The New Rule: Employees are given whistleblower protection for lodging complaints of violations already known to the employer.
While California courts have already granted employees with broad whistleblower protection
Continue Reading ALERT: CHANGE IN LAW – RETALIATION PROTECTION NOW GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES COMPLAINING OF KNOWN VIOLATIONSAs more and more employers are considering mandatory vaccination policies (especially post FDA approval), let’s not forget the importance of engaging in the interactive process with those workers who have
Continue Reading Don’t Forget About the Nuances of the Interactive Process in Your Mandatory Vaccination Program
With the national vaccination rate at around 51% (fully-vaccinated) and the Delta variant wreaking havoc on our return to work plans, many clients are exploring mandatory vaccination policies. While a
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Please join our webinar “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: a Primer for Employers and Other Stakeholders” scheduled for February 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
The webinar will address the
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As the sun rises on New Year’s Day 2021, California employment law will once again become more involved and challenging. For many employers, the following are the top five developments
Continue Reading The Top Five List: Employment Law Changes Coming with New Year’s Day
As an unprecedented operation begins to deploy millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, employers question whether they may lawfully require that employees be vaccinated. Today, the U.S.
Continue Reading May Employers Require Employees to be Vaccinated for COVID-19: The EEOC Weighs In
Widespread opioid abuse continues, including among working Americans, subjecting employers to the risk of liability under the intricacies of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar state laws. On
Continue Reading EEOC Issues Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation of Opioid Use and Addiction
Keeping up with the deluge of COVID-19 laws, regulations, interpretive guidelines, and the like is quite a challenge for employers. You need to react to constantly changing circumstances and do
Continue Reading COVID-19 Resources for Employers
One of my favorite things about California employment law is that it changes constantly. But this coronavirus situation changes minute to minute, and that’s hard to keep up with. Here
Continue Reading COVID-19 Employment Law Issues (Friday the 13th Edition)