As the November 5, 2024 election approaches, political discussions in the workplace may become a hot topic, and California employers are considering how best to regulate this sensitive issue. The goal is often to maintain a professional environment without violating employees’ rights. Recently, Elon Musk has taken a public stance by backing two high-profile cases
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Gina Carano, cast member of ‘The Madalorian,’ sues Disney for violating her rights to express political views
This week Gina Carano filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company for terminating her as a cast member in the popular ‘The Mandalorian’ series. Carano played Cara Dune in the series and was terminated for expressing conservative views on social media and is garnering a lot of attention based on the allegations and the…
Five areas of employee conduct that are off-limits to employers
I spoke at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo last week regarding marijuana in the workplace and employer’s right to test for and prohibit the use of marijuana. While employers generally still have the right to test employees for and prohibit marijuana in the workplace, employee’s still have privacy interests that employers need to…
Five areas of employee compensation or off-work conduct that cannot be regulated by an employer under California law; plus: Ben Horowitz, the Shmoney Dance and How to Manage
I just discovered How to Start a Startup, which is a series of videos published by Stanford University on YouTube with some outstanding speakers. The problem is that the class videos are so great, I have a hard time turning them off. Case in point, this week I watched Ben Horowitz’ lecture: How to…