Anticipating the California primaries, the California Employers Association invited Cook Brown Partner Lisa Ryan to share her thoughts with employers on their duties to maintain a civil workplace, respectful of varied political opinions, while at the ...
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Personnel Policies
Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Compliance Involves an “Interactive Process”
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law, employers must engage in an “interactive process” with employees who need an accommodation at work, in order to determine if an accommodation is available. While employers are ...
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Employee Handbook – Spot Check Compliance
An employee handbook is critical to the well-run workplace, but it loses value without follow-up. Employers need to take a hand in ensuring that policies are implemented correctly. Asking supervisors may always not suffice. Managers should:
Make ...
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California’s Sick Leave Law: A Challenge for Construction Industry Despite Clarifications
The April 2015 issue of the SRBX Construction Quarterly Magazine highlighted the requirements of California’s new sick leave law. Since then Governor Brown signed into law a new measure, AB 304, providing clarification on several points of the ...
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The California Fair Pay Act
The California Fair Pay Act (SB 358, Jackson) - signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown - expands equal pay requirements for “substantially similar work” performed by men and women regardless of location. This expansion will have practical ...
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California’s Paid Sick Leave Law: Governor Signs Clarifying Legislation
All Clear on California's New Paid Sick Leave Law
California's paid sick leave law went into effect on July 1, 2015. Governor Jerry Brown has now signed AB 304, which provides clarification on key several points of the law.
Alternative accrual ...
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Workplace Bullying: California Supervisors Must Trained to Prevent “Abusive Conduct” on The Job
In an attempt to prevent workplace bullying, Governor Davis signed into law AB 2053 in 2014, requiring that California supervisors be trained on “prevention of abusive conduct” in the workplace.
This bill expands existing law related to sexual ...
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Policies of Non-Union Employers Targeted by the NLRB
When employers think of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), they often focus on union–management relations, and disputes over union organizing campaigns and unfair labor practices. But regardless of ...
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