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How to Avoid Discrimination Based on National Origin
The American workforce is becoming increasingly diverse and as immigrant job hopefuls enter into country from all over the world, the kind of languages that we see in American workplaces, will probably become even more diverse in the years ahead. Employees must factor in that discrimination based on national origin is a very real… Read More »
How to Reduce Your Litigation Potential over the Holidays
Winters, and specifically the holiday season, tend to be a potential litigation landmine for employers. From the risk of employment lawsuits and sexual harassment claims over holiday parties, to the risk of employees causing accidents when they go out driving under the influence of alcohol that they consumed at your party, Los Angeles employment… Read More »
Jimmy Johns Non-Compete Agreement Comes Under The Spotlight
Irvine employment lawyers are not unfamiliar with non-compete agreements. These are a very necessary part of safeguarding confidential information in your workplace. However, an unusual non-compete agreement that has been drafted by Jimmy John’s sandwich shop, has come under the spotlight nationwide. Under the non-compete agreement, employees at Jimmy John’s are required to promise… Read More »
EEOC Refuses To Confirm Whether It Uses Background Checks
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently come under the spotlight for its own actions taken against employers for alleged employment violations. Recently, for instance, the federal agency has come down very strongly on the use of criminal background screening checks that are used by employers as an effective recruitment tool. The Equal… Read More »
FedEx Employees Wait for a Decision on Employee Status
Hundreds of former drivers with FedEx Ground are waiting for decisions on employment lawsuits that they have filed against the company. Those lawsuits allege that the company improperly classified them as independent contractors. According to the lawsuits, these workers were required to follow all of the company’s rules and regulations. Those rules and regulations… Read More »
How to Ruin a Performance Review
Performance reviews are an essential part every employer’s strategy to build employee morale, and maintain optimum productivity in the workplace. When employees are regularly informed about how they are faring, they can improve their performance and reach the goals that you have set for them. For performance reviews to be used as an effective… Read More »
Frequent Use of Employee Satisfaction Surveys Helps Keep Your Finger on the Workforce Pulse
As an employer, it is impossible for you to ensure that every single employee in your organization is completely and thoroughly happy with the management every single moment of the day. You are dealing with individuals, and there are likely to be minor complaints and quibbles that every employee has with the organization. However,… Read More »
Training Can Help Reduce Your Risk of Employment Litigation
One of the best and most effective ways of reducing the risk of an expensive employment-related lawsuit against your business is training employees. However, Santa Ana employment lawyers find that many businesses give a very perfunctory nod to training, and invest very little time, effort and resources in ensuring that employees are regularly trained… Read More »
Right Hiring Practices Can Help Reduce Employment Litigation Risks
Sometimes, toxic employees can enter your workplace. You can reduce the risk of introducing the wrong kind of employee to your workplace by being much more cautious and taking the right steps at the hiring process. Often, employers take the hiring and recruitment process very likely. That is a major mistake to make because… Read More »
Most Employment Complaints Based on Wrongful Retaliation
Wrongful retaliation or reprisals formed the bulk of all employment-related complaints lodged with the federal administration in the fiscal year 2012. According to new data released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, out of the 15,837 complaints that were filed in 2012, as many as 50% or 7, 457 complaints involved allegations of wrongful… Read More »
