Service Offering PREVENTING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT California’s Guidelines and Mandatory Measures From the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, circa 1920 California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the state agency responsible for enforcing the Fair Employment and Housing Act…
Service Offering APPLICANT CRIMINAL HISTORIES New Information Restricting Los Angeles Hiring Practices Butch Cassidy, Fort Worth, Texas, 1901 The City of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration recently published frequently asked questions (FAQs) to assist employers…
Service Offering California Employers May Not Require “On-Call” Rest Breaks Battery Park on a hot day California businesses have a well-established duty to provide their employees a “net” ten-minute paid rest break for every four hours worked, or major fraction…
Service Offering Recent Supreme Court Decision Resolves Some Questions, Leaves Another Fatty Arbuckle in Coney Island (1917) The California Supreme Court has clarified some of the requirements for employees’ weekly day of rest while leaving another open to interpretation.…
Service Offering Published Industry Wage Orders Now Reflect Current and Upcoming State Minimum Wage Increases Have You Posted the Correct Wage Order? Coal loader, 1946 The California Industrial Welfare Commission’s (IWC) 18 published “wage orders” can be among the most…
Service Offering Employers Must Fix the I-9 Glitch; Download the Corrected Form ASAP Filling out government forms, circa 1920 Under federal law, employers have the responsibility to verify the identity and employment authorization of their employees through the Form I-9…
Service Offering California Home Care Organizations Facing Unannounced Inspections and Possible Fees Increase The Keystone Cops, circa 1920. California’s Home Care Services Bureau (HCSB) licenses and oversees Home Care Organizations (HCOs) that provide employee caregivers to private clients. See: You…
Nine California Municipalities are Increasing Minimum Wage on July 1, 2017 Planning tank operations, Siege of Tobruk As relayed in our December, 2016 blog Hot Off the Presses, no less than 23 local governments are now requiring minimum wage levels…
Service Offering Company Loses by Management Inattention to California Compliant Pay Policies and Practices Clown, 1902 A Los Angeles superior court judge has ruled McDonald’s in violation of California’s daily overtime laws in 119 restaurants. Maria Sanchez v. McDonald’s Restaurants…
Service Offering New “Opportunity to Work” Ordinance Chief Telegraph Office, Queensland, Australia, circa 1890. Effective March 13, 2017, the City of San Jose’s Opportunity to Work Ordinance requires employers with 36 or more employees to offer additional work hours to…