HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Governor Jerry Brown signed several key employment law bills that businesses need to be aware of for the coming year. With a few strokes of his pen on September 30th, 2018, the last day to sign or veto bills, Governor Jerry Brown altered the landscape for California employers in a number of significant ways. Senate Bills.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 29, 2019

Our latest white paper answers all your questions about the new harassment prevention training requirements. You’ve all heard the news that California employers with five or more employees located anywhere must now provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees — not just supervisors, as was the previous law.

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Several new laws will affect California employers’ daily operations and policies in 2018 and beyond. The California Chamber of Commerce today released the list of new employment laws scheduled to take effect in 2018 and beyond that will affect California employers’ daily operations and policies.

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The Governor signed “clean up” legislation to help clarify training deadlines for employers. As you may remember, on January 1, 2019, a new California law went into effect that made substantial changes to mandatory sexual harassment prevention training. Employer Training Deadlines.

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Employers need to be aware of a few significant new 2020 employment laws that may affect their daily business operations, policies and employees. AB 9 is a repeat of 2018’s AB 1870, which Governor Jerry Brown vetoed. In 2019, the California Legislature and Governor Newsom enacted 870 bills. Superior Court of Los Angeles.

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Zenefits

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In addition, employers have to contend with a state legislature that has been quite active of over the past several years. They also have to content with a regulator, the California Industrial Welfare Commission, whose regulations have the force of law. Ignoring complaints has led to expensive legal actions for employers.

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Dozens of new laws will affect employers in 2019, but some won’t have an impact until 2020 or 2021. Many of the new laws stem from the #MeToo movement and strengthen harassment protections, while others clear up ambiguities in laws that took effect in 2018, such as the ban on asking about an applicant’s salary history.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 6, 2019

Today the California Chamber of Commerce launched The Workplace , a podcast that provides expert and entertaining commentary on issues critical to California employers and employees. Episodes will be released each Wednesday and include discussions about California employment laws, legislative proposals, and national and state politics.

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The Employer Handbook

JULY 13, 2018

By Chris Potter (Flickr: 3D Judges Gavel) [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday, I blogged here about the most important employment law decision of 2018. But, none should be happier than my friend, Dave Koller of Koller Law, LLC , who represents Ms. It’s a case called Minarsky v. 1,888 words long.

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The Employer Handbook

JULY 13, 2018

By Chris Potter (Flickr: 3D Judges Gavel) [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday, I blogged here about the most important employment law decision of 2018. But, none should be happier than my friend, Dave Koller of Koller Law, LLC , who represents Ms. It’s a case called Minarsky v. 1,888 words long.

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HR Morning

JANUARY 5, 2018

With the new year came new rules for California employers. Here are five new California laws that went into effect January 1st. Once a conditional job offer is made, the employer may ask about any convictions, and decide whether the nature and gravity of such an offense would conflict with the duties of the position.

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EverFi - HR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Now that phrase is making its way into workplaces around the country as organizations continue to look for new ways to address the age-old problem of harassment. Traditional harassment prevention has taken a primarily punitive tone—focused on what employees should not do, versus what they should do.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 28, 2019

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has released a 2018 advice memo from its Office of General Counsel regarding “whether various Employer [CVS Health] social media rules are unlawfully overbroad“ under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). But the rest of the company’s social media policies fall within the law.

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Silkroad

OCTOBER 9, 2018

2018 was a banner year for changes in legislation regarding corporate harassment training, making it more important than ever for companies to foster a respectful workplace, specifically regarding in harassment, discrimination, and diversity. One way to do that is by effective training all employees on those topics.

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HRWatchdog

MAY 22, 2019

Do you have the same compliance concerns as the employers in this survey? Over the past year, employers’ compliance challenges increased significantly thanks to both an uptick in federal employment law enforcement, and the growing “patchwork” of state and local requirements, according to the 2019 Littler Annual Employer Survey.

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The new transgender rights poster must be displayed starting January 1, 2018. California recently passed a new law ( SB 396 ) that requires all California employers to post a “Transgender Rights in the Workplace” poster starting January 1, 2018. Mandatory Training Requirement.

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 20, 2018

A jury awarded an employee with a speech impediment $500,000 because he was harassed by a supervisor who mimicked his stutter. The central issue on appeal was whether the supervisor’s conduct was sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute disability harassment. When does a joking atmosphere become a hostile work environment?

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Empxtrack

MARCH 12, 2018

They have to comply with the employment laws at all times and failing to do so can result in major legal consequences for the business. There are laws and regulations about everything from hiring practices, to wage payment, to workplace safety. But the job doesn’t end here. Recruiting Top Talent. Executing Continuous Compliance.

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Global People Strategist

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The anti-sexual harassment movement, commonly referred to on social media as the #MeToo movement, continues to gain momentum as it sweeps the world. More and more countries have become aware of this movement and are beginning to set in place rules and regulations for the workplace that will help protect employees from sexual harassment.

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HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It seems that you can’t open a paper or watch a newscast without encountering another sexual harassment bombshell. Despite the broad coverage, however, there’s still confusion about the difference between sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual battery. Steve: You’ve mentioned harassment and assault a couple times.

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Embroker

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Let’s hope your answers to these questions are “No” and “Not much because I didn’t face any employment-related lawsuits.”. If that is the case, you are one lucky employer. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 67,448 charges of workplace discrimination in 2020 and obtained $439.2 According to U.S.

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Global People Strategist

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The anti-sexual harassment movement, commonly referred to on social media as the #MeToo movement, continues to gain momentum as it sweeps the world. More and more countries have become aware of this movement and are beginning to set in place rules and regulations for the workplace that will help protect employees from sexual harassment.

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HR Digest

JULY 10, 2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) saw 76,000+ discrimination charges filed in the year 2018, with a majority of them stating that more than one-half of the cases were retaliation cases against the employer. The employer can give different reasons and block advancements which are forms of workplace retaliation.

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HRExecutive

DECEMBER 7, 2017

” A new survey from XpertHR on the top 15 most challenging HR compliance issues for next year reveals that, unsurprisingly, current events are weighing heavily on the minds of HR leaders these days as they look ahead to 2018. It’s been an eventful year, to say the least.

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HR Shelf

JUNE 7, 2022

A study by California Law Review revealed that 82% of whistleblowers had to suffer harassment, about 60% had their jobs taken away, and about 17% lost their homes. Unethical relationships: When a subordinate feels pressured to accept the advances of a supervisor to protect their employment. Read on to understand. .

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Bullying doesn’t necessarily lead to unlawful harassment or discrimination, but it can. What starts as isolated instances can turn into a hostile work environment on the basis of gender, gender identity/expression, transgender status or sexual orientation — all protected classes under California law.

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Empxtrack

MARCH 12, 2018

They have to comply with the employment laws at all times and failing to do so can result in major legal consequences for the business. There are laws and regulations about everything from hiring practices, to wage payment, to workplace safety. But the job doesn’t end here. Recruiting Top Talent.

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2018

With the influence of the #MeToo movement, the EEOC saw a 12 percent increase in the number of sexual harassment charges filed this year. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) demonstrates a heightened awareness in the workplace about sexual harassment since the #MeToo movement took off last year.

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Homebase

DECEMBER 12, 2018

2018 was quite a year in employment law especially for employers of hourly workers. The trends of 2018 will continue through 2019 including Department of Homeland Security worksite investigations, gun legislation, tipped wage changes, and the continued state trends of legalizing marijuana. . Tipped Wages.

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HRExecutive

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Keeping up with compliance , a moving target within the human resource space, affects employers of all sizes. And as compliance continues to grow more complicated, antiquated systems for staying on the right side of the law are being replaced by technology-driven solutions that can simplify success in reducing legal exposure.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Employers need to be aware of numerous key issues when drafting severance agreements. Mainly by demonstrating that the employer coerced the employee into signing, or otherwise put the employee under duress. Employers should clearly state that the restriction does not prevent the employee from doing these things now or in the future.

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WorkHuman

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

One message from #MeToo is clear: When it comes to sexist treatment and harassment of women, men are the problem. For starters, it’s important for men to acknowledge that “sexual harassment remains prevalent,” says the Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey and LeanIn.org. But what does it mean to be a male ally to women?

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HRWatchdog

JULY 23, 2018

DFEH settlements can cost employers lots of money. In recent months, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has settled a number of employment cases, and, compared to previous years, enforcement looks as if it’s been stepped up. The store agreed to pay the workers $90,000 and severance packages.

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HRWatchdog

JANUARY 5, 2018

Welcome to 2018! New Harassment Prevention Training Requirements. Other 2018 employment laws and their impact on such topics as Personnel Records , Privacy , Leaves of Absence , Discrimination and many more. Use this page for a quick guide to updates to individual employment law topics.

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 28, 2017

2017 has been another busy year for employers. and January 1, 2018, will bring even more new employment laws. Our most read HRWatchdog posts of 2017 reflect some of the top employment law stories of this year, including new local and state laws and regulations, major court decisions and other timely information.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Back in the early Summer of 2017, most of the experts — the pundits, if you will — were predicting that American businesses were not going to spend as much in 2018 on advice from employment law attorneys. When to hand it off to a third party. Image Credit: Photofunia.com ([link]. The rest is history.

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Register online now! Su, Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency — appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in January of 2019 to serve as his cabinet advisor on labor issues and employment programs for workers and businesses throughout California. Featured keynote is Julie A. Over lunch, keynote Julie A.

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