To keep employers guessing, not only does the state minimum wage increase every year, but many cities do as well. Currently, California’s minimum wage is $11 per hour (or $10.50 for employers with up to 25 employees).
While state minimum wage goes up in January, some cities like to keep things complicated by increasing their
It happens more often than you think. An employee in good standing is “outed” as being listed on a sex offender registry. His/her coworkers are up in arms. Now what? Can he/she be fired?
Given California’s relatively new “ban the box” law, employers are limited in how they can use criminal
Spring is here! And for those of us in sunny Southern California that means it is music festival season. First up is Coachella and then Stagecoach, with more to follow until October. Days and nights filled with music, food, beer, cocktails, and of course, legal recreational marijuana.
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I am both proud and excited to be featured in two new training videos for workplace supervisors and human resources representatives handling California-specific and federal wage and hour issues.
Developed and produced by Kantola Productions, “California Wage and Hour Laws: What You Need to Know” is designed to help companies train their supervisors
Every year I look forward to attending and presenting at the Cornell HR in Hospitality Conference. It is a great time to connect with clients, contacts, and to learn from the best and brightest in the hospitality industry.
The three big themes this year seemed to be: (1) #metoo and the many repercussions thereof;
We often blog about how different California employment laws are when compared to the rest of the US. Whether it is the minimum wage, mandatory harassment prevention training requirements, or that funky law called PAGA, find out how to comply with laws in what we fondly refer to as the United Republic of
One issue that consistently trips up employers is the interplay of laws for an employee with work-related medical issues. This is sometimes referred to as the Bermuda Triangle of workers’ compensation, ADA/FEHA (disability), and FMLA/CFRA.
Quite often an employee is injured, a workers’ compensation claim is opened, and the employer somehow forgets the other two
More than ever before, the topic of sexual harassment is dominating the news (and this blog). It’s time to make sure that your company’s sexual harassment prevention training is up to the task.
Fox Rothschild’s skilled team of attorney trainers will tailor a program to meet your company’s needs. Take a break from the
Another year brings another top 10 list!
After a year dominated by harassment issues, this Alert sets forth the top 10 trends I saw in my practice from 2017 that inform what California employers can expect in 2018. Best wishes to all for 2018!
In recent years, California and federal agencies have highly scrutinized independent contractor status. While that scrutiny may be abating somewhat on the federal level, it is still alive and well in our golden state. In fact, the issue has been popping up quite a bit lately in the context of audits by the Employment