Employment litigation is big business in California. Tens of thousands of claims are filed against employers in this state each year. Regardless of political developments on the local, state or national front, this landscape will not change. ...
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Court Decisions in 2016: Deadlines Matter When Opposing an Assessment of Withdrawal Liability
Employers with a unionized workforce typically contribute to a multiemployer pension plan – most of which are seriously underfunded today. When the employer ceases operations, an underfunded pension plan will typically notify the employer that it is ...
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Public Sector Employee Disputes: Law Mandates Fact-Finding
California’s local public agency employers are grappling with new legislation that became effective January 1, 2012, which has broad implications in dealing with employee organizations. Governor Brown signed into law AB 646 (Stats. 2011, Ch. 680) ...
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Sex Harassment Training: How to Get the Message Across
By now, most employers understand that if they operate a business in California and have fifty or more employees, they are required under state law to provide two hours of sex harassment training to supervisors in California every two years. The law ...
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