“The onslaught of wage and hour litigation continues unabated” – how will you protect yourself?

August 31st, 2010 by admin

As companies continue to find their footing in this slippery and unpredictable economy, you shouldn’t lose sight of the importance of solid HR practices in your company. Despite the desire to cut costs – and perhaps cut corners – solid HR is critical in protecting your company against lawsuits, and in weathering the economic storm. [...]

Workplace Violence – Why it Happens, and How to Prevent It

August 30th, 2010 by admin

Earlier this month, a troubled employee fatally shot nine people (including himself) and wounded eight others when he arrived to the warehouse where he worked for the last two years. He was there to meet his manager for a disciplinary hearing. This tragic case is reflective of the startling statistic that homicide is the second [...]

Understanding PTO Policies, Part 2 – Sick Pay

August 24th, 2010 by admin

In our last post we discussed vacation policies, from both the best-practices and legal standpoints. In today’s post we take a quick look at Sick Pay. What is required by law? Like vacation, sick pay is not required under Federal or State statutes. However, there are a number of localities passing measures requiring employers to [...]

Understanding PTO Policies, Part 1 – Vacation Pay

August 18th, 2010 by admin

As the tight economy continues with no foreseeable end in sight, employers are challenged to find ways to compensate, motivate and reward employees while adding minimal costs to their bottom line.  As health insurance premiums continue to skyrocket, many employers are utilizing  paid time off (PTO) as a recruiting tool to entice qualified applicants to [...]

CPEhr Named One of “Best Places to Work” in Los Angeles

August 12th, 2010 by admin

For the second consecutive year, we are proud to announce that CPEhr  was named one of the ‘Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Thousands of businesses participate in the annal “Best Places to Work” competition. Employees working for Los Angeles organizations were surveyed anonymously early this spring by the LA Business [...]

“Clothing” Now Defined Under FLSA

July 29th, 2010 by admin

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed the Fair Labor Standards Act (commonly referred to as the “FLSA”). The purpose of the Depression era legislation was to protect the individual employee against abusive employers and to ensure a minimum standard of living to the American worker. FLSA guarantees workers a federal minimum wage and overtime [...]