Terminating an employee is one of the hardest things a business does, and it is almost certainly the most legally scrutinized decision you will make in the workplace. It is also one of the few decisions that triggers immediate legal obligations — the clock starts running the moment you end the relationship. Yet how to
Five Steps California Employers Can Take To Prepare for 2021
As 2020 ends, this Friday’s Five focuses on five steps employers can take now to prepare for 2021:
1. Update employee handbooks to comply with SB 1383 – California Family Rights Act (CFRA) now applies to employers with 5 or more employees.
There has been overhaul of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) which will
Termination Considerations in California
How to conduct a termination is not covered in management class, or any class for that reason. Yet the termination process is one of the more common business decisions that will receive the most scrutiny and is likely the most legally challenged decisions in the workplace. In addition, terminations trigger immediate legal obligations that the
Action Items for California Employers by January 1, 2020
With new legal requirements facing California employers by January 1, 2020, this Friday’s Five focuses on five initial steps that employers can begin implementing now:
1. Minimum Wage and Exempt Employees Salary Threshold: Adjust pay levels for increasing minimum wage and ensure exempt employees are paid minimum threshold salaries to qualify as exempt.
- Effective January
California’s New Employment Laws in 2020
California has finalized all new employment laws for 2020. Most of the new employment laws are are effective on January 1, 2020. In my prior post I wrote about a few of the new laws (click here to view), but now that the legislative year is closed, I wanted to cover five additional