What's new in Workplace Bullying? More than 25% Report being a Victim of Abusive Conduct

Bully prevention in the workplace is now required for all businesses in California with 50+ employees (AB 2053), which is in addition to the 2 hour required sexual harassment training.

  

What is new? Being victim is more prevalent than you may realize. More than a 25% of U.S. workers have encountered abusive conduct at work.

Do you agree that it is time for all business leaders to acknowledge there is a high probability bully harassment is present in their companies?

All forms of harassment affect employee morale, productivity and if unchecked, opens the very real potential of financial liability.

Whether you have 5 or 500 employee, we urge you to schedule training sessions now.

eqHR Solutions is offering a 13% discount on live, on-site bully and sexual harassment training classes for both supervisors and staff employees scheduled in August 2015,

We invite you to read a recent article on being bullied at work, published by the OC Register.

eqHR Solutions adds HR Consulting Staff - Denny Rubin

Denny Rubin, SPHR is a seasoned HR practitioner, experienced in the areas of strategic & succession planning, employee relations, performance management, talent acquisition, development and retention. With such broad experience, Denny is prepared for any manner of Human Resources challenge.

Whether servicing HR departments of one, or those numbering in the  hundreds; from small, privately owned businesses to large, publicly traded corporations, Denny’s career has afforded her many unique and challenging situations, including opportunities to create entire HR departments, for both start-up and established companies.  She authors and facilitates training seminars, has extensive involvement in talent development, executive coaching, high-volume recruitment, and change management. 

Denny understands how all the components of a business must work together to create a finished product or service.  Using outstanding communications skills and by developing partnerships with management and employees, she is able to identify and implement innovative and practical HR solutions. 

A certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, Denny obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and has experience in a variety of industries, including retail, restaurant, entertainment and technology. She has provided full spectrum HR support for companies conducting business in multiple states in the contiguous US, the state of Hawai’i, and the US territory of Guam.  Denny brings a comprehensive range of HR expertise to EQHR solutions.

Please Welcome eqHR Solutions newest Clients

AEM, Inc

AEM is an award-winning high-tech company located in San Diego, with its leading technologies in proprietary materials, patented processes, and specialty equipment for the manufacturing of high reliability electronic components.

eqHR Solutions will provide professional HR guidance. The first assignment is to review the company employee handbook to ensure the handbook complies with current federal and California employment regulations. Also, we will review and recommend changes to their existing policies.

CASA – OrangeCounty

CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County is a non-profit organization serving our county’s most severely abused, abandoned and neglected children through the recruitment and training of volunteers who advocate for their best interests.

eqHR Solutions is donating services to provide professional HR guidance. CASA needs their company employee handbook reviewed to ensure it complies with current federal and California employment regulations. In addition, eqHR is creating three important new employment policies to provide uniformity. (Hiring Policy, Disciplinary Policy & Termination Policy)

Classic Components

Classic offers unrivaled flexibility and customization of material management solutions to many of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers from 15 global locations.

eqHR Solutions is providing professional semi-monthly payroll processing and auditing services using the client’s ADP software.

Duncan Bolt

Duncan Bolt, your fastener resource equipped with the best solutions for your fastening needs We area west coast authorized warranty repair center for Alcoa Fastening systems and many others.

eqHR Solutions is a preferred on-site training vendor for ADP software. Our consultant provided hands-on trained to the Duncan Bolt payroll department at their location.

Gliffy

Gliffy is known as the Visio killer. Its cutting edge online software allows users to create flowcharts, uml diagrams, org charts, or any other kind of diagram using the Gliffy tools. Whether you’re an engineer creating a revolutionary piece of software, a manger clarifying roles and responsibilities, or just a person trying to figure out the complex relationship between ninjas, pirates and zombies, Gliffy diagram software has all the tools you need to get started.

eqHR Solutions is providing professional HR guidance and is our first client in the San Francisco area. Our first assignment is to review their employee handbook and ensure it complies with current federal and California employment regulations. In addition, eqHR is providing guidance on Independent Contractor potential issues; reviewing illness and safety programs.

Premier Business Centers

Premier Business Centers provides professionally staffed office space on a full- or part-time basis, offering the flexibility of rental by the hour, day, month, or year. All of the services that you need are available at each of our office center locations, such as office space rental in San Francisco, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego in California; Bothell, Bellevue, and Seattle in Washington; and two locations for office space in Dallas, Texas.

eqHR Solutions is providing professional semi-monthly payroll processing and auditing services using the client’s ADP software.

St. Mar Enterprises

A franchisee of Taco Bell

St. Mar Enterprises is highly successful located, long term owner of multiple Taco Bell franchises in San Diego County.

eqHR Solutions will provide professional HR guidance. Our first assignment is to review the company’s employee handbook to ensure it complies with all current federal and California employment regulations; review and update the company’s job description; and review and update all existing employment policies and procedures.

eqHR Solutions HR Tip: What Does “one day’s rest there from in seven” mean to your business?

Stay tuned for a potential new interpretation of labor law codes 551 & 552 (“one day’s rest there from in seven”) that could affect your business.

Three California labor questions regarding these labor codes have been certified for review by the California Supreme Court, based on a 9^th Circuit court ruling in Mendoza v. Nordstrom (9th Cir. 12-57130, 12-57144 2/19/15)

Note: Even if your employees volunteer to work seven or more continuous day, you should discontinue that practice until this appeal is decided.

Facts:

Mendoza sued Nordstrom, alleging that it had violated California Labor Code sections 551 and 552 by failing to provide him with one day’s rest in seven on three occasions. He brought the action in California state court; Nordstrom removed to federal court. Mendoza also pleaded other claims that are not at issue in the present appeal. He filed his complaint on behalf of a class of similarly situated hourly, non-exempt Nordstrom employees in California, and he brought the relevant claim pursuant to the California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004. See Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698–2699.5. Gordon’s complaint in intervention alleged the same causes of action as those in Mendoza’s complaint.

With respect to the day-of-rest claims, the district court held a bench trial. The district court then ruled: (1) the day of-rest statute, California Labor Code section 551, applies on a rolling basis to any consecutive seven-day period, rather than by the workweek; (2) but California Labor Code section 556 exempts Nordstrom from that requirement, because each plaintiff worked less than six hours on at least one day in the consecutive seven days of work; and (3) even if the exemption did not apply, Nordstrom did not “cause” Mendoza or Gordon to work more than seven consecutive days, within the meaning of California Labor Code section 552, because there was no coercion; Plaintiffs waived their rights under California Labor Code section 551 by accepting additional shifts when they were offered.

The court dismissed the plaintiff’s action and a timely appeal to the Supreme Court

The court will decide three questions:

(A) California Labor Code section 551 provides that “[e]very person employed in any occupation of labor is entitled to one day’s rest there from in seven.” Is the required day of rest calculated by the workweek, or is it calculated on a rolling basis for any consecutive seven day period?

(B) California Labor Code section 556 exempts employers from providing such a day of rest “when the total hours of employment do not exceed 30 hours in any week or six hours in any one day thereof.” (Emphasis added.) Does that exemption apply when an employee works less than six hours in any one day of the applicable week, or does it apply only when an employee works less than six hours in each day of the week?

(C) California Labor Code section 552 provides that an employer may not “cause his employees to work more than six days in seven.” What does it mean for an employer to “cause” an employee to work more than six days in seven: force, coerce, pressure, schedule, encourage, reward, permit, or something else?

See http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/02/19/12-57130.pdf)

Please welcome our new client, Vitatech Nutritional Sciences

eqHR Solutions was retained to provide specialized ADP payroll product (WorkForceNow 6.0) implementation and to create several custom payroll reports:

• Generate HR/Payroll Reports
• Headcount Report
• Anniversary Report
• New/Term Report
• Benefits Reconciliation Report
• Hours Report (OT, Vacation/Sick Report)
• Other Reports as needed

Vitatech manufactures Tablets, Powders and Capsules per your specification. Vitatech® Nutritional Sciences brings a mandate for superior quality – and the NPA’s Gold Seal of Approval – to every product made for you. With its laboratory FDA pharmaceutical licensed since 1954, Vitatech® is known for providing a level of quality and attention that exceeds the requirements of many regulatory agencies. Learn more about Vitatech Nutritional Sciences by visiting their website, http://www.vitatech.com/

Please welcome our new client, Valley Power Systems

eqHR Solutions was retained to implement and audit selected ADP payroll products and payroll data:

• Implementation of WorkForceNow
• Automate and Implement GL Reconciliation using GL InfoLink in partnership with Finance or Accounting
• Interface Kronos with WorkForceNow to automated timesheet process
• Audit payroll data for data integrity
• Audit, load & balance vacation/sick/all time off accruals
• Audit records - garnishments, unemployment and benefits

Valley Power Systems provides on-highway services using the best trained technicians in the business. With over 60 factory-trained, certified and experienced shop technicians, we are sure to get the job done quickly, completely and right the first time, getting your vehicle back on your way as quickly as possible.

If you can’t make it to our shop, we’ll come to you. We offer emergency service with a fleet of more than 120 fully stocked service vehicles ready to serve you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whatever it takes, we’re there for you. Learn more about Valley Power Systems by visiting their website, 

Welcome a new client, The eddie nash Foundation for Foster Youth

eqHR Solutions was retained to create and present to the employees, a comprehensive California compliant Employee Handbook and create three customized Human Resources Policies, (Hiring, Disciplinary and Termination).

eqHR encourages every business to reduce potential liability by scheduling a biennial review of their employee handbook and HR policies for compliance with current California and Federal rule, regulations and recent court decisions.

The eddie nash Foundation mission is to empower foster youth, through collaborative efforts with community partners and creative programming, with the essential skills they need to live independent, productive lives once they are emancipated. The Eddie Nash Foundation was founded in 2007 by Bryan “Eddie” Nash, a former foster youth who became successful in business and wanted to help other foster youth succeed. Learn more about the foundation by visiting their website.