Rogue Valley SHRM hosts Employment Law Seminar on May 17th

May 2, 2012 by

Don’t miss the Chapter’s most popular and well attended HR event of the year! The Rogue Valley chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is hosting their annual all day Legal Seminar in Medford, which brings in employment law experts from across the state for a full day of training. The seminar is […]

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NLRB Workplace Poster Requirement Delayed Again

May 2, 2012 by

Two courts have again forced a delay to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) deadline requiring a new NLRB poster mandate regarding employee’s rights to unionize it has been trying to put into effect and enforce on most U.S. businesses.  The latest missed deadline was April 30, 2012. This time, on April 13th the District […]

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Formally evaluate employee performance and development

January 18, 2012 by
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them

Some employers simply do not believe in conducting performance reviews.  It’s understandable.  Oftentimes the process is not only grueling, it is a waste of time for both the employee and the manager.  When it comes time to defend employment decisions or discrimination complaints however, these employers often regret their failure to formally document performance (both […]

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Educate your employees on sexual and other forms of workplace harassment and discrimination

January 14, 2012 by
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them

Make “zero-tolerance for harassment and discrimination” a business priority. Your written policy should be clear, fair, enforced, and distributed to all employees.  Train your employees how to follow it and report incidents, and your supervisors on how to respond to reported incidents and enforce it. Having sound policies and procedures in place for employees to […]

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Be sure you are properly paying overtime to non-exempt employees

January 10, 2012 by
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them

Be careful to properly draw the line between “exempt” employees and “non-exempt” (those entitled to receive overtime pay).  Paying employees a salary isn’t enough to avoid overtime. Unless employees are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by definition, you must pay them 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for all […]

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