Category Archives: Info

Laughing Squid Nominated for Webby Award

I’m sure many of you have noticed the ongoing nods on this site to Laughing Squid for content that he provided or the via credits. Well, this an unabashed post to garner votes for this wonderful site which has been … Continue reading

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More OT Woes

That nasty wage and hour thing just doesn’t seem to go away. (01-24) 17:40 PST San Francisco (AP) – International Business Machines Corp. was sued in federal court Tuesday for allegedly not paying overtime to tens of thousands of rank-and-file … Continue reading

When Will They Ever Learn?

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 … Continue reading

A New Look

The old template just wasn’t cutting it, so I gave it the proverbial axe. So waddaya think about the new look? Share

Blog Searching

A question came up on an HR discussion list I’m on. The poster asked how she could find out if an employee is “bashing” the company on an online blog. Several different answers came up, such as searching Google and … Continue reading

Catching Up

When I started this blog, I thought I’d be writing every day since there is no shortage of California HR in my daily life. I’m now looking shamefully at the date of the last post and realize that I haven’t … Continue reading

Was It Something We Said?

The one thing that HR professionals encounter, whether in California or not, is the need to justify their positions even when it comes to an issue that will help (rather than harm) the organization. Trying to overcome this is an … Continue reading

Another Side of the ADA

I was browsing through an issue of Fortune Small Business and came across an article about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) quite by accident as the cover of the magazine advertised “Entrepeneurs (some in wheelchairs) tap the booming market … Continue reading

More Blogging at Work Stuff

Niall Kennedy of Technorati has some good thinks to say in this post. I agree that companies should not restrict employees from blogging on their personal time. I can also appreciate what he says here quite eloquently: Employers considering a … Continue reading

Independently Contracting

A very good friend of mine called a few weeks ago asking me to review a contract for her. She works as an independent contractor in website design. I never got to see the contract, but she did tell me … Continue reading

Alphabet Soup

If you look to the right, you’ll see a string of acronyms that look like a bowl of alphabet soup. DOL, EDD, SHRM, NCHRA, etc. It wouldn’t be too bad if this were it, but you’re an HR professional in … Continue reading