Dec 30, 2019 | Employee Relations, PEO
Lawsuits against a business are already common in this heavily litigious day and age. Typically they come from consumers, but employment claims have seen a sharp increase in recent years. When a lawsuit stems from an employee it can be incredibly costly for employers,...
Aug 15, 2019 | Corporate News
On July 1st of this year, Oregon became the eighth state in the country to pass legislation mandating paid family leave (PFL). Gov. Kate Brown signed the bill into law, requiring employers in the state to provide 12 weeks of paid family or medical leave to employees...
Aug 13, 2019 | Employee Relations
When a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sends you a notice of a charge, it usually means that a lawsuit is heading your way. In 2018 alone, the EEOC resolved over 90,000 charges of discrimination and secured over $505 million in settlements for...
Aug 6, 2019 | Employee Relations, PEO
With labor laws in California heavily favoring employees, and settlements in the state often reaching into the millions of dollars, employment lawsuits have become more commonplace than ever before. It’s clear that there are certain claims that are more common than...
Jul 30, 2019 | Human Resources
Today’s employment cases are seeing judgments and settlements into the millions, so it’s crucial to ensure your management and supervisory staff aren’t making any of these costly mistakes. Managers need to be as close-to-perfect as possible, because even a seemingly...