Mandatory Sick Leave — Paying Employees To Do Nothing (Maybe You Already Do)
The day after our president suggests that government is the answer, I will suggest that in most cases, government is not the answer. It's an obstacle, a burden, a cost. [...]
Surprise, Surprise…Prop 30 Funds Steered Towards Salaries and Benefits–Less Than Half For Education
Governor Brown's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year has a big surprise for those who voted for its passage, believing that the bulk of the funds would be used [...]
Let’s Clear the Air — Flatulence in the Workplace
The Smoking Gun reported on a Social Security Administration ("SSA") worker in Baltimore who was reprimanded for passing gas in his cubicle. Apparently this is conduct unbecoming of a federal [...]
The Perils of PEO’s and Similar Organizations
Frank Huljev of Palm Medical Group sent me an interesting article on the health and safety risks of using a contingent workforce to perform dangerous jobs. The article is based [...]
Suitable Seating — Another Stupid California Law
Did you know that the California wage orders contains a provision entitled "Seats"? Have you ever bothered to read it? Whether or not you have, lawyers have and they think [...]
2012 Tax Relief Act Hammers Certain Trusts
Like many of the provisions of the 2012 Tax Relief Act that flew under the media radar, one aspect is particularly troubling.To the casual observer, they were aware that for [...]
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