by Brenna Johnson | Feb 13, 2018 | compliance, discrimination, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, limits on employers, new laws, personnel policies and procedures
Last in a series on the new California laws affecting employers. In this piece we’ll cover minimum wage increases, immigration enforcement and labor law enforcement. Minimum wage increases On January 1, the California state minimum wage went up to $11 per hour for...
by Brenna Johnson | Jan 30, 2018 | compliance, discrimination, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, limits on employers, new laws
This is the second of three parts describing new California laws governing employment. This blog will cover the ban on salary history, the New Parent Leave Act and an increase in state-provided benefits. Don’t ask about prior salary In a bid to close the gender pay...
by Brenna Johnson | Jan 25, 2018 | compliance, discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, new laws
A number of new laws affecting employers and the workplace took effect on January 1, 2018. We’ll explain them in a trio of upcoming blogs, along with best practices to comply. The first New California law we’ll address is AB 1008, the California Fair Chance Act....
by Brenna Johnson | Nov 28, 2017 | discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, limits on employers
First of a two-part series on office parties. The first part will focus on employers, the second on employees. Holiday office parties can be fun, but employees and employers alike should beware of potential pitfalls that can ruin the festive atmosphere. Alcohol...
by Brenna Johnson | Apr 21, 2017 | corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, women's rights
Fox News didn’t fire anchor Bill O’Reilly because of multiple allegations of sexual harassment. 20th Century Fox fired him only after The O’Reilly Factor lost more than 50 advertisers as a result of those allegations and street protesters held demonstrations outside...
by Brenna Johnson | Jan 10, 2017 | California Supreme Court, compliance, court rulings, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions
If you have to be “on call” during a rest break at work – is it really a “break”? Not according to the California Supreme Court. California’s high court rendered its decision last month in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., ruling that employers cannot require...
