Several labor laws were signed by Governor Jerry Brown at the end of the 2018 California legislative session. These will have a fiscal and policy impact on businesses and employers in California.
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Topics: HR compliance, california labor laws, labor law compliance, employee lawsuits, sexual harassment
California businesses are required to train managers on how to identify “abusive conduct,” or workplace bullying. The challenge is in defining this behavior and addressing it when it occurs.
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Topics: HR compliance, harassment, company culture, management practices, workplace bullying
Every business has an HR management component that understands legal compliance is critical. But do you know the most common legal mistakes made by HR?
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Topics: HR compliance, HR management practices, labor law compliance, labor law, compliance mistakes
With the rise of employee labor law claims and lawsuits an up-to-date and accurate employee handbook is not really an option. Reviewing and revising your company policies is good practice.
[This is an updated and revised version of a post from February 2018]
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Topics: HR compliance, employee lawsuits, handbook, sexual harassment, reporting time pay
As with independent contractors and overtime exempt workers, employers must be diligent in complying with the factors that define a worker's status, even unpaid interns.
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has shelved its contested six-part test for intern status for interns working at for-profit companies. The short-lived test was replaced it with a more comprehensive set of factors taken directly from those established by the Second Circuit in 2015.
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Topics: independent contractors, HR compliance, employee lawsuits, exempt employees, dol fsla, unpaid internship