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 RIFIt 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 2024
Though you may still be on a sugar high from Halloween, the new year is fast approaching, and with it, the onset of several new California employment laws. Employers should
Continue Reading 2024 Handbook Updates: What You Can’t Afford to MissAs if compiling all of the existing California employment notices wasn’t enough, a new law becoming effective January 1, 2024 imposes an additional notice to employees. AB 1076 piggybacks on
Continue Reading New Notices Required in CA Non-Compete Ban
If there were shades of grey in the state of enforceability of employee non-solicitation provisions (to prevent attempts to and/or the hire of former colleagues), that outlook just got darker.
Continue Reading The New Risks of Non-Solicitation Clauses in CaliforniaWith the continued efforts of employers to get employees back to the office in some capacity, the question of what expenses are reimbursable has again become relevant. California Labor Code
Continue Reading Updates on Remote Work ReimbursementsEveryone’s chatting about it. How will Artificial Intelligence (AI) impact our workplaces?
With the increase of AI options, the workplace is rapidly changing. AI is transforming how companies operate, how
Continue Reading AI at Work Webinar- Tomorrow, June 6th
Can you take the “human” out of Human Resources? With the increasing curiosity and use surrounding ChatGPT and other AI platforms, businesses are struggling with how to manage the use
Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) at WorkWith the headlines of interest rate hikes and news of mass layoffs, we are seeing more employers looking to reduce staff and expenses. To avoid negative publicity and, hopefully, litigation
Continue Reading How to Conduct a Layoff (without getting sued)In 2021, the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) faced a major overhaul. Now, additional changes signed into law last week by Governor Newsom will expand employer obligations. Effective January
Continue Reading Continued Expansion of the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”)