If you plan to attend the California HR Conference on August 25-29th in Long Beach, I hope you will come hear me speak. My topic is the ever entertaining Getting Down & Dirty with the Interactive Process. My session is Monday afternoon (August 26th). Come and hear the best stories! I hope to see
Human Trafficking Training Required for Hotels/Motels in California by Year End
Another mid-year reminder: California hotels and motels must train all employees on human trafficking awareness by January 1, 2020.
Per SB 970, hotel and motel employers must provide:
- At least 20 minutes of “effective interactive training” about human trafficking awareness;
- To each employee who is likely to interact or come into contact with victims
New Advances on Parental Leave Policies
Father’s Day came early for the class of new dads who settled their gender discrimination lawsuit last week regarding JPMorgan Chase’s parental leave policy. As we discussed here, this lawsuit, and the one against Estee Lauder that settled last year, shed light on the importance of treating new parents equally in the workplace, regardless
The Rise of Preferred Pronouns
The topic of preferred pronouns has been top of mind for me lately.
It started with a volunteer mentor day I attended for Step Up (a fabulous group by the way) to mentor high school teens. In our mentor orientation we were guided to introduce ourselves using our preferred pronouns. We went around the room
Roadmap to Expansion – Independent Contractors From Top to Bottom
The California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court continues to change the legal landscape. On May 2, 2019, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal revived a decade old lawsuit, Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l., applying Dynamex’s ABC test retroactively and dismissing substantial due process concerns. While dismissing the
Website Accessibility: Make Sure Your Website and Job Application Portal is Accessible
If you had asked me a few years ago about ADA accessibility lawsuits, I would have talked about the importance of ensuring your business’s seating, aisles, and restrooms complied with the ADA accessibility guidelines. Although plaintiffs continue to file lawsuits alleging barriers to physical accessibility, over the past two years, a new type of accessibility
The Next Big Thing in California — The CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
I attended a seminar at my firm last week that set forth the next big thing in California — the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It is California’s version of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If you haven’t heard of it (or focused on it), the CCPA is a broad-based law protecting
Six “Good Deeds” That CA Employment Law Punishes Harshly
The phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” applies in many contexts, including California employment law. Here are six ways that employers get into trouble by trying to do favors for their workers.
- Treating an employee as an independent contractor. Some workers want you to treat them as independent contractors so they aren’t subject to
Take-Aways from the Cornell HR in Hospitality Conference
I just returned (and yes, detoxed) from the Cornell HR in Hospitality Conference in Las Vegas.
I presented on wage-and-hour issues at the FLSA Unconference, and participated in a roundtable where attendees were able to “ask the attorney” all of their burning legal questions. I also attended a bunch of terrific sessions to gain
Effective Performance Reviews in a World of Instant Gratification
In a world of instant gratification, double tapping, and asking Siri for the answers to your burning questions, the concept of an annual performance review is pretty much as “over” as MySpace. Would you wait a calendar year before telling your surgeon they botched a recent procedure? Or a year to complain about bad service