We recommend employers develop a separation checklist to ensure the company’s policies are followed as well as all applicable laws that pertain to the employer. This article provides five issues employers should consider in developing a separation checklist for their company:
1. Documenting reason for termination
Employers should establish a protocol for documenting the reason
As an employer in California, it is important to be aware of the state’s vacation policies that are unique to California. Below are some regulations in California that employers need to be aware of to remain compliant with California law. This Friday’s Five is a reminder of five issues on vacation policies that can create
Five reminders about the timing and location requirements for providing final wages to employees in California:
The process of separating an employee from a company must be clearly set out and planned in advance. I 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 is the fourth article in my
With the start of 2019, I’m writing a series of posts covering employment law areas that employers should audit on a routine basis. The first two articles covered hiring practices and records retention practices. This post covers five wage and hour considerations that every California employer should review on a routine basis:
1. Payroll
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:
Happy Friday! This Friday’s Five focuses on the termination process. Employers should develop a termination checklist to ensure all documents and contingencies are consistently covered during the process. Here are five pointers employers can use to start in developing their own checklist:
1. Final wages must be timely paid.
The employee’s wages must be paid
As we approach the close of 2015, employers should take the time to review their 
employment law policies and practices. I’m often asked where should the process start? Here are five areas employers can focus on to start the audit process:
1. Employee handbooks
Employers need to ensure their policies are up to date, and
1. It does not matter if you are a start-up, mom and pop business, or a fortune 500 company, employment laws cannot be ignored.
While different laws do apply to larger employers, for the most part, every employer has to comply with roughly the same laws in California. California’s paid sick leave requirement that took