In Mendoza v. Trans Valley Transport, the California Court of Appeal held that an arbitration agreement contained in an employee handbook was unenforceable by the employer because the parties did not enter into a binding agreement to arbitrate. The appellate court’s analysis in Mendoza illustrates some problems for employers who place arbitration agreements in employee
Employee Handbooks
Five Steps For California Employers To Prepare For 2022
As 2021 is quickly coming to an end, this article focuses on five steps employers can take in preparation for 2022:
1. Update employee handbooks to comply with AB 1033 which expanded the definition of family members covered under the California Family Rights Act.
AB 1033 passed in 2021 and takes effect on January 1,…
Five Golden Rules To Help Prevent Employment Litigation
These five golden rules, if followed by employers, help prevent employment lawsuits, and in the event of litigation can lower the litigation exposure. Employers cannot control who may file a case against them, but the following items are in their control, and can go a long way to reducing litigation exposure:
1. Must have excellent…
Five employment law questions your company needs to ask
With the end of summer quickly approaching, this Friday’s Five (and next week’s post as well) covers broad topics employers should review periodically. Today’s post covers five questions a company operating in California should be asking on a routine basis:
1. Has the company reviewed and updated the employee handbook and related policies?
As discussed…
Friday’s Five: Five Employment Law Considerations For 2016
Today’s Friday’s Five is a short video about five employment law considerations employers should review at the end of 2015. As mentioned in the video, I will be conducting a webinar on December 2, 2015 for employers to understand and comply with new employment laws taking effect in 2016. I will also discuss new…
California’s paid sick leave law amended – what employers need to know
For additional information about the changes for California’s paid sick leave signed into law on July 13, 2015, click here.
Governor signs bill to amend California’s paid sick leave law 13 days after employees begin accruing paid sick leave.
Are you tired of employment lawyers’ obnoxious headlines asking if you are sick over California’s paid sick leave law yet? I’ll spare you the play on words and get to some of the major amendments to California’s paid sick leave law, which took effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature of AB 304 on July…
Presentation: General rules to comply with California’s paid sick leave law
I’ll be posting some short clips of a recent presentation I conducted on complying with California’s paid sick leave law. In this first video, I discuss some general rules California employers need to consider to comply with the July 1, 2015 deadline to offer paid sick leave to employees. Topics include:
- how to calculate pay
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Five statutes that can shift attorney’s fees to employers
You may recall from your college business law class of the “American rule” regarding attorney’s fees: generally in the United States each side is responsible to their own attorney’s fees, and unlike other countries, the loser does not have to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees. Employers can basically ignore this general rule…
Five legal concepts every California employer needs to understand
You’ve set up a successful company and begin hiring employees. To be a successful operator in California, a company’s management needs to be familiar with the critical legal concepts in order to successfully navigate California’s complex employment laws. You never wanted to go to law school, but time to hit the, ahem, books (or the…