Posts Tagged ‘California Employment Law’
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT DUE
Applies to Companies with 100 or More Employees All employers with 100 or more employees must profile the gender, race and job category of their workers by September 30th on the EEO-1 Report, addressed to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The requirement stems from […]
SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHARGES FELL SAN DIEGO’S MAYOR
A Lesson in the Consequences of Alleged Quid Pro Quo Misconduct San Diego Mayor Bob Filner resigns today in the wake of sexual harassment allegations from some 18 women over recent weeks. These include a former communications director, his former deputy campaign manager, a retired admiral, the president of the San Diego Port Tenants Association, […]
EMBARRASSING, DISRUPTIVE AND EXPENSIVE TO RESOLVE
Harassment in the Workplace is Illegal Prevention is The Only Viable Solution Current regulations tighten trainer qualifications and impose heightened interactivity requirements, including questions that assess learning, skill-building activities and numerous hypothetical scenarios about harassment with follow-up discussion questions. We are offering an updated in-house, two-plus hour seminar, at your location, that will fulfill these […]
FINAL PAYCHECK
What California Employers Must Pay Upon Termination A worker recently asked whether his now-former employer should have included sick time and vacation time in his final paycheck. He wrote: “I’m no longer working for [the employer] and I thought I was going to get my paid time off with my last check such as … […]
WHO IS AN “EMPLOYEE” UNDER CALIFORNIA’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW?
Some Volunteers May be Covered The California Court of Appeal has decided that the state’s workplace anti-discrimination law did not protect a former Los Angeles Police Department volunteer police reserve officer. Estrada v. City of Los Angeles, published July 24, 2013. However, the result would likely be the opposite for a private business in similar […]
ADMINISTRATORS AND OVERTIME PAY IN CALIFORNIA
Harris v. Superior Court Decision Confirms Administrative Exemption Requires Detailed Case-by-Case Analyses and Job Descriptions The Supreme Court of California ruled today there are no easy assumptions when an employer seeks to qualify company “administrators” as exempt from overtime. Francis Harris v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. S156555, opinion filed December 29, 2011. […]
PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING
Inquiries are Limited to Job-Related Skills and Qualities While a manager’s “gut instinct” might work when choosing which candidate to hire, it might not. Employing an individual who makes a seemingly great first impression in an interview but who turns out to be a dud or hell-on-wheels once in the stress of the working environment […]
PREGNANCY DISABILITY LEAVE
California Employers’ Obligations It has been said that death and taxes are the only two sure things in life but man, those people ought to cheer up. After all, you don’t even get to all that “death is inevitable” drivel without love (hopefully), sex (rock & roll optional), pregnancy and childhood. California supports the pregnancy […]
FROM CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER DAILY NEW YEAR, NEW HR IDEAS
In its article “New Year, New HR Ideas,” California Employer Daily recently passed on three key actions employers should consider at the beginning of the year, courtesy of James J. McDonald, Jr., managing partner of the Irvine office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP. We thought these were pretty spot-on ideas worth sharing: “1. Get Your […]
HOW TO AVOID COSTLY PENALTIES FOR MISSED MEAL BREAKS
How to Avoid Costly Penalties for Missed Meal Breaks As discussed in Bowles Law Report Volume 8, Issue 3, California courts have differed on what it means to “provide” hourly, exempt-from-overtime workers their meal and rest breaks. Until the California Supreme Court clarifies labor laws on breaks, we advise employers to err on the side […]