriminatory excuse of a Proposition, I’m going to run it too:
I am incredibly proud to live and work in an area [...]

Good Advice

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 30th, 2008

Thank you to John Battelle for finding this here.

RIP Brinker

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 28th, 2008

Well, it looks like Brinker is dead. Or at least in a deep seated coma.
From Shaw Valenza:
Well DLSE just issued a NEW memo in which it rescinds its Brinker memorandum, here. In its new “rescission” memo, the DLSE strongly suggests it will continue to enforce meal period laws such that an employer [...]

Close Close Close: Mervyns and Vacation Pay

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 27th, 2008

So Mervyns California is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to close its stores after the 2008 holiday season. In shutting down its operations, it seems that employee pay is very low on Mervyns’ list of debtors.
Per this memo that was sent to Andrew Ross of the San Francisco Chronicle, the bankruptcy court ordered [...]

He Resigned

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 25th, 2008

Best of luck to you Shane!
UPDATE: Shane explains here what will happen to the cartoon now that he’s given notice

What Exactly Are We Selling Here?

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 22nd, 2008

I wonder how many Haggar suits they sold with this incredibly ill-conceived 2006 ad campaign?
TACKY, TACKY, TACKY.
Offensive too.

Catching Up (Again)

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 22nd, 2008

I realize that my recent life circumstances have put me way behind on recent CA HR news. Here we go:
Remember that Living Wage Case I wrote about here and here? Well, as it turns out, about a month ago, the California Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s ruling which awarded the employees over [...]

NO on Proposition 8

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 21st, 2008

Normally I don’t proselytize political issues, but some things I just cannot ignore. Personally, I abhore this Proposition but I am also offended as an HR professional since being in HR requires that we treat all employees equally and fairly at all times. Why should it be any different outside of the workplace?
Issues [...]

2000 Redux

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 17th, 2008

First off, I apologize for the week of silence. I was on vacation and then just this week, I started a new position as the HR Director with a really fantastic company. I’ve been getting into my new routine and I’m really looking forward to the challenges that this position will bring. [...]

How Not To Communicate

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 7th, 2008

Recently a company decided that it was going to require that employees take an unpaid furlough in order to help defray costs in these very turbulent times.
Certainly not unusual - many companies do this, particularly at the end of the year. The problem here is that the CEO announced the furlough without [...]

Healthy San Francisco: Julie Ward v. Crane

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 3rd, 2008

Unfortunately, I don’t have a great deal of information on this case.
From what I’ve read thus far, Julie Ward, an Assistant Manager at Crane & Company was terminated from her employment, according to Ms. Ward, in retaliation for requesting that her employer participate in Healthy San Francisco, the city’s universal care system. [...]

SF Upholds Healthcare Ordinance

Posted by Lori Dorn on October 1st, 2008

Despite the pushback from the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, the San Francisco Healthcare Ordinance remains in place.
From SFGate:
Rejecting challenges by restaurant owners and the Bush administration, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that the city can require employers to spend a specific amount of money on health care without interfering [...]


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