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Training and Seminars

Training and Seminars

This has been, and will continue to be, a busy month for trainings and seminars for me. I was happy to provide the required 2-hour Sexual Harassment Prevention Training to the Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance members earlier this month. All employers with 5 or more...

Preventing Sexual Harassment

Preventing Sexual Harassment

Does sexual harassment prevention training prevent sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is a widespread issue in the workplace and has detrimental effects on both the individual and the organization. The prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace has prompted...

New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 2 of 2

New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 2 of 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our October review of the end-of-year employment measures signed by the Governor. In the prior article we discussed new leave requirements and health and safety rules that will likely require updates to company handbooks. This installment covers...

New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 1 of 2

New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 1 of 2

It’s that time of year again! With October comes the annual slew of bills passed by the Governor. This year, Governor Newsom signed into law a host of new and revised labor and employment laws. There’s so much packed into the new bills that this will be a two-part...

New Cal-OSHA Isolation and Quarantine Mandates

New Cal-OSHA Isolation and Quarantine Mandates

I've been fielding a lot of calls from employers and employees with questions about how to handle workplace exposures and workers who are out sick, possibly due to COVID-19. The rise in COVID-19 cases is resulting in a lot of absences from work. Cal-OSHA's COVID-19...

Flurry of Changes to California Employment Law

Flurry of Changes to California Employment Law

End of Legislative Session Brings Several Changes to the California Workplace The combination of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the clock running out on this year’s legislative session produced a lot of tweaks to California employment law, ranging from workers’...

California Mandates FMLA/CFRA Leave for Small Employers

California Mandates FMLA/CFRA Leave for Small Employers

The Federal Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and the state equivalent California Family Rights Act (“CRFA”) require employers with 50 or more employees working within a 75-mile radius to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off for serious or chronic medical...