California HR

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 [...]

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 ... 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 [...]

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 [...]

The United States Attorney in Fresno announced that an employee of Westamerica bank pled guilty to embezzling $250,000.  Mary Perez could face 30 years in prison, which at her age -- [...]

Here is a case that shows the complexities of California wage and hour law.  (Guerrero v. Superior Court, 2013 WL 493303 (Cal. Ct. of Appeal).)  Whether or not you employ [...]