California’s hodge-podge of overlapping and confusing wage and hour laws forces employers to guess whether their pay practices are lawful. This is particularly true with respect to the preparation of pay stubs. Each year, pay stub law evolves and ...
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Personnel Policies
EEOC’s New Policy Provides Concrete Tips for Avoiding Retaliation Claims
In 2016, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its enforcement policies concerning retaliation. According to the EEOC, employees who complain about discrimination or who participate in proceedings designed to combat ...
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Wrongful Termination Claims: Be Prepared
According to the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission’s annual report, wrongful termination was again last year the claim most frequently filed by employees against their employer. Terminated employees suing once dismissed has become an ...
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The Election Season: Don’t Expect Employees to Leave Their Opinions at the Door
Anticipating the California primaries, the California Employers Association invited Cook Brown Partner Lisa Ryan to share her thoughts with employers on their duties to maintain a civil workplace, respectful of varied political opinions, while at the ...
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Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Compliance Involves an “Interactive Process”
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law, employers must engage in an “interactive process” with employees who need an accommodation at work, in order to determine if an accommodation is available. While employers are ...
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Employee Handbook – Spot Check Compliance
An employee handbook is critical to the well-run workplace, but it loses value without follow-up. Employers need to take a hand in ensuring that policies are implemented correctly. Asking supervisors may always not suffice. Managers should:
Make ...
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California’s Sick Leave Law: A Challenge for Construction Industry Despite Clarifications
The April 2015 issue of the SRBX Construction Quarterly Magazine highlighted the requirements of California’s new sick leave law. Since then Governor Brown signed into law a new measure, AB 304, providing clarification on several points of the ...
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The California Fair Pay Act
The California Fair Pay Act (SB 358, Jackson) - signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown - expands equal pay requirements for “substantially similar work” performed by men and women regardless of location. This expansion will have practical ...
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