The start of 2024 is the perfect time for companies to conduct a California employment law audit to ensure policies are compliant, managers are properly trained, and the company is maintaining the required records for the necessary length of time. Here are five topics to review in conducting an audit and a few suggested questions
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2023 Employment Practices Audit
As we start 2023 it is a perfect time for companies to conduct a California employment law practices audit to ensure that policies are compliant, managers are properly trained, and the company is maintaining the required records for the necessary length of time. Here are five topics to review in conducting an audit and a…
Five best practices to recruit, retain, and manage a workforce in 2019
I was honored to moderate a panel discussion on best practices for employers to manage their workforces. On the panel was Andrea Borgen, owner of Barcito, Edith Quintero, West Cost People & Development for Soho House & Co., and Jamie Boalbey, Director of Operations for Pitfire Pizza. While the discussion had a…
Go-to hiring practices employers need to consider
The hiring process cannot be underestimate, both from a managerial and legal perspective. This Friday’s Five focuses on critical management and legal considerations for employers during the hiring process:
1. Ignore the applicant’s resume during the interview.
Nolan Bushnell, the inventor of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, and the first person to hire Steve Jobs,…
New law prohibits all California employers from seeking or relying on information about applicant’s prior compensation and benefits
AB 168 was approved by Governor Brown on October 12, 2017 which prohibits employers from seeking or taking into consideration an applicant’s prior compensation and benefits when determining whether to hire the applicant, and in setting the applicant’s compensation and benefits. The new law creates Labor Code section 432.3. This Friday’s Five covers five issues…
Gary Vaynerchuk on the workplace: a 2016 perspective
If you know Garyvee, you may be asking yourself how could an employment law blog rely upon advice from someone who has not only admitted, but takes pride in, the fact that he checked out of school in the third grade, does not read books, and uses language that makes most standup comedian’s performances seem…