On January 1, 2012 eight states and one city increased their minimum wage rates. Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and the city of San Francisco all increased their minimum wages on January 1. 18 states now have a minimum wage rate higher than the $7.25 federal hourly minimum wage which became effective […]
Oregon, Washington, Six Other States and San Francisco Increase Their Minimum Wage on January 1, 2012 – Download the New Required Posters Here
January 2, 2012 by Fred Holloway
Filed Under: Compliance, HR Update, Posters, Resources, State Posters Tagged With: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minimum wage, Montana, San Francisco, Vermont, Washington
Be careful asking inappropriate – or the wrong questions during an employment interview
December 31, 2011 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
Employers can inadvertently create potential legal problems by asking the wrong questions – with the best of intentions. Remember, it’s the impact you may have, and not your intentions, that can get you, as an interviewer, in trouble. Anyone interviewing applicants should have a refresher about which questions are legally appropriate and which are not, […]
Filed Under: Compliance, Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: Ask an Expert, Employment, Interview, Job interview
Do you have an outdated — or no employee handbook?
December 30, 2011 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
Many laws have changed — If you haven’t updated your employee handbook within the past year – it may be out of date. As the laws and your policies and procedures change, your handbook needs to reflect those changes. With an up to date employee handbook an employer is able to clearly define the policies, […]
Filed Under: Compliance, HR Update Tagged With: Employee handbook, Employee Relations, Employment, Human resources, Policy
