Recently, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule changing requirements for reporting severe injuries and fatalities. The rule also modifies OSHA’s exemptions from its record-keeping requirements. The new rule takes effect January 1, 2015. In Read More »
Well, here is another blow for employers! California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB 1897 into law, notwithstanding tremendous opposition from business and trade groups. Under AB 1897, which takes effect January 1, 2015, a client employer will share civil Read More »
We have had a few inquiries as to what exactly is “Color discrimination” and how that is different from “Race Discrimination.” More importantly, Color discrimination is on the rise. The EEOC gives us some guidance in its Compliance Manual on Race Read More »
Since 2005, California has required employers with 50 or more employees to conduct sexual harassment training of supervisors within 6 months of assuming a supervisory position and biennially thereafter. Last week, Governor Brown signed AB 2053 into law, expanding the Read More »
The California Legislature has passed the following notable labor and employment bills, which are now awaiting approval or veto by Governor Brown: AB 1897 – This bill would expand liability for a contractor’s wage and hour violations to make the Read More »
This is an update on a previous blog whereby I informed you that California was on the brink of requiring employers to provide sick days to their employees. Over the holiday weekend, California became only the second state to guarantee Read More »
A recent Federal case was recently decided that confirms that employers need to have an effective complaint procedure in place to investigate complaints of harassment. At a minimum it may help to reduce your liability if you are proactive instead Read More »
Last week, a federal appellate court took a sledgehammer to the mailbox rule (mailing a letter during the normal course of business are deemed received by the addressee), finding it to be a relatively weak indicator that the addressee actually Read More »
The Top 12 employer harassment mistakes In my continuing quest to make sure that none of our clients ever get sued — or, if that fails, never lose a lawsuit — here are the most common employer harassment mistakes. Are Read More »
Recently the California Supreme Court continued its trend of issuing employee-friendly decisions, this time in a case involving the commissioned salesperson exemption. In Peabody v. Time Warner Cable, the plaintiff was a commissioned salesperson who sold advertising spots for Time Read More »
