Nearly all employers in the state of California must prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (“WVPP” or “Plan”) by July 1, 2024 and Cal/OSHA just published the highly anticipated model
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A Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave Laws
Oops we did it again…For your reading pleasure, we have compiled a monster chart of California’s state and local paid sick leave laws and their various nuances. With the new…
Continue Reading A Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave LawsDoing Business in California Guide (updated for 2024)
The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth largest economy (moving toward fourth) and a market of more than 39 million people. For employers…
Continue Reading Doing Business in California Guide (updated for 2024)Conducting a Respectful RIF
With 38% of companies expecting to layoff employees in 2024, the start of the new year has already seen the announcements of thousands of employee layoffs across all sectors. What’s…
Continue Reading Conducting a Respectful RIFEmployers Must Give New Hires Expanded Wage Theft Notice
Beginning New Year’s Day 2024, employers are required to give all non-exempt new hires working in California a new form of Wage Theft Prevention Act Notice containing new information. Employers…
Continue Reading Employers Must Give New Hires Expanded Wage Theft NoticeJanuary 24, 2024 Webinar: “Thinking Forward: Mitigating Workplace Risks in 2024”
You are invited to “Thinking Forward: Mitigating Workplace Risks in 2024” – our annual, half day symposium designed to set you up for success in 2024! This year’s compelling webinar…
Continue Reading January 24, 2024 Webinar: “Thinking Forward: Mitigating Workplace Risks in 2024”Time to Revisit Your Confidentiality Agreement
As you surely know by now, non-compete and non-solicit agreements, and related provisions in settlement or other types of agreements, will be even more heavily scrutinized in California in 2024. …
Continue Reading Time to Revisit Your Confidentiality AgreementThree Workplace Issues to Watch in 2024
It has been an eventful year for California employers, and I don’t anticipate a slowing of pace in 2024. Between higher minimum wages, increasingly complicated local ordinances (e.g. paid sick)…
Continue Reading Three Workplace Issues to Watch in 2024Retaliation Claims Will Be Even Easier to Allege in 2024
I have often said to clients that retaliation claims in California are the easiest claims to allege and the hardest claims to defend. Regardless of the statute, a retaliation claim…
Continue Reading Retaliation Claims Will Be Even Easier to Allege in 2024A Thanksgiving Reminder — Gratitude at Work
Do you want to avoid workplace claims? One great place to start is with gratitude.
In so many employment cases we see, the underlying issue is someone feeling under-appreciated. Employees…
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