The Napa civil service system operated for nine months without having a permanent head but the city now has hired a permanent person for the job. Beginning on February 13, Nicole Bilich will become the city’s personnel director and civil service manager. She will oversee the civil service system that Napa voters created back in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A new Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, dubbed by critics as “The Babysitter’s Bill,” was just passed by the California State Assembly and would provide many workers with benefits they haven’t seen before. The bill, which is expected to pass the California Senate in January, would require employers of domestic workers over the age of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 15, 2011
With reference to the ‘overtime claim’ suit filed by three non-resident instructors who worked in California, the California Supreme Court has decided that the state’s overtime laws will be applicable to non-resident workers also. The court declared that California’s overtime law applies to all work performed in the state in excess of eight hours in [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 17, 2009
Suzanne Mason, the Human Resources head for the City of Long Beach, California, and a 25-year veteran of the city government, is leaving to head up the HR department of Napa County. Mason leaves just as the city struggles with a $38.3 million general fund budget deficit. She was negotiating with city employees, hoping they [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
San Diego, California-based human resources firm Novus Origo welcomes Paul Cevolani as its new President and CEO. Cevolani has over 30 years of extensive operational planning and delivery experience across government and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Novus Origo, Cevolani served as Vice President of Service Implementation for Accenture Business Processing Outsourcing Services, a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The human resources director of Butte County, California has asked the Board of Supervisors that her salary be reduced. Laura Brunson asked the county’s Board of Supervisors to cut her pay by nearly $13,000. The county is facing budget cuts. Her annual salary is currently $129,134. Brunson said that “due to the deteriorating economic conditions, [...]
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