Let’s Keep the Workplace Working
Cook Brown works with employers to develop optimum and creative strategies for defending against employee claims in jury and bench trials in state and federal courts, before administrative tribunals (such as the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, and National Labor Relations Board, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Labor Commissioner, and Fed-OSHA and Cal-OSHA), and in court-ordered or private arbitration.
California employers are required to engage in an interactive process and accommodate the known disabilities of employees and applicants, so they can perform the essential functions of a position. Employers are not required to provide accommodation if it would cause “undue hardship” to their operations.
California employers are required to engage in an interactive process and reasonably accommodate the known disabilities of employees and applicants to permit them to perform ...
[Read more] about Employers Should Be Cautious Before Relying on a Claim of “Undue Hardship” to Deny an Employee’s Request for Accommodation
Private California employers that have 100 or more employees must submit an annual pay data report to the Civil Rights Department (CRD). This year’s reporting deadline is May ...
[Read more] about Employers: Don’t Miss Your Deadline to Submit Your Annual Pay Data Reports
New workplace laws in California typically trigger additional notice and posting requirements. This year is no exception. California employers now have two additional ...
[Read more] about Posting and Notice Reminders for 2025
