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
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
As the mid-point of the year approaches, employers should review their sexual harassment training obligations and ensure compliance, especially with the new law requiring sexual harassment prevention training for all employees by January 1, 2020 for employers with five or more employees. Existing law already requires employers in California with 50 or more workers to
California employers have many different obligations to train employees on certain issues. The primary training obligation that applies to nearly every employer (with 5 or more employees) is to provide sexual harassment prevention training. However, as set forth below, different industries have different standards, and employers need to review the requirements that pertain to their
Happy New Year. I started the Friday’s Five articles in the summer of 2014, and the interest in the articles has been more than I expected. I appreciate everyone who has read them and provided comments and feedback. If you have any topics you would like me to address, please let me know. With that
I’ve been conducting many harassment prevention trainings for clients during the last few weeks. Employers in California with 50 or more workers must provide at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisors. The regulations regarding the training is becoming more and more detailed. Therefore I thought it would be good to
Yes, it is only April, but even if employers updated their handbooks at the beginning of 2016, they should take another look at the handbooks to ensure they comply with new regulations issued by California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council. The new regulations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act are effective April 1,