by Brenna Johnson | Apr 4, 2017 | Uncategorized, women's rights
Sometimes in business you have to make the hard decisions. After four losing years for the Lakers, Jeanie Buss replaced her brother Jim Buss, executive vice president of basketball operations, with basketball legend Magic Johnson. In turn, brothers Jim and Johnny...
by Brenna Johnson | Mar 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Supporting women entrepreneurs simply makes good business sense. According to the World Economic Forum Gender Gap report, the U.S. economy has grown 11 percent — $3.5 trillion — over the past 40 years as a direct result of women’s increased participation...
by Brenna Johnson | Jul 7, 2015 | discrimination, employee benefits, employer responsibilities, new laws, protected classes, Uncategorized
We’ll have to see how the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, plays out in the courts. But at first glance, it seems unlikely to have a major effect on California employers. Some employers might...
by Brenna Johnson | May 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
As an employer, you can implement an alternative workweek schedule – defined by California law as “any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period” – as long as you comply with strict procedural requirements...
by Brenna Johnson | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Employers in California are required by law to reimburse employees for expenses related to use of a personal vehicle for work-related activities. That includes gasoline, oil, maintenance costs, insurance, licensing and registration, and depreciation of the vehicle –...
by Brenna Johnson | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do you know what to do if one of your employees is arrested and charged with a crime? Think carefully before you fire the employee. After all, an arrest is not the same as a conviction. You could be the butt of a wrongful termination suit if the charges are dropped,...
