A few days ago, many companies celebrated ‘Take Your Dog To Work Day’. At an increasing number of companies, employees take their pets to work every day. At other companies, in the ever-changing quest to be the cool kid on the block offering the latest and greatest benefits, the newest perk appears to be puppy
How Far is Too Far? Sinclair Under Scrutiny for Employee Agreements
On Fox’s entertainment industry-focused Pay or Play blog, associate Laurie Baddon wrote a post covering recent reports on employment agreements signed by news anchors working at television stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Laurie breaks down the controversial elements of the agreements, and examines them in the context of California employment law.
To get a
Workers’ Compensation, ADA/FEHA and FMLA/CFRA Oh My!
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
Answers to Questions About Accommodating Disabilities
Just over a month ago, I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar entitled: “2017 Update: Accommodating Employees With Disabilities.” You can download the slides from my presentation. There were over a hundred attendees (mostly HR professionals) and I wasn’t able to answer everyone’s questions. Since other readers of this blog may have similar
Webinar: 2017 Update on Accommodating Employees With Disabilities
On September 27, 2017, at noon, I will be presenting a webinar entitled “2017 Update: Accommodating Employees With Disabilities.” The program is intended for human resource professionals and anyone else who fields requests for accommodation for their employer. I will explain what constitutes a disability, the extent of employers’ duties to engage employees
Employment Law Bloopers and Lessons Learned
So many times an employer gets in trouble for following logic instead of the law. Quite often what is logical just isn’t legal, and that can be tricky for many managers and HR professionals. It trips them up. That’s why one of my favorite topics to speak about is Employment Law Bloopers and Lessons Learned.
Training Video Featuring Nancy Yaffe — Employment Laws: What Supervisors Need to Know
Have you ever seen one of those workplace training videos and thought “I could do that?” Well I did that!
I am excited to be featured in a training video to assist workplace supervisors in recognizing and responding to common legal issues that arise in the day-to-day management of workers. The video was developed and
7 Takeaways from the EEOC’s Guidance on Mental Health Conditions
A December 2016 publication from the EEOC titled “Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights” doesn’t exactly break new ground. It does, however, highlight issues that arise repeatedly in disability discrimination cases and, therefore, bear repeating. Here are the key takeaways:
- The definition of what constitutes a
Top 10 Trends Facing California Employers in 2017
A new year brings a new top 10 list!
With a very Democratic state legislature that is well positioned to offset a very Republican White House, this Alert sets forth the top 10 trends I saw in my practice from 2016 that inform what
ADA/FEHA Interactive Process Issues – 100% Healed Policies are 100% Illegal
The year end is a time for reflection, and one theme in my practice this year has been the failure of managers (and some HR professionals) to fully understand the interactive process, and to inadvertently cause liability by imposing a 100% healed policy.
Here’s how it often works. An employee goes out for a