Can an employee certified for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave but who takes plenty more absences for various reasons be legally terminated? A district court ruled yes, but document the reason for each absence/tardy. https://goo.gl/RZtrBf #GlobalHR #HRTech
The Top 7 California HR News Articles of 2017
ICYMI: California’s ever-changing workplace laws are a perennial challenge to employers. It’s no surprise that news about recent legislation, the state’s high court, and wage and hour class actions topped the list of most-read articles on the SHRM Online California Resources page. Here’s a list of this year’s top stories. https://goo.gl/spr6EM #GlobalHR #HRTech
Upgrade Your Anti-Harassment Policy
ICYDK: Good policies—including your anti-harassment policy—can help shape the workplace culture. Here are five general recommendations for HR professionals to consider as they revisit their organizations’ existing anti-harassment policies. https://goo.gl/h2YMxo #GlobalHR #HRTech
What Would a New FLSA Overtime Rule Look Like?
ICYDK: U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has said on several occasions that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) exempt salary threshold for white-collar workers needs to be raised, just not by as much as the blocked Obama administration-era rule would have required. So what would a new rule entail? It reportedly might include automatic adjustments for inflation. https://goo.gl/gmv8zf #GlobalHR #HRTech