On Vacation
Posted by Lori Dorn on November 25th, 2008My husband and I are taking a long deserved vacation on the Gulf of Mexico. Words can’t even describe how beautiful it is here. Perhaps some pictures will help.
See y’all next week!
Archive for November, 2008
Snarky Comments
Posted by Lori Dorn on November 19th, 2008A couple of days ago, I wrote about a recent tragedy that affected both the Bay Area and the business community. An employee who had been fired the morning of November 14, came back to the office with a gun and shot down the CEO, COO and the HR Manager.
I had expected [...]
New FMLA Regulations
Posted by Lori Dorn on November 17th, 2008They’re here, they’re here, the new FMLA regulations are finally here! Now what does it all mean?
According to Jackson Lewis:
The regulations provide employers new tools to administer FMLA leave more efficiently, including improvements in the area employers have identified as the most problematic — potential abuse of intermittent leave rights. However, to leverage [...]
HR in the Line of Fire
Posted by Lori Dorn on November 17th, 2008On Friday, November 14, a former employee entered the offices of SiPort, a Silicon Valley semiconductor manufacturer, and opened fire, killing three people. The employee had been fired that day. One of the lives cut short that day was that of Marilyn Lewis, the HR Manager.
This awful situation got me thinking [...]
SF Gate To List Layoffs in CA
Posted by Lori Dorn on November 14th, 2008The San Francisco daily online newspaper, SFGate, from which I garner much local information, is now going to host a database of layoffs (really job eliminations) within companies doing business in California.
Per SFGate:
Beginning today, a database of such news will be available at SFGate.com, consisting of a list of companies doing business in [...]
