The City of San Diego passed the Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance which took effect on July 11, 
California Supreme Court agrees to review Starbucks’ de minimis defense
[Update: The California Supreme Court issued its ruling on July 26, 2018. Analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision can be read here.]
Douglas Troester filed suit alleging that Starbucks violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay him for short periods of time he spent closing the store. He alleged that Starbucks failed
Five reminders about sexual harassment training for supervisors under California law
I’ve been conducting many harassment prevention trainings for clients during the last few weeks. Employers in California with 50 or more workers must provide at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisors. The regulations regarding the training is becoming more and more detailed. Therefore I thought it would be good to
Seminar: Top employment law issues facing California restaurants
I wanted to share an opportunity for readers to attend my seminar conducted by the Restaurant Advisory Group on September 13, 2016. The topics I’ll cover include the top five pitfalls facing California employers and how to comply with the new minimum wage increases taking effect at the local levels throughout Southern California. The cost
Five misunderstandings about disciplining employees
Working with employers are various sizes, backgrounds, sophistication, and industries, I’ve seen a lot of confusion and simple misunderstandings about what constitutes employee discipline and how to properly document employee performance issues or discipline. This Friday’s Five addresses five common misunderstandings I’ve seen recently about employee discipline and documentation:
1. If it was not a