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March 1, 2013 By Terry Wills

Pregnancy Disability Leave: How Much is Enough Under California’s Laws?

California’s new Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) regulations issued in December 2012 had sweeping implications for employers trying to maneuver their way through the various leave issues presented by employees seeking time off due to pregnancy or ...
[Read more] about Pregnancy Disability Leave: How Much is Enough Under California’s Laws?

Filed Under: Leave of Absence, Personnel Policies

October 9, 2012 By Lisa V. Ryan

NLRB Rulings Impose Limits on Non-Union Workplaces

Many employers mistakenly believe that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act) and its enforcing arm, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), are only relevant to unionized workplaces. However, in an apparent effort to assert their ...
[Read more] about NLRB Rulings Impose Limits on Non-Union Workplaces

Filed Under: Labor Relations

October 9, 2012 By Terry Wills

California Law on Commission Payments – Make it Official and Make it Clear

Paying employees on a commission basis is a common practice for retail, manufacturing and service industries employers. Until several years ago, California employers were free to make commission arrangements with employees by letter, verbally, or ...
[Read more] about California Law on Commission Payments – Make it Official and Make it Clear

Filed Under: Wage and Hour

May 12, 2012 By Stephen R. McCutcheon

Reporting Time and Split Shift Premiums

The minimum wages, maximum hours, and working conditions of virtually all employees are regulated by a series of Wage Orders adopted by the Industrial Welfare Commission. Although many of these Wage Orders have been in effect for decades, until now, ...
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Filed Under: Wage and Hour

May 12, 2012 By Barbara A. Cotter, Partner

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) ...
[Read more] about Public Sector Employee Disputes: Law Mandates Fact-Finding

Filed Under: Labor Relations

March 12, 2012 By Barbara A. Cotter, Partner

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 ...
[Read more] about Sex Harassment Training: How to Get the Message Across

Filed Under: Personnel Policies, Sexual Harassment

September 18, 2011 By Lisa V. Ryan

ADA Reasonable Accommodation and Light Duty: Don’t Forget California FEHA

A 2011 decision out of California’s Second Appellate District Court further complicated the difficult analysis regarding when an employee is entitled to light duty as a reasonable accommodation under California disability laws. In Cuiellette v. City ...
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Filed Under: Disability and Accommodation

September 11, 2011 By Terry Wills

Terminating an Employee: Paying for a Termination Meeting

When  terminating an employee or effectuating, a separation many businesses choose to do so during a “termination meeting.” While the best practice is to conduct such a meeting at the end of an employee’s work day or work week, an employee on a leave ...
[Read more] about Terminating an Employee: Paying for a Termination Meeting

Filed Under: Hiring, Firing, and Layoffs

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