Employment Archive
Employers Warned that Workers Might Bail Next Year
December 9th, 2009. By janem
If some employers gaze into their crystal balls about now, they might want to start treating their workers better because 60 percent of employees intend to pursue new job opportunities now that the economic downturn is on an upswing.
According to a survey by Right Management Inc. that polled 904 North American workers, 21 percent said they “might” look for a new job and another 6 percent said a career move is unlikely, but they’ve updated their resumes anyway. So that leaves only 13 percent who intend to stay where they are. “Employees are clearly expressing their pent-up frustration with how they have been treated through the downturn,” said Right Management president Douglas Matthews.
Given those statistics, it’s gonna be interesting to see how many employees will stay loyal to a company that laid them off or basically took advantage of the economic climate to not pay overtime and other benefits.
Right Management also surveyed over 1,000 US employers and discovered that 9 out of 10 companies are willing to rehire former workers, mainly because they are “familiar with the jobs and the organizational culture”.
Maybe rogue employers should start paying overtime compensation. And they might have to dangle a pretty big carrot to get their former employees back…
Santa’s Lap Hosting New Dance for the Holidays?
November 25th, 2009. By AbiK
Santa baby’s lap may just be a veritable petri dish of dancing bacteria this season—and the Santas are all too aware of it and none too pleased. In fact, AP reports that some Santas are seeking priority level status for the H1N1 flu vaccine. And can you blame them?
This weekend kicks off the official arrival of an army of Santas (”helpers” for those under the age of eight) in shopping malls nationwide—and the long lines of kids waiting to tell Santa what they want for Christmas. It’s an age old tradition and one every child looks forward to. And every parent enjoys spending the $8.99 + tax for the “framed” photo.
But this year, things are different. Now there’s alarm. Over both seasonal flu and H1N1. And who more likely to be exposed to whatever bacteria’s brewing than Santa?
Now, to be clear, the Santas who are seeking priority status for the H1N1 vaccine, AP reports, don’t want to be prioritized ahead of groups already classified as such—i.e., child care providers or those with respiratory conditions, etc. They’re also concerned about, well, those bellies like bowlfuls of jelly—yes, Santas—at least the larger bellied ones who fit the traditional character sketch for Santa—may be affected more severely should they come down with H1N1 as obesity has been linked to an increase in H1N1 complications.
I’d hate to see parents—even at the risk of shelling over that $8.99 + tax—avoid the Santa experience this year. It’s one of the few moments of true wonderment, excitement and glee a child can experience. And I’d hate to see Santa (or any of his clones) come down with H1N1.
Who knew the job of Santa could have such occupational hazards?
Ever Wonder what Happens when you File a Complaint?
November 24th, 2009. By janem
At the risk of patting myself—and LawyersAndSettlements.com (LAS)—on the back, I want to share these comments from someone who filed a complaint with LAS. Two years ago I interviewed Blanco Alonzo regarding his unpaid overtime complaint against Maximus corporation. Yesterday I talked with Blanco about a separate issue regarding California labor law violations and he brought me up to speed on the Maximus case…
“You really helped in 2007,” says Blanco. “Right after you interviewed me about my overtime case, about 20 attorneys called, and now I am the lead plaintiff.
“I selected one lawyer based in Texas who had a lead in California. My case is very strong and it is currently being determined whether it will be a class action lawsuit presented at the federal or state level.
“I always think about you because if it wasn’t for you I would never have gotten an attorney in 2007. And now so many cases against Maximus are being pursued after my case became nationally known.
My case number is BC381220 assigned to Judge Jane Johnson in Los Angeles, and it was filed November 26, 2007. We could have already settled but Maximus tried to file bankruptcy. I always read that article you wrote about me and tell people, ‘Jane wrote this case so well’ and I am so happy to communicate with you again. As well, my lawyer said the article was great and they get a lot of clients through LawyersAndSettlements.com.”
California Overtime at the Car Wash: Are Inspection Numbers for Real?
November 2nd, 2009. By AbiK
By now you’ve read the news about the California Labor Commissioner imposing close to $1 million in fines after a statewide investigation of the California carwash industry.
The investigation went as follows:
42 investigators
did
230 car wash inspections
netting
141 citations
for
103 car wash businesses
The citations issued total $916,711.
Ok, great. There’s some progress. But here’s the part I’m having a hard time swallowing (as reported at Reuters; the bold is mine)…
Investigators found 49 businesses that failed to provide workers’ compensation coverage for their employees. Citations issued totaled $240,000 and businesses without workers’ compensation
Week Adjourned: 10.30.09
October 30th, 2009. By LucyC
The Age of the Overtime Class Action…
Top Class Actions
Wells, It’s Official… Wells Fargo is now facing a wages and overtime class action filed by technical support staff who allege that they were not paid for time worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
The suit covers all network engineers, operating systems engineers, information security analysts, technical service specialists, systems support analysts, web engineers, web support engineers, web systems engineers, operating systems analysts (level 2), systems QA analysts (levels 2 or 3), computer operations analysts (levels 3 or 4), database administrators (levels 2 or 3), and applications systems engineers (level 3) who worked for Wells Fargo as exempt employees at any time during the past three years anywhere in the United States. It is estimated that about 3,000 employees are eligible to participate in the unpaid overtime class action.
Eligible employees have 75 days to join the lawsuit.
BOA Constricting Overtime Pay? And then there’s Bank of America: A lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of telephone-dedicated employees for unpaid wages and overtime worked at company call centers across the country. The lawsuit was filed as a collective action, which
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