In my experience as a litigator in California, I’ve found the following five issues to be the most effective way to reduce employment-related lawsuits:
1. Owner/president/CEO is present and available.
One of the single most effective factors in reducing employment lawsuits is if the company’s leader is present at the workplace and is available to
As we enter the holiday season, it is a good time to review employer’s obligations to accommodate requests for time off for holidays and best pay practices during the holiday season. This Friday’s Five covers five reminders for employers about holiday leaves and pay:
1. California employers are not required to provide employees time off
Yesterday, September 9, Biden announced a move to mandate private employers with more than 100 workers to require vaccinations or test for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. California legislators have considered a mandatory vaccination law for employers, but did not pass the law prior to the end of the legislative session. Here are five key
The City of Los Angeles will likely implement a vaccine mandate next week for anyone wishing to visit certain public venues. This is on the heals of California’s mandate that teachers and school staff must be vaccinated or be tested at least once per week, and certain health care workers to be vaccinated by
This week many employers made the decision to mandate vaccination policies for their employees. Disney, Uber, Microsoft, and Walmart are some of the larger employers in the news this week that are requiring all or some of their employees to be vaccinated in order to return to the workplace.
Federal and California law make it
On December 16, 2020, the EEOC issued guidance on employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations. The requirement by employers for employees to receive vaccinations raises many issues dealing with privacy, the extent of control employers have over employees, and workplace safety, among others. Here are five issues employers should understand about the new EEOC guidance:
1. Can
As we enter the holiday season, it is a good time to review employer’s obligations to accommodate requests for time off for holidays and best pay practices during the holiday season. This Friday’s Five covers five reminders for employers about holiday leaves and pay:
1. California employers are not required to provide employees time off
A common question posed to me this past week was what types of lawsuits should employers be concerned about once the economy begins to reopen. I figured that the California economy is slowly reopening, so I should start writing my Friday’s Five lists again – so here are the top five areas of concern I
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone is getting some time to relax and enjoy some time with their families (and eat some great food). Entering the holiday season, it is a good time to review employer’s obligations to accommodate requests for time off for holidays and best pay practices during holiday leaves. This Friday’s Five covers
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires employers to provide a reasonable accommodation for an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job unless it would cause an undue hardship on the employer. Common reasonable accommodations include changing job duties for the position, allowing a leave of absence for