Earlier this month, we participated in the Sonoma State University (SSU) Career and Internship Expo. “We met a range of bright young people from various business disciplines. Some are approaching graduation and looking to begin their careers, others will be returning to classes in the spring,” said Lisa Scanlon, a BOLT Staffing Coordinator who attended… Read more »
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Forklift Certification in Vallejo December 5
The Solano Employment Connection will be presenting Forklift Safety Training and Certification. This is the complete OSHA Compliant Classroom Training. The training will be held at 285 Mini Drive in Vallejo at 9:00 AM till 12:00 PM. The cost is $65 payable at the door, only money orders payable to Nor-Cal Equipment or exact cash… Read more »
Millennials: Another Stereotype Shattered?
You’d think that five decades after the civil rights movement people would have rejected stereotyping anyone, but alas that’s not the case. One of the more recent targets of gross labeling are the millennials, or those born roughly during the last two decades of the twentieth century and the early years of the 21st. The… Read more »
High There?
This election cycle added two more states and the District of Columbia to the list of those easing laws regarding the recreational use of marijuana. This is an unmistakable trend that began with the acceptance of medical use and is now moving towards outright legalization. California has long tolerated marijuana use and it seems likely… Read more »
Wage and Hour Violations are No Joke
The federal Department of Labor and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are becoming more aggressive in actions against employers running afoul of Wage and Hour Laws. While the laws have provisions for imprisonment for violators until recently that was a rarely employed avenue of enforcement. Things appear to be changing. This article cites two cases where… Read more »
Does your health insurance comply? No health insurance? READ THIS!
While the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is delayed until 2015, there are parts of the law that are now in effect. One potential problem is waiting for people without insurance or with health insurance that fails to meet the law’s standards. There will be charges added to your taxes next… Read more »
Borrowing is Serious Business
There’s a word for people who work for others against their will. While few people look at it that way, when you take out a loan, you pledge future earnings to obtain money today. That means you are selling part of your life for money today. Whether or not you end up toiling your life… Read more »
Skills Gap, Part 1
For several years there’s been a lot of discussion about the “skills gap”, regarding the number of jobs that are desperate for people to fill them. While some of the problem has been due to corporate reluctance to offer training specific to their jobs, as well as unrealistic approaches to screening for prospective hires, there… Read more »
A Question for Temps…
Did you have an positive experience on one of your assignments that left you with a good feeling about your employer? Did you find something at one assignment that you wished you found at other companies? We’d like to hear from you. If there is something that one employer is doing right, we’d like to… Read more »
The Limits of Compensation?
A case before the US Supreme Court threatens to move the line between what employers must pay employees for and what is incidental and non-compensable. Curiously, it involves employees of a staffing agency who worked in an Amazon warehouse that was suffering theft problems. Amazon instituted a screening policy after the end of shifts and… Read more »