HR Bulletin

Protecting Employee Data As an employer, are you taking the necessary steps to keep your employee information confidential and secure? In today's information age, data breaches are a too common occurrence and lead to a multitude of problems. The rise in identify theft...

What would you do if a client started to threaten one of your coworkers? Or if you were asked to terminate an employee who has a history of aggressive outbursts? Or if you were worried about an employee working alone late at night in a ‘bad’ part of town? While there...

In an effort to make a new employee’s first day of work as productive as possible, many companies schedule an earlier date for New Hire Orientation (NHO) or onboarding activities such as completing tax forms, reviewing the employee handbook, and covering general...

Every June, we celebrate the fathers in our lives and appreciate that, in general, men are more involved in childcare than previous generations. However, according to a nationwide study conducted by the Society for Human Resources Management, only 12% of fathers took...

Touted as the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014,” the State of California has mandated paid sick leave starting July 1, 2015. By law, an eligible employee accrues paid sick leave rights at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Not all...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau Americans with Disabilities 2010 Report, there are 56.7M people living with a disability in the United States, or nearly 1 in 5 Americans. With such a large number, it is likely that your workplace encounters applicants and...

As managers and HR professionals, we know that accurately tracking and paying employees’ hours worked can be tricky. The matter becomes even more challenging when you consider certain types of premium pay that may be due to employees when they are not working....

It’s hard to believe that we are quickly approaching the end of another year. January 1st is just around the corner and with it comes many new laws that will affect your workplace. If you are a handbook client of Sierra HR Partners or Fishman Larsen and Callister...

Employment records can really pile up over the years and it may not be clear what you have to retain as an employer, and for how long. To add to the confusion, document retention is governed by multiple acts and California labor codes, including but not limited to...

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has issued an amendment to its Heat Illness Standard, which applies to all outdoor places of employment. If you have employees who work outdoors, or in an indoor environment that lacks air conditioning, it...