The Civil Rights Department has just released the new required notice for California’s Victim-of-Violence Leave (AB 2499) that took effect on January 1, 2025. It layers fresh obligations onto employers
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A disabled employee asks her employer for an accommodation. After engaging in the interactive process, it becomes clear that the accommodation requested is going to be challenging. At what point
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What Does It Mean that Disabled Employees Get "Preferential Consideration" for Open Positions?
Imagine this situation: You’re in charge of HR for your company. Employee #1 is returning from a disability-related leave of absence, but her position is no longer available (assume that
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New Definition of "Supervisor" No Help to California Employers
In harassment suits, it’s easier to hold an employer liable for conduct of a supervisor than for that of a co-worker. That’s because supervisors are deemed to represent the employer.
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A Checklist of Possible Disability Accommodations
Complying with the laws regarding disability discrimination remains one of the greatest challenges employers face. Lately, I’ve been discussing new California regulations on this topic (found in Title 2, Division
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What The Interactive Process Requires
In a prior post, I discussed what triggers the obligation to engage in the interactive process. Once that obligation arises, what is it employers are required to do?
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What Employers Need to Know About California's New Disability Regulations
New disability regulations (pdf) took effect this year for California employers with five or more employees. They include the following:
- Examples, examples, and more examples. These examples are illustrative
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New Law Regarding Background Checks and Credit Checks
A lot has been written about AB 22 the new California law about consumer credit reports. This post is intended to simply tell you what you need to do as
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