I bet your lawyer has never uttered those words to you (unless, of course, I am your lawyer). For today’s Friday’s Five, I wanted to remind readers about five free resources I offer. That’s right – they are absolutely free. Happy Friday.
1. Download the termination checklist
I’m a big proponent of checklists. Even if
The City of San Diego passed the Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance which took effect on July 11, 
[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
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
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
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
This Friday’s Five discusses five reminders about vacation time under California law.
This week’s Friday’s Five covers five misconceptions about California employment law that can land employers in a lot of hot water:
The topic for the uneducated (or out of state) employer does seem trivial. However, with the penalty owed to employees of one hour of pay for each
Friday is here already? Today’s post is a review for many experienced operators in California, but surprisingly I’ve been getting a lot of questions about 10-minute rest breaks recently by a lot of employers. So I thought I would have a refresher post for today’s Friday’s Five about some requirements about 10-minute rest breaks under
The City of San Diego’s minimum wage increase and paid sick leave were made effective on July 11, 2016. Therefore, all employers that have workers who work within the City of San Diego for two hours or more in any week must comply with the minimum wage increase ($10.50/hour) and paid sick leave requirements. The