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The California Court of Appeal issued a blow to employers this week by eliminating their ability to round employee time punches. Although the California Supreme Court will ultimately weigh in, you should review your practices now for compliance with evolving rules....

We’re now finding out the damaging consequences of the mandated return to office. And it’s not a pretty picture. A trio of compelling reports–the Greenhouse Candidate Experience Report, the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), and...

California regulators are about to adopt a far-reaching heat illness standard for indoor work areas that will be triggered when the temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit. If adopted in its current form, it will present numerous challenges for California employers...

Workplace harassment happens in many U.S. workplaces, but most employees who witness or experience such misconduct do not report it to HR. In a survey of over 2,000 employees by HR Acuity, more than half of respondents experienced or witnessed inappropriate or illegal...

Performing regular paystub and timecard audits is an essential practice for any organization's HR compliance program. As a business leader, you're no stranger to the importance of compliance in the workplace. Among the multitude of tasks on your plate, ensuring...

San Fernando Valley Business Journal The Valley 200 The Most Influential Leaders in the San Fernando Valley Region 2023 August 1, 2023 Barry Cohn Chief Executive JorgensenHR Senior Vice President Heffernan Insurance Brokers Cohn serves as chief executive of...

Mounting research shows that there’s a lot more to being kind than meets the eye. People who go above and beyond to practice kindness are happier and have better mental and physical health than those who don’t spend as much time supporting others. Job seekers are more...

In the last 18 months JorgensenHR has conducted over 50 workplace investigations. During this time people have asked me what the issues were and assumed they were mostly sexual harassment in nature. With workers coming back to the “office” having been isolated and...

An employment attorney and friend of our firm posted the following on LinkedIn: "A client received a valid claim from a former employee for a small amount of unpaid vacation at the conclusion of their employment. It turned out the [very large] payroll service updated...

BY MARK MADLER SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL MAY 8, 2023 At a time in life when most people are thinking about retirement, Barry Cohn instead has taken bold steps to grow his business. The 68-year-old is chief executive of JorgensenHR, a Santa Clarita-based...