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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS…
KNOCK, KNOCK When It’s Your Turn For a Government Payroll Audit For California, the Employment Development Department (EDD) is responsible for the administration of unemployment and disability insurance, workforce training services and payroll audits. The agency has the power to impose significant, potentially fatal penalties for non-compliance. An EDD visit to look over pay practices […]
HAIRSTYLE DISCRIMINATION
California Aims to Protect Workers Against Race-Based Natural Hairstyle Bias Federal, state and local laws have long banned workplace racial discrimination. A recent trend seeks to expand such protections to various race-based traits, particularly certain hairstyles. Under California’s now-pending Senate Bill (SB 188), workplace dress or grooming policies prohibiting natural hairstyles, including Afros, braids and […]
AIMEE ROSALES IS FIRM’S NEW OFFICE MANAGER
Mrs. Aimee Rosales has been promoted to the position of Office Manager. Her larger role comes after over two years of success as technical assistant for our attorneys. Aimee has extensive executive and administrative experience in the humanitarian non-profit world. We are very pleased to have her take the reins of the firm’s management and […]
LORETTA GARDEA IS FIRM’S CLIENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE
Ms. Loretta Gardea has joined the firm as our client services representative. Loretta has an extensive background in customer relations as well as experience with sales, marketing and product development. Loretta also speaks Spanish. She has an A.A. in Liberal Arts from Bakersfield College, was a foreign language major and attended Nevada School of Real […]
VALERIE CHAVEZ IS THE FIRM’S DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION AND MARKETING
Ms. Valerie Chavez now our firm’s director of promotion and marketing. Valerie comes to us with a background in service industry management, with experience and appreciation for client communications and security. She has pursued study in justice administration at Pasadena City College and is looking to continue her education within the legal profession. We welcome […]
GENEVA WHITE IS NOW A FIRM TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Geneva White has joined the firm as a technical administrative assistant. Geneva comes to us with a background in public relations with former positions in commercial marketing design as well as full-time humanitarian non-profit work. She has studied at New York’s The New School for Social Research and Parsons School for Design. Geneva is also a […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2019 INDUSTRY WAGE ORDERS UPDATED FOR CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES
Don’t Forget to Post Your New California Wage Orders California employers must comply with one or more of the 18 California Industrial Welfare Commission’s (IWC) published “wage orders” applicable to their industry or profession. For example, Wage Order 1 applies to the manufacturing industry; Wage Order 4 to professional, technical, clerical, mechanical and similar occupations; […]
DFEH CHARGED SAN DIEGO CREDIT UNION WITH FAILING TO ACCOMMODATE DISABLED EMPLOYEE
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires employers with five or more on payroll to engage in an “interactive process” with a worker requesting disability-related accommodation. The employer must have timely, good faith and ongoing discussions to explore if and how to reasonably accommodate the physically or mentally disabled worker’s ability to perform the essential functions of his or her job. Failure to do so can be a costly error.
E-VERIFY IS BACK FEBRUARY 11, 2019 “CATCH-UP” DEADLINE
The federal E-Verify program provides a way for employers to confirm that people they are hiring are eligible to work in the United States. Participation in E-Verify is discretionary for most employers, but mandatory for federal contractors and certain others, such as businesses in states requiring its use. California is not one of those states. […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2019 CALIFORNIA’S INCREASED PROTECTIONS AGAINST WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
In addition to the safeguards we have recently reported, the California legislature has enacted other significant “Me-Too”-inspired legislation effective January 1, 2019 to further prevent workplace harassment and encourage those targeted to prevail on their claims: Optional Bystander Intervention Training Authorized. Employers may, but are not required to, provide bystander intervention training and guidance to […]