Is Your Workplace Violence Policy Up To Date?

Is Your Workplace Violence Policy Up To Date?

Governor Newsome increased worker protection laws when he signed SB 553 into law. Effective July 1, 2024, employers must comply with several new obligations, such as: developing and implementing a workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP) either as a standalone...
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...
Free Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Free Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

California employers with 5 or more employees must provide sexual harassment prevention training for all employees every two years. Supervisors must receive 2-hours of training. All other employees must receive at least 1-hour of training. The training must cover...
Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status are Protected by Title VII

Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status are Protected by Title VII

In the long fight for equality, the Supreme Court officially ruled that dismissing an employee for being homosexual or transgender violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 under Title VII. In 1964, Congress “outlawed discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race,...