Minimum Wage Increases on July 1st
Courtesey of CEA's (California Employer Association) HR Advisor Team on Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Is Your Settlement Enforceable?
By Kenneth S. Grossbart
Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
Although there are thousands and thousands of lawsuits filed all the time, the greater percentages of lawsuits settle prior to an actual trial.
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of July 17, 2017
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
We ‘leak’ real news! However, this answer also has ‘alternate’ choices for this contractor. Another contractor ‘rocks’ my world. We help an Oregon contractor get ‘out of town’, but it’s not going to be easy to leave California…
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of July 10, 2017
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
We all have a ‘definite’ idea of how a rule works, but what really counts is who originally ‘defines’ it, especially contractor regulations. Another question prompts an answer on the ‘bond’ between corporations and LLC’s. While Shakespeare asked about ‘to be or not to be’ I can tell you there is no direct translation of a CA “B” for a NV “B-2”…
Ten Steps to Get a Safety and Health Program Started
Establishing a safety and health program in your workplace is one of the most effective ways of protecting your most valuable asset: your workers. Losing workers to injury or illness, even for a short time, can cause significant disruption and cost to you as well as the workers and their families. It can also damage workplace morale, productivity and reputation.
Here are some simple steps you can take to get started. Completing these steps will give you a solid base from which to take on some of the more structured actions presented in the recommended practices.