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On April 1, 2016 for California employers with five or more full or part-time employees important amendments to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) went into effect. FEHA is the state’s primary law that protects employees against discrimination, retaliation and harassment in employment.
When you or anyone you work with is sick, you want a diagnosis and treatment quickly. And, you want to minimize the amount of time it takes.
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How much time and money do you lose getting a diagnosis to a common medical condition (that even you know the diagnosis), picking up a prescription and so on? I know I’ve spent too much doing all of the above… but there’s a better way to get what you want for yourself and your employees, in 15 minutes or less.
Employers should be aware of rules concerning workplace posters. Even if your company has only a few employees, a number of federal and state laws require you to display labor posters in your workplace that include information about relevant employment laws. Employers should be mindful of the following mistakes concerning workplace posters.
Topics: Workers' Comp
It is a requirement of OSHA that employees be given a safe and healthy workplace that is reasonably free of occupational hazards. However, accidents do happen, and employers are required to provide first aid in the workplace.
The employee handbook is one of the most important communication tools between a company and its employees. Not only does it set forth your expectations for your employees, but it also describes what they can expect from the company. Regardless of size, all employers should consider creating an employee handbook to make their company’s policies accessible to employees. Your employee handbook should be as clear and unambiguous as possible, and written in an understandable language. Not only are state, federal and local laws changing rapidly, so too is the technology shaping how people work today. It’s now essential for HR to make handbook revisions, with the input of legal counsel, at least once a year.
Topics: Human Resources
Safety and health programs can substantially reduce the number and severity of workplace injuries and alleviate the associated financial burdens on businesses. Many states also have requirements or voluntary guidelines for workplace injury and illness prevention programs. According to OSHA, the best safety and health programs involve every level of the organization, instilling a safety culture that reduces accidents for workers and improves the bottom line for managers.With this in mind it is important to develop a safety and health program. Below you will find the four important elements of an effective safety and health management system as well as an e-tool to develop a comprehensive program.
In today's busy world it is hard to avoid stress, especially in the workplace; here is some useful information that can help keep stress at work in check. Helping your employees deal with stress in the workplace can ultimately lead to greater productivity as well as motivating employees to perform better. Stress can sidetrack employees and prevent them from doing their best. Stress at work may come from significant workload, pressing deadlines and time management issues. When workplace stress feels overwhelming, the following are some simple steps managers and employees can take to reduce the pressure. Also download our ultimate guide to to managing stress in the workplace.
What better way to start the new year than a refresher outline on the basics of COBRA? There’s a lot to administrating COBRA, which is why we at Granite, take the cost and burden off of your plate by offering free complete COBRA administration.