by CEDR HR Solutions | Sep 5, 2013 | Employment Laws
Last week, a story in the HR news caught my eye: SendGrid, a tech company, is feeling heat for firing a female employee because she tweeted a complaint about sexual jokes she overhead being made by two males. It appears she was at a PyCon conference and overhead the...
by CEDR HR Solutions | Jan 11, 2023 | Employment Laws, Featured, Risk Management
In 2019, Dove, a popular beauty brand, and The CROWN Coalition began work on the CROWN Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. As it stands now, 19 states have enacted this Act, and we predict that the rest of the country will...
by Paul Edwards | Feb 16, 2022 | Benefits & Compensation, Employment Laws, Team Management
“Quick question…” Those two words have become increasingly popular as our near-constant attachment to communication devices blurs the line between work and personal time. Whether by phone, laptop, or tablet; via Slack, WhatsApp, or Google Chat, it’s easier than ever...
by CEDR HR Solutions | Feb 15, 2022 | COVID-19, Employment Laws
September 2022 Updates to California’s Covid Paid Sick Leave Law California’s Covid Paid Sick Leave law has been extended through the end of the year. Originally, the law was set to expire on September 30, 2022, and now it is set to expire on December 31, 2022....
by CEDR HR Solutions | Jun 5, 2019 | Benefits & Compensation, Employment Laws, Risk Management
We recently ran a blog post about how automatically clocking your employees out for breaks can leave your business vulnerable to potential employment litigation. But there’s another timekeeping conundrum that affects even more private medical and dental practices...
by CEDR HR Solutions | Mar 10, 2020 | Employment Laws, Handbooks & Policies, Risk Management, Team Troubleshooting
There are plenty of reasons that drive employers to limit or ban smoking at the workplace. It can upset customers, patients, and coworkers when employees smell like smoke. It often upsets other employees when smokers seem to get extra breaks to support their habit....
