by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Dec 9, 2010 | Human Resources
No-No #1: No Hanky-panky! This is a big one. In today’s society those two seemingly innocent words: hanky-panky could lead to these two not so innocent words: SEXUAL HARASSMENT. No-No #2: Talking about salary. Save that conversation for your car ride home. No-No...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Oct 8, 2010 | Human Resources
Is your current employee handbook adequately protecting you and your company? An employee handbook is the main source for setting expectations for both the employee and employer. It should describe the employer’s legal obligations as well as the employee’s rights....
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 27, 2010 | HR Compliance, Human Resources
Facts you need to know about the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988: Employers Employees Employers must certify to the contracting or granting agencies that they maintain a drug free work place by publishing (posted in employee handbook and on job sites) and...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 9, 2010 | Human Resources
Over a three-month period Troy Jackson was “visited” by six federal agencies and fined over a half a million dollars, not including legal fees, for non-compliance. Troy has been in business since 1996 and has two very successful companies After Dark Designs a home...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Dec 6, 2009 | DAS HR Consulting Company News, HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
By Suzanne Gamboa, Associated Press Writer The nation’s employers say a major problem with system overload is on the way if Congress forces them to prove, electronically, that all their workers are legal. Currently, 16,727 employers check employees through a...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Nov 27, 2009 | Human Resources
Although health care is at the top of the domestic agenda we see the health of the U.S. workforce declining! According to a report released by the Families and Work Institute (FWI) on September 22, 2009, both employers and workers must pay attention to how they can...