Find a live seminar offered by LittlerMendelson that is San Francisco.  They offer many live and online seminars throughout the Spring semester

HUMAN RESOURCES PROJECT

 

You will ultimately be given 65 questions to answer using internet sources.  You can use any online source that you find useful.  Each question will require that you search for the answer online. You will then submit the answer to your final portfolio.

 

One good format is as follows: Assume the questions is:  What is the current unemployment rate?

  1. Current unemployment rate – 7.8% Source: www.nlrb.gov 2- Answer & link of question two here 3- Answer and link of question 3 here 4- Answer and link of question four here 5- ……6-…..7-…..65-…

 

The following questions are for Spring 2019.  You will not find the answers from past students!!

  1. Find a live seminar offered by LittlerMendelson that is San Francisco.  They offer many live and online seminars throughout the Spring semester.
  2. I hear there is a trend in “ban-the-box” laws being passed around the country.  What is the purpose of such a law and how does it affect HR?
  3. The NLRB is has members appointed by the President of the U.S.   Who are they currently?
  4. Littler-Mendelson published a report titled “The Big Move Towards Big Data in Employment”.  What is ‘big data’ and what are 3 potential uses in the workplace?
  5. You did not get your last paycheck according to the law.  You want to complain.  What division of the department of labor would you go to for a formal complaint?
  6. What are the 4 methods which the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) provides for recovering unpaid minimum and/or overtime wages.
  7. What is the purpose of the 2019 new California law titled  Lactation Accommodation (AB 1976) ?
  8. Find an HR or Training or Training Technology conference for Summer or Fall 2019 in Las Vegas?
  9. According to the Department of Labor what is the 24-hour toll-free phone number for the Mine Safety and Health Administration?   What is the expected wait time?
  10. Who is covered under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA)?
  11. What is the Black Lung Benefits (BLB) Act?  Who is covered under the act?
  12. Does the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) apply to part-time employees?(Hint:  check DOL website)
  13. Must employers grant leave to employees called up by the National Guard or Reserve?
  14. What is the web address of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Publication and Special Studies?
  15. Name a title of three articles that can be found in the Bureau of Labor Statistics “Monthly Labor Review”
  16. Find the websites of two student HR club in colleges/universities NOT CSU Stanislaus?
  17. What is the website where I can find the Polish language PDF poster titled “Job Safety and Health:  It’s the Law Poster”
  18. You want to open your own nail salon.  OSHA published a new document titled “Stay Healthy and Safe While Giving Manicures and Pedicures:  A Guide for Nail Salon Workers”.  Name 3 hazardous chemicals found in nail salon products that are a concern of OSHA.  (Page 3-4 of the document might help!)
  19. What are the OSHA inspection priorities:  list all five
  20. What is the Federal minimum wage as of November, 2018?
  21. Where can I find the DOL e-law advisor “Fire Safety” advisor?
  22. Name two formal NIOSH programs?
  23. What is the purpose of NIOSH?
  24. Name three HRIS software solutions for medium-sized businesses?
  25. I want to create digital training material and want to know the names of three software programs that offers interesting and unique solutions for this challenge?
  26. I have an employee who is a reservist in the U.S. Army.  They are called out on duty for 9 months.  Must I keep the job available to them when they return from their service?
  27. Where would I go to register for the DEVLEARN 2019 conference in Las Vegas?
  28. I want to receive my Masters degree in HR.  Find 3 universities that offer this degree?  One must be online
  29. What is happening to the PHR certification?  It appears to be changing or at least no longer supported?
  30. Name two HR implications for the U.K. after their ‘BREXIT” vote?
  31. Find an article that talks about the explosion of wage and hour class action lawsuits
  32. Name at least 2 trends driving HR technology in 2019?
  33. Find a lawyer or law firm in the Los Angeles Area that specialized in litigating union/labor disputes
  34. What are the three largest labor unions in the United States?
  35. What is the professional SHRM chapter found in or around the Lake Tahoe area?
  36. Using a website  if you earn $75,000 in Modesto how much would you need to earn in San Francisco to keep your quality of living?
  37. Find 2 articles that discuss the use of cloud computing in HR?
  38. You want to apply for a job with the San Francisco 49ers.  What is the contact information for the HR department?
  39. You hear that California HR law is quite more complicated than Federal HR law.  Find one website that explains some of the quirkiness and particulars of Califronia HR Law
  40. Find 2 checklists that provide you guidance with ways to prevent sexual harassment by your employees
  41. What is a good use of the L-1 worker visa?
  42. What types of workers typically get the H1-B visa?
  43. Who is the current chair of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety?
  44. You want to watch a film with a heavy focus on HR issues.  Find 2 drama films that covers issues of HR?
  45. You would like to attend an HR conference in an Asian country.  Find such a conference
  46. What is the most common type of HR lawsuit filed against U.S. employers in 2018?
  47. How does Adult Learning Theory apply to HR training and development?
  48. You want to join SIOP as a student member.  How much does it cost?
  49. You want to convert your old paper job application form to an online form.   Find a company that could help you with that?
  50. Is HR a growing or shrinking field?
  51. You want to bring in Boris Korlov, the famous Russian juggler, to work at your organization.  He needs a work visa that is ideal for someone with extraordinary talents.  What is one good working VISA for him?
  52. Find 2 good articles that claim that happy workers make companies more money than unhappy workers?
  53. You are looking for a good HR research journal that is in the CSU Stanislaus library.  Find one good HR academic journal physically in our library
  54. I want to diagnose my HR department for how well we handle diversity and EEO issues.  Find any audit checklist that may help me with this diagnosis
  55. Alfred Petrosky & Associates, a failed marketing research firm, is desperate to find qualified marketing talent.  Where would you go to locate qualified talent in the area of marketing research
  56. Alfred Petrosky & Associates, the terribly failing and horribly run marketing research firm, has a fantasy football league.  The founder, Alfred Petrosky, cannot ever seem to beat one of his best employees  (Ed H) year after year.  Al Petrosky is tired of losing to Ed H so he wants to find an excuse to elminate the league, to avoid continued humiliation at the hands of Ed H.  Someone told him that a fantasy football league may be illegal.  He thinks this may be the only way to safe face.  Find an article that discusses the legality of fantasy football leagues in the workplace
  57. You are creating a new guide for your workers on why substance abuse is bad.  You want this guide to be useful.  Find 3 resources where you can cite in making this guide
  58. You want to get certified in the field of compensation. What is the most prestigious certification.
  59. You want guidance on how to prepare employees for overseas assignments.  Find a website that offers guidance and advice.
  60. Name one HR law that came into effect on January 1, 2019.  What is the implication for HR?
  61. What is the purpose of the California Ban the Box law (AB 1008)?
  62. Name two ways that Donald Trump has influence the field of Human Resource Management?
  63. In late 2017 stripper in New York went on strike.  What were the main issues that caused this strike?
  64. Find an article that discusses trends in workplace clothing.  What are some of the trends?
  65. Can an employer fire you for smoking marijuana in California… if you smoke away from the workplace.