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Proposed Revisions To FMLA Regulations: The Time To Comment Is Now
Top Ten New Year's Resolutions California Employers Should Make
 

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement

What An Employer Needs To Know About Arbitration Agreements
 

Background Checks, Employment Applications, and Drug and Alcohol Testing

Can An Employer Ask An Applicant To Disclose Any Prior Felony Or Misdemeanor Convictions On An Employment Application?
Employee Background Checks In California
 

Disability Management and Accommodation Compensation and Benefits

Access Disability Lawsuits: Chances Are You Will Be Affected
Accommodation For Employees With Disabilities
 

Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Are Employers Strictly Liable For Sexual Harassment Perpetrated By A Supervisor?
Protecting Against Discrimination and Harrassment Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court Expands The Definition of Illegal "Retaliation" Under Title VII
 

Employee Hiring, Discipline, and Termination

Discipline, Discharge & Documentation In The Workplace
How Can I Utilize Contract Workers Without Creating A Joint Employment Relationship?
Terminated Employee Files For Unemployment Benefits -- What Should I Do?
 

Human Resources Advice, Counseling and Training

'Tis The Season: Employer Liability For Injuries Caused By Intoxicated Employees
Can An Employer Enforce A Grooming Policy?
Liability for Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors
May I Require My Employees To Wear A Particular Uniform?
New Liability for Non-Compete Agreements
What Can I Do To Assist In The Current Crises In Iraq?
What Do I Do When I Receive A Subpoena For Personnel Information?
What Is An Injury And Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)?
 

Lay-offs and Reductions in Force

Layoffs/Reductions In Force
 

Leaves of Absence

Do I Have To Allow Employees To Use Some Of Their Sick Time To Care For Sick Family Members?
Paid Family Leave Put In Practice
 

Litigation Avoidance

Can A Handbook Really Help Me Avoid Or Win Litigation?
Employees Disguised As Interns
What Is The New “Employee Bounty Hunter” Law?
When An Employee Quits Or Terminated, Should I have Him Or Her Sign A Release?
 

New Laws and Legislative Developments

2006 Legal Update For California Employers
Additional Employment Laws for 2008
California 2007 Employment Law Update
California Supreme Court Reaffirms The At Will Doctrine
Can You Explain The New Law That Requires California Employers To Provide Supervisors With Sexual Harassment Training?
Demanding New Federal Requirements For Contractors
Department of Labor Seeking Comments on FMLA
Do I Need To Worry About Labor Code Section 2810?
House Passes Federal Minimum Wage Increase
I Have Heard That The “Bounty Hunter” Law Was Reformed To Make It Less Onerous To Employers. Is That True?
Immigration Reform: Advice For Businesses In Troubled Times
Minimum Wage Bill Goes To U.S. Senate, If Passed, Will Have Ramifications On California Employers
New Child Labor Laws For 2005
New Legislation for 2008
New State Law Requires Employers to Grant Time Off to Soldiers' Spouses
NLRB Revises Definition of "Supervisors"
San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance - What It Is And What Employers Need To Do
The Buck Stops There: California Employees May Not Transfer Their Standing as Class Representatives to Third Parties
What New Laws Are Going Into Effect In 2005?
 

Privacy in the Workplace Issues

Is It Ever Permissible To Search An Employee’s Desk Or Backpack?
 

Unfair Competition and Other Business Torts

What Every Employer Needs To Know About Wage And Hour Representative Actions Under Section 17200 Of The California Business And Professions Code
 

Wage and Hour Issues

As Long As I Pay My Managers A Salary, I Do Not Have To Worry About Overtime, Right?
California Follows Federal Law On Partial-Day Absences
Considerations When Using Telecommuting As An Alternative To Time Off
Do I Have To Give My Employees Time Off To Serve On A Jury?
Do I Have To Pay Severance When I Fire Someone?
Do I Need To Give My Employees Time Off To Vote?
Employers Obligations To Employees Who Are Called Up For Military Service
How Do I Keep Employees Who Do Not Take Breaks From Later Claiming That They Were Not Allowed To Take Them?
In The Case Of A National Emergency How Do I Handle Paying My Employees?
May I Deduct Expenses From An Employees Final Paycheck?
Navigating Through California’s Wage and Hours Laws: What Every Employer Should Know
Think Twice Before Deducting An Employee's Pay
Tip Pooling Class Action Lawsuits & The In Vogue Claim - Are You At Risk?
Wage And Hour Laws As Applied To Resident Managers
When Is It Permissible For My Employees To Have An On-Duty, Paid Meal Break?
 

Miscellaneous

Can I Require An Employee To Take A Drug Test?
What Employment Laws Must I Begin Considering As My Number Of Employees Grows?


 

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