Your Career Q&A: Syncing Your Resume with Your LinkedIn Profile
To showcase your abilities to do different jobs, integrate your skills into your social media footprint. This can be done by adding a paragraph or two to your online professional…
Temporary Workforce Increases Along with its Compliance Risks
The contingent workforce continues to grow, but unwary employers can run into many risks associated with using nontraditional working arrangements
New York City Council Expands Earned Sick Time Law to Include Safe Time
New York City’s paid-sick-leave law would require businesses to allow employees to use paid time off for “safe time” under an amendment passed by the New York City Council on…
Can Employees Be Fired for Off-Duty Conduct?
It’s understandable for employers to be concerned about workers’ off-duty activities that may affect job performance or the company’s image—but employers must ensure that their policies don’t violate state laws…
School District to Pay $550,000 for Fired Custodian’s Disability Claims
A school district violated the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) by firing a custodian who could not climb a ladder to change a lightbulb due to an injury,…
Employee Convicted of Fraud Still Eligible for Workers’ Comp
An employee who was convicted of insurance fraud—after he exaggerated a work-related injury to a doctor who then prescribed opiates—was not barred from recovering workers' compensation benefits because another doctor…
California Officials Put Pressure on General Contractors to Prevent Wage Theft
General contractors’ top priorities on a construction project are completing the work on time, completing the work within budget and guarding against future construction defect claims. New and pending laws…
Florida's Minimum Wage Rises in January
As of Jan. 1, 2018, Florida’s minimum wage will be $8
Apps Can Help Employers Keep Track of Automobile-Related Expenses
If you provide your employees with company-owned or company-leased vehicles, you know that it is not always easy for your employees to keep track of their automobile-related expenses