Step Right Up
Posted by Lori Dorn on July 23rd, 2008The HR Carnival has set up its big top and the show is about to start.
Archive for the 'HR News' Category
4th District Court of Appeals and Meal Breaks
Posted by Lori Dorn on July 23rd, 2008In a precedent setting decision, the 4th District Court of Appeals determined today that California employers are no longer responsible for for ensuring that their employees take meal breaks but rather, just that the meal breaks are available for the employees to use without any interference from the employer.
From the California Chamber of [...]
DHS v. SHRM
Posted by Lori Dorn on July 18th, 2008Oh boy. This looks like a good one. Stewart Baker, Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security really threw down the gauntlet regarding SHRM’s (Society for Human Resources Management) opposition to E-Verify when he made this statement:
SHRM lobbies for the HR execs who do corporate hiring. It also opposes [...]
Cintas & Hayward Living Wage
Posted by Lori Dorn on July 16th, 2008I wrote about this quite awhile ago.
In this particular case, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of 219 Cintas employees who alleged that they were not appropriately because they had not been paid according to the living wage as was determined by the city of Hayward, CA.
These workers, although not [...]
Too Old for Google?
Posted by Lori Dorn on July 16th, 2008Valleywag actually brings up an interesting point here. Does Google promote age discrimination with its “Work Hard, Play Hard” tag line?
I must admit that I’ve been incredibly annoyed at Valleywag lately due to personal reasons, but I give them due credit for attempting to connect the the dots from a recruiting strategy [...]
New I-9 Form
Posted by Lori Dorn on July 9th, 2008Found here. Must be used starting…well, last week. 7/1/2008.
Forgive me. I was on vacation. From everything.
Yuz So Fired
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 24th, 2008Hulteen v. AT&T
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 24th, 2008The Supreme Court ruled today that it would hear the case of Hulteen v. AT&T.
This is a case in which the Ninth Circuit determined that AT&T (then Pacific Telephone and Telegraph) violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of Title VII (PDA) by not offering the same retirement benefits to women who took time off due to [...]
Where the Hell is Matt?
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 22nd, 2008This is a really interesting story of a guy who realized his dreams as a video game designer very early on and then left his job to travel the world.
During his travels, he danced a goofy little dance in front of landmarks in different countries. During his second go-round (sponsored by Stride [...]
Been Working Like a (Bull)Dog BUT It’s Friday
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 20th, 2008Employers Can Use State Funds to Fend Off Unions
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 19th, 2008From SFGate:
(06-19) 13:05 PDT WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today overturned a California law that prohibited employers from using money they get from the state to campaign against labor unions.
In a 7-2 ruling, the court said the law, the first of its kind in the nation, conflicts with federal labor laws that allow employers to [...]
9th Circuit Limits Employer Access to Email
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 19th, 2008From the International Herald Tribune:
SAN FRANCISCO: A federal appeals court in San Francisco has made it more difficult for employers to legally access e-mails and text messages sent by their workers on company accounts.
Under Wednesday’s ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, employers that contract an outside business to transmit text messages can’t [...]
Feasability Study: Indulging Anxiety
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 18th, 2008Feasibility Study: Indulging Anxiety from Ryan Fedyk on Vimeo.
Feasibility Study is an illustration of a man’s anxious emotional struggle the day after he loses his job. The goal was to make more of an emotional landscape than a concrete narrative. This was my Masters thesis project at the Glasgow School of Art
A beautiful piece. [...]
Challenges for CA Employers in Marriage Ruling
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 17th, 2008With the recent California decision making same sex marriage legal, the even more recent decision by the Court denying a stay, and while a very good thing, employers in California can expect that they will be facing challenges in trying to comply with the ruling.
Jackson Lewis has a great article outlining some of these [...]
The Great Office War - Sales vs. IT
Posted by Lori Dorn on June 17th, 2008This is a great “wish we could” by Run Away Box.
UPDATE: As it turns out, our very good friend Chuck Cirino did the video, editing and music for this piece. Yay Chuck!
