Employee terminations and resignations must be planned for in advance to avoid common pitfalls for California employers.  This Friday’s Five focuses on critical management and legal considerations during the separation process to minimize potential liability:

1. Documenting the reason for termination

What is the reason for termination? Is there a company policy that was violated?

As we start 2023 it is a perfect time for companies to conduct a California employment law practices audit to ensure that policies are compliant, managers are properly trained, and the company is maintaining the required records for the necessary length of time.  Here are five topics to review in conducting an audit and a

The process of separating an employee from a company must be clearly set out and planned in advance.  We recommend developing a separation checklist so that all of the company’s policies are followed, as well as any applicable laws that pertain to the employer and their industry.  This article provides five issues employers should consider

Five reminders about the timing and location requirements for providing final wages to employees in California:

  1. An employee who is discharged must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued vacation, immediately at the time of termination.
  2. An employee who gives at least 72 hours prior notice of quitting, and quits on the

California law requires employers to provide certain documents to employees.  Here are five documents California employers should consider in developing an end of employment packet:

1. Notice to Employee as to Change in Relationship (required under California Unemployment Insurance Code 1089)

As the EDD explains:

Written notice must be given immediately to employees of their

Recently I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion on issues facing restaurant operators in California.  The panelists were Joseph Pitruzelli owner of Wurstküche, Francis Drelling General Counsel at Specialty Restaurants Corporation, Naz Moin former director of Human Resources at PizzaRev, and Madelyn Alfano owner of Maria’s Italian Kitchen.   

 You can listen to the

Employee terminations and resignations must be planned for in advance to avoid common pitfalls for California employers.  I’ve recently written about go-to hiring practices for employers, so I thought it would be appropriate to follow that post up with this list of go-to termination practices.  This Friday’s Five focuses on critical management and legal

This week’s Friday Five is a discussion focused on a discussion of considerations employers should make during the termination process, such as:

  • how to document reasons for terminations (and why it is important to be accurate and honest)
  • when final wages are due
  • where to provide final wages
  • payment of expense reimbursements, and
  • direct deposit

Terminations.  It is not a subject you cover in management class, or any class for that reason.  But yet the termination process is one of the more common business decisions that will receive the most scrutiny, and are probably the most legally challenged decisions in the workplace.  In addition, terminations trigger immediate legal obligations that