Sgt. Bill Jaeger, from the Industry Sheriff’s Station will address the H/R/S luncheon group on Tuesday, Nov 13, at California Vol. XL CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA No. 10 October 2007

percent rated as extremely high the amount Country Club. Passing of Arbitration of additional education that employees take advantage of. “If we expect our employees to continually Councilman with Class give top-notch performance, we must be According to the California Supreme willing to give them the tools, training and Philip Marcellin Court, class action waivers in arbitration time to continually better themselves,” said agreements may or may not be enforced, one survey respondent. “If we do not, the depending on whether the class arbitration best people (most motivated and talented) would be a significantly more effective way will leave to look for an organization that is of vindicating the rights of employees than willing to invest in them.” individual arbitration. If a dispute involves Of course, getting the right people to a small amount of damages and a group the right training is crucial, otherwise an of employees with the same dispute, then organization can end up with training only class arbitration may be the most efficient for the sake of saying it is providing training, and least expensive way of enforcing without the accompanying benefit. employee rights. Further, if one provision “Training sometimes is too general so of an arbitration agreement is deemed that it does not address the right crowd,” unenforceable, the entire agreement may said one survey respondent. Sgt. Bill Jaeger still be effective depending on factors “I have 20 percent that seem to find a such as whether the employer had superior way to take advantage of every opportunity The City of Industry contracts from the bargaining power or if the agreement gave for education, learning and/or training,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department employees fewer rights through arbitration said another respondent. “The shame is that for law enforcement services. Sgt. Jaeger than they would have through the courts. they are only responsible for 20 percent of will provide the latest information regarding What Should You Do? the output. The 80 percent who deliver day the current coverage and the latest increases • Ensure arbitration agreements are in and day out you almost have to order to of law enforcement personnel in the City properly drafted and do not limit or go for training.” as well as crime statistics and trends. minimize employee rights. With extended workdays along with Sgt. Jaeger is a 17 year veteran of the Councilman Phil Marcellin. • Always review employee job higher expectations and demands on Department, having worked assignments City of Industry Councilman Phil descriptions before hire for proper exempt everyone, it can be challenging, to say the at Men’s Central Jail, Norwalk Sheriff’s Marcellin, 71, died on Wednesday, or nonexempt classification. least, to take time away from work to focus Station and his current assignment at September 26. Marcellin a civil engineer, • Have legal counsel review arbitration on additional learning. Industry Station. He has a Bachelor of served on the city’s planning commission agreements. “Our business is moving at the speed of Arts Degree in Political Science; Bachelor before being appointed to the city council light,” said one manager. “Even if training of Arts Degree in Sociology and a in 2005. Friends and associates considered were available, and it is limited at best, we Master of Arts Degree in Sociology. Phil to be one of the most considerate and Tough to Learn wouldn’t be able to take advantage of it due His assignment to Industry Station began dedicated individuals in the community. to the deliverables and deadlines that we are on February 12, 2006. Marcellin graduated from La Puente on the Job all working toward.” High School and received his degree in Said another: “People in the production engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. end are offered many training and education He was a registered civil engineer working opportunities. Those in support positions, for CNC Engineering, a City of Industry such as Information Technology, have to REMINDER company. He worked on numerous projects fight for all the training they get.” in the City during the last several years. With organizations too busy to make 22nd Annual Industry Hills He is survived by his wife Patsy and additional education available and many family members. Phil will be deeply employees too busy to take it, there has to Charity Pro Rodeo, Oct. 13th missed. be some give on both sides. “Not everybody wants to do it, but extra and 14th, at the Expo Center. Even as organizations demand more and education and training is one of the most more performance from their employees, valuable perks a company can offer its Clowns, Smokie Bear, Pony the additional training provided to those employees,” said one survey respondent. Only Last Four workers while on the job may be lacking or “It’s a win-win, since it enables the employee Rides and a petting zoo all in many cases not even utilized. to grow in the job and they are garnering Digits of SSN When it comes to the amount of additional new expertise to use at work.” add to the festivities available education, learning and training (classes, “My personal strategic plan includes on Paychecks resources, time, etc.) that organizations a commitment to lifelong learning,” said to make this a really great provide to their employees to perform their another. “It is not just the employer’s California employers must include jobs better, half of organizations provide a responsibility to train its staff. Individuals afternoon/evening of family employee Social Security numbers or high amount and the other half provide a should take the initiative to constantly other personal identification number on low amount. In addition, three-fifths say train themselves and learn new things. For entertainment. paychecks. Effective January 1, 2008, only the amount of learning that people take example, setting a goal to read one book the last four digits of a Social Security advantage of is low, based on global survey per month is a cost-effective method of For further information check number or any other personal identification by NFI Research. self-improvement.” number can be on the paychecks. If your Only 15 percent of the senior executives While additional education in the the Rodeo web site: www. company has not yet updated its payroll and managers surveyed rated the amount workplace can be a short-term hardship at system, now is a good time to get started so of additional education provided in their times, it is an investment in the future for industryhillsprorodeo.org. you are ready at the beginning of 2008. organization as extremely high and 10 both the individual and the business. 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CITY OF INDUSTRY NEWS Here & There…By the Staff Published monthly by the Industry Manufacturers Council and the City of Industry. The government’s crackdown on illegal travelers to zip through customs. US Pass, City of Industry City Council Dave perez, Mayor workers is falling apart. A federal judge in a kind of international Registered Traveler JOHN P. FERRERO JEFF PARRIOTT San Francisco has delayed a plan to warn program, will let U. S. passport holders PAUL BIELEC employers that they must fire employees undergo a thorough background check, who provide false Social Security numbers. pay a fee and get a special card for use in City Manager Companies would have 90 days to let automated customs kiosks. philip iriarte workers go or correct the record. The judge The annual cost for a US Pass will be INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS COUNCIL is still considering a lawsuit complaining of between $50 and $100. Three airports… Officers and Directors errors in the Social Security Administration JFK in NYC, Washington Dulles and KENT VALLEY, President database and of discrimination against Bush Intercontinental in Houston…will LAURIE MARSHALL, Vice President KENNETH BRYAN, Director Hispanics if businesses are pushed to check begin testing the program within a few RONALD CIPRIANI, Secretary/Treasurer JOHN BYERS, Director employee backgrounds. months. One big difference: Registered CARL BENNITT, Director TRUDY MARINO, Director The government would have trouble Traveler is run by private contractors, but enforcing its order anyway. Privacy rules the international program will be run by the Industry manufacturers council prevent the SSA from sending tax records Homeland Security Department. Donald Sachs, Executive Director CONNIE BRENNER, Admin. Assist. to other agencies, including the Department … Ron Whittemore, Assist. Exec. Dir. JOANNE BRESLIN, Admin. Assist. hope millan, Assoc. Director ERIN BROWNING, Contrib. Ed. of Homeland Security, which goes after illegals. To keep down your legal costs, consider City of Industry News, C/O Industry Manufacturers Council … adding in-house lawyers. Even when you 255 N. Hacienda Blvd., Suite 100. City of Industry, CA 91744 include benefits, it ends up saving money… Telephone: (626) 968-3737 • Fax: (626) 330-5060 California is tops in the number of jobs as long as there’s enough work. Hiring your www.cityofindustry.org requiring special licenses. The Reason own is especially helpful if your company Readers are encouraged to submit comments, story ideas and news items. Foundation says the state insists on has a lot of industry-specific regulations to Layout and design prepared by Marrs Printing. credentials or licenses for 177 types of jobs. deal with. That includes financial firms, It’s followed by Connecticut, at 155; Maine, drug companies and high-tech outfits. Plus 134; New Hampshire, 130; Arkansas, 128; those companies with intellectual property and Michigan, 116. and data privacy issues. It’s A Three-Peat Among jobs needing certification: … Advertising sales agents; Athletes; for Best Western Upholsterers; Chemists; Entertainers; More young adults will get health Pile driver operators; Librarians; Home coverage through their parents. Expect a Executive Inn! appliance installers; Biologists; and Bill half dozen more states to make insurers collectors. offer the option past the traditional cutoff … age of 18, with most extending it to 25. Among the states likely to act: Conn., Fla., Think L. A. area ports are thriving now? Ill., Mo., N.Y. and Ohio. Just wait for the big surge in trade between Insurers are not objecting. Young adults the U. S. and Asia in the years ahead. China tend to be healthy, so they aren’t a drain. is on a growth path that can be measured in Covering them could in fact bring costs generations, not just years or decades. down for everyone else. About 13.3 million Most will flow through Southern people aged 19-29 are uninsured. California, exceeding the 40 percent of U. … S. trade it handles now. Trade activity will create new jobs, The next 401(k) craze will involve helping to lift the region’s population from annuities. Only about 50 firms include them 18 million now to over 22 million in 2025. as an option now, but many more will start … to do so. With fewer companies offering old-fashioned pensions to their employees, The feds will hike airline pilots’ workers are looking for the steady income mandatory retirement age to 65 from 60. stream annuities can provide. Plus market The Federal Aviation Administration is gyrations make the stability of annuities likely to issue a rule later this year allowing more attractive. one of the two pilots on a commercial flight Annuities are much cheaper when bought to be over 60 if the other pilot is under 60. inside a 401(k) plan. That’s because there’s One reason: Soaring demand for pilots no commission for the agent selling the fueled by the brisk growth in global travel policy. as well as on many domestic routes. … … For the 3rd year in a row IMC Associate show in Shanghai. The hotel was prominently U. S. firms holding down costs have few Member, Best Western Executive Inn, will featured in key media publications including Firms looking at new immigration rules alternatives to China for product sourcing. take home top-honors from Best Western TTG Asia (a prominent travel newsletter) say the sky is falling. And for some, that In fact, the only countries that can compete International at its annual convention in Mook Magazine’s 2-page spread on may well be the case. The regulations with China on price are ones with similar Montreal, Canada. The “Best of the Best” California and Las Vegas and on an ETTV took effect in early September, and no quality control problems: Vietnam, Award honors one designee from each (Asian Television Channel) infomercial. one, especially the government, was really Indonesia and Cambodia. And all three of multi-state district for exemplary merit in The increased exposure served to benefit ready. Firms face big fines if they don’t them of them combined lack the capacity to product or service. For the past two years, not only the hotel, but the gained exposure act in 90 days on “no match” letters citing match China’s ability to meet the huge U. S. the hotel has garnered the award based on to the unique business and recreational disparities between names and Social demand for clothing, furniture, electronics, outstanding design renovation of its lobby opportunities in the community at-large. Security numbers on file. machinery and other items. and suites. This year, the hotel took top Asian-Pacific international trade has Hardest hit: Roofers, restaurants, hotels… … honors in Quality and Public Relations been a prominent focus of hotel marketing any service provider with a lot of foreign- based on its unique promotional efforts efforts. The Best Western Executive Inn born employees who lack legitimate work The IRS is stepping up a crackdown aimed at international travelers. prides itself on its customer service-oriented papers. on business tax scofflaws. Investigators Jovy Cheng, General Manager of the multi-lingual staff, its unique American The rules will push millions of illegal are eyeballing more W-2 forms to collect hotel, has actively participated over the past Continental and Asian Breakfast, brochure workers underground without providing names of employers that are failing to file year in creating greater awareness of the and hotel collateral materials in both a way to replace them. That’s why firms payroll tax returns. Agents are also on the City of Industry and Eastern San Gabriel English and Chinese. The Best Western fought hard for comprehensive immigration hunt for corporations masquerading as S Valley during overseas sales missions to Executive Inn is proud to be recognized as a legislation with a guest worker program. firms. They’re combing 1120-S forms to Asia. She acted as an Ambassador for the leader in welcoming foreign visitors to our … ferret out filers who may be improperly Best Western Global Marketing Group and area and thanks the local community for its claiming S firm status. attended the ITF Trade Show in Taipei, the continued patronage. Coming soon: A way for frequent ITE Show in Hong Kong and CITM Trade Continued on page 4 october 2007—INDUSTRY NEWS PAGE THREE IMC’s 32nd Annual Fire Prevention Week Golf Tournament Oct. 7-13, 2007 The IMC’s Red Carpet Committee hosted and IMC members were provided as door the 32nd Annual IMC Golf Tournament on prizes to lucky golfers Tuesday, September 18. The tournament Dean Yamagata, chairman of the Red was played on both courses at Pacific Palms Carpet Committee, would like to thank Conference Resort’s Industry Hills Golf all the volunteers, sponsors, and Club. 206 golfers enjoyed the tournament contributors that made the tournament as well as the buffet dinner and the awards a huge success. ceremony. Gifts donated by local companies

The history of Fire Prevention Week has Check to make sure the escape routes are its roots in the Great Chicago Fire, which clear and doors and windows can be opened began on October 8 but continued into easily. and did most damage on October 9, 1871. 3. Install smoke alarms in every sleeping In just 27 hours, this tragic conflagration room, outside each sleeping area and on killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 every level of the home. homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 4. Choose an outside meeting place (i.e. structures and burned more than 2,000 neighbor’s house, a light post, mailbox, acres. or stop sign) a safe distance in front of In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson your home where everyone can meet after issued the first national Fire Prevention Day they’ve escaped. proclamation, and since 1922, National Make sure to mark the location of the Fire Prevention Week has been observed. meeting place on your escape plan. However, the Los Angeles County Fire 5. If there are infants, older adults, or Department proclaims Fire Prevention family members with mobility limitations, Month which is observed the entire month make sure that someone is assigned to assist of October. them in the fire drill and in the event of an This year fire safety advocates across emergency. Assign a backup person too, in the country will be spreading the word that case the designee is not home during the when it comes to escape plans, practice is emergency the key. Whether you’re a firefighter, a 6. If windows or doors in your home teacher or a parent, there is a lot of helpful have security bars, make sure that the bars information to help you help neighbors; have emergency release devices inside so friends and family members escape safely that they can be opened immediately in an in the event of a home fire. emergency. Emergency release devices In a fire, particularly at night, your family won’t compromise your security-but may not get a second chance. Everyone theywill increase your chances of safely must be prepared through regular home fire escaping a home fire. drills to use the emergency escape routes 7. Practice your home fire escape plan Some of the participants playing golf and others enjoying the after golf dinner event. instinctively, Get your family together and twice a year, making the drill as realistic discuss: aspossible. 1. Make an escape plan.—The majority 8. Be fully prepared for a real fire: when a 26th Annual “Turkey Trot” of Americans have an escape plan in case of smoke alarm sounds, get out immediately. a fire, most haven’t practiced it. And three- 9. Once you’re out, stay out! Under no The Puente Hills Family YMCA is corporate teams, moms with strollers, young quarters of Americans believe they have 10 circumstances should you ever go back into planning its 26th Annual “Turkey Trot” and old alike. This year, we anticipate over minutes or less until a fire turn deadly. a burning building 5K/10K - Walk / Run & 1K Youth Race, 500 participants will walk and run through 2. Walk through you home and inspect 10. If someone is missing, inform the to be held on Sunday, November 18, 2007. the streets of Industry. Sponsors of our race all possible exits and escape routes. Make fire department dispatcher when you call have Registration begins at 6:30 am with the 1k include the Puente Hills Auto Dealers, La sure everyone understand the escape plan. the skills and equipment to perform rescues. youth race starting at 7:30 am. This popular Puente Industry Kiwanis, Hacienda Heights community event will once again follow a Kiwanis, Puente Hills Mall, U.S. Foods, scenic route surrounding the Puente Hills Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water Mall and Puente Hills East in the City District, just to name a few. Many local Who Really Pays for of Industry. Our Annual Turkey Trot has businesses and individuals donate products, attracted over 500 Runners, Walkers, and prizes and money to make our event the Uninsured Patients? Volunteers from the San Gabriel Valley success that is has always been. We are and surrounding areas. Participants have fortunate to have Dr. Dave Hall as our event Decreased funding for public insurance Kessler’s research, reported Monday by the included walkers and runners from local Chairman. programs such as MediCal and Medicare, university. high school track teams, running clubs, not the cost of caring for the uninsured, is “Assessing the extent to which doctors what’s to blame for higher health care costs, and hospitals cost shift is an important according to Daniel Kessler, a Stanford policy issue,” says Mr. Kessler. “State CalChamber Urges State to Graduate School of Business economist. health policy reforms that seek to cover the Mr. Kessler, a professor of economics, currently uninsured are unlikely to lead to law, and policy, says that the impact on significant reductions in private insurance Revisit Rules for Meal/Rest private insurance premiums is much less premiums, at least due to decreases in cost significant than critics are arguing. shifting. In contrast, increases in public Periods to Enhance Flexibility “At least for hospital care in California, the program reimbursement rates could have The California Chamber of Commerce is The CalChamber also presented testimony costs of caring for the uninsured or indigent an economically important impact on urging the state to revise how it interprets and emphasizing the need for greater flexibility patients do not impose a heavy burden on premiums.” enforces meal and rest period requirements in enforcement of the meal and rest period private health care costs,” he says. “However, The study was based on hospital data to allow for maximum flexibility that rules at two public hearings in August with the burden of uncovered Medicare and from the California Office of Statewide benefits both employers and employees. the state labor commissioner. MediCal costs is substantial.” Health Planning and Development from The CalChamber led a coalition of Current Confusion Health care costs for those without 2000 to 2005. It was commissioned by the employers in presenting to the state Division “Current law on meal and rest periods is insurance led to a 1.4 percent increase California Foundation for Commerce and of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) confusing and self-contradictory, exposing in private premiums, compared to a 10.8 Education, a private, nonprofit organization written comments highlighting needed employers to indefinite and often unjustified percent escalation due to uncovered costs affiliated with the California Chamber of changes in the rules. risks for litigation,” said CalChamber policy of MediCal and Medicare, according to Mr. Commerce. Continued on page 4 PAGE FOUR October 2007—INDUSTRY NEWS From the Mayor’s Desk Here & There…Cont. City of Industry Appreciation Lunch … September was once again the month of Luncheon guests represented: Los Department heads were in attendance to There is no free lunch. But there is choice for the annual “Appreciation Lunch” Angeles County Fire Department; Los add a personal “thank you” to all the free engineering support. Small firms for City of Industry contracted employees. Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; workers. Over 250 people took part in the can call NASA to request up to 40 hours The lunch is the City’s way of saying County Building and Safety; Public Works; event. The food and beverage was catered of expertise from a civil, aerospace or thank you to the individuals that provide an CNC Engineering; Valley Vista Services by IMC Associate Member Chile Peppers industrial engineer. The program’s focus assortment of services to the residents and and Satsuma Landscaping. Mexican Restaurant. The lunch was held on is on companies working on civilian businesses throughout our community. City elected officials as well as the grounds of the Homestead Museum. applications of space technologies. Information on the program is available at www.spacetechsolutions.com. …

Say adios to Mexican trucks hauling cargo anywhere in the U. S. Congress will soon suspend a controversial pilot program allowing some Mexican truckers to travel beyond today’s 25-mile limit. Lawmakers say too many Mexican trucks are poorly maintained and unsafe, so they’ll halt the program when they pass spending bills this fall.

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“Do you believe in life after death?” an employer asked an employee. “Oh yes, sir,” was the reply. “Ah, then everything is in order, because after you had gone to your grandfather’s funeral yesterday, he came here to see you.” PAID PRESORTED FIRST CLASS INDUSTRY, CA INDUSTRY, Permit # 4416 U.S. POSTAGE

Guests and volunteers at the appreciation lunch.

violation of the requirement that employers employee with an opportunity to take a CalChamber...Cont. provide a meal or rest break. The employer’s rest or meal period, the employee, with the liability is thereby increased. employer’s permission, may choose to forgo advocate Marti Fisher. “What’s more, The impact of the case is enormous all or part of the provided rest and meal the law and the state’s interpretation of it due to the number of pending lawsuits in period and/or to stop working and rest or provides employers and employees alike California on the issue. have a meal period at some other times. no meaningful ability to maturely manage Changes Needed On-duty meal periods are allowed in more how employees eat and rest during their The CalChamber and employers coalition situations than under the DLSE’s current Address Service Requested work day.” urged the DLSE to revise its interpretation interpretation and policy, recognizing the 255 N. HACIENDA BlvD., # 100 An April ruling by the California and enforcement policies regarding an realities of various workplaces. Time off CA CITY 91744-4497 OF INDUSTRY, Supreme Court in Murphy v. Kenneth employer’s duty to provide employees with between split shifts satisfies an employer’s

Cole Productions, Inc. said the amount rest and meal periods to make it clear that: duty to provide an employee with a meal COUNCIL INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS an employer pays a worker for failing to An employer must provide employees period. provide the worker a meal break is a wage, with a genuine opportunity to take rest Only one meal period must be provided not a penalty. periods and meal periods, but need not to an employee employed for a work period As a result, employees now have more force employees to take them. of no more than 10 hours in a day. time — three years — to sue over an alleged Where an employer has provided an