Apr 15, 2019 | Employee Relations, Health & Safety, Human Resources
As both medical and recreational marijuana use becomes more widely accepted throughout the state, California employers need to check to ensure their policies are violating their employees’ rights. The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Prop 64) was voted into law on November...
Apr 2, 2019 | Health & Safety, Human Resources, PEO
Hazards exist in every workplace, regardless of the industry. Just 50 years ago, over 14,000 workers were dying on the job each year and disabling work injuries were at their highest rate ever. In response, President Richard M. Nixon signed The Occupational Safety and...
Mar 5, 2019 | Health & Safety
Emergencies and disasters can have a dramatic impact on a business’s infrastructure, when they are natural, manmade, big or small. Not properly planning for any type of emergency can affect profitability, employee safety and can ultimately impact an organization’s...
Feb 5, 2019 | Benefits, Health & Safety
Workers’ compensation insurance is an essential responsibility for employers. This type of coverage is not optional in the state of California; All private-sector employers operating within the state are responsible for providing workers’ comp insurance, even if they...
Sep 20, 2018 | Health & Safety, Human Resources
You don’t have to work around heavy machinery or volatile materials in order to be surrounded by workplace safety concerns. Every type of job comes with hazards and employers have to work to alleviate them for the safety of their employees and to be in compliance with...
Aug 7, 2018 | Health & Safety, Human Resources
The prevention of workplace harassment for nonprofit organizations is a popular topic amongst organizations today. The fall-out for nonprofit organizations is greater than for-profit organizations if harassment takes place. Even what may seem like a minor incident can...