Employees who suffer physical or mental injury due to a crime will be entitled to job-protected leave and other protections from their employers under legislation signed this week by Governor
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With so much going on for employers in 2020, let us not forget the #MeToo movement and related changes in California’s laws requiring sexual harassment prevention training. All employers with
Continue Reading Don’t Forget CA Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Mandate in 2020
In meaningful numbers, employers across the U.S. who are rebuilding their workforces are being sued by employees not recalled from COVID furloughs and applicants not hired. Last week, I posted
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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
Thanks to Rosa Hernandez, a summer associate and soon-to-be 3rd-year student at UC Berkeley Law School for this post.
Be honest, you’re getting sick of quarantine with
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With so many businesses either re-opening or planning to reopen in California, let’s not forget that all employees (not just supervisors) must be trained in harassment prevention before year end.
Continue Reading California Provides a Free Harassment Prevention Online Tool for Employees
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
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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)
The Bar Association of San Francisco is presenting a seminar: 2019 Disability Employment Law Updates. It will take place on January 16, 2020, from noon to 1:15, at the
Continue Reading SF Bar Assn. Presents 2019 Disability Employment Law Updates