As employees begin planning for winter vacations and time off to celebrate, it’s a good opportunity for California employers to review the state’s unique rules regarding vacation policies. To help navigate these complexities, this Friday’s Five highlights five critical vacation policy issues that can create challenges for California employers during the holidays:

1. “Use-it-or-lose-it” policies

In this Friday’s Five I discuss:

  • new case decision on vacation pay and policies (Minnick v. Automotive Creations)
  • PAGA decision allowing contact information for other employees (Williams v. Superior Court),
  • new Form I-9 released and employers must start using by September 17, 2017 (download here)
  • new Notice of Rights for Victims of Domestic

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  I have been enjoying the excellent skiing in the Eastern Sierras (California’s snow pack is looking great this year).  So this Mammoth Skiingweek’s Friday’s Five article is a bit shorter, but I wanted to address five issues that the holidays create in regards to wage and hour issues in California:

1.