Cheer Up! It Could Be Worse — You Could Be Working For Me
It's Friday. So here is something on the lighter side of things. Forbes is reporting that an associate attorney is the most unhappy job in America. That's probably why Travis and [...]
$4.5 Million For Bad Timing
Last week a San Diego jury awarded an employee-plaintiff $4.5 million. (Steffens v. Regus Group PLC. ). During an evaluation, Denise Steffens complained that she could not give her staff [...]
Kaweah Delta Hospital, English-Only Rules and Third Parties
I was amused to read the story in the Visalia Times-Delta last week on the policy at Kaweah Delta Hospital District to encourage employees to speak English during meal or rest [...]
Accurate Paychecks Could Have Saved $6 Million
The California Labor Commissioner cited Pacific Health Corporation (PHC), a hospital chain, $524,300 for late payment of wages. As it turned out, PHC didn't have enough money to pay the checks it issued. Now that's [...]
ObamaCare — A Few Bites At The Law
ObamaCare ... passed by the Democratically-controlled Legislature overnight with no one reading it. (Remember the Nancy Pelosi quote, "We'll have to read it to see what's in it"?) Now over [...]
Brandi Cochran Overbid On Her Showcase!
A few weeks ago I told you about the Price is Right model who went out on "maternity leave" for 10 months and was not rehired when she was ready [...]