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Hey Boss, Where’s My Chair

The Latest Demand on California Employers: Provide a Chair to your Employees A recent class-action lawsuit against the CVS pharmacy chain was one of many filed in California during the last several years against corporations that required workers to stand. In a unanimous ruling Monday, the California Supreme Court clarified labor law in a way that […]

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More than 5 Employees? Are You Prepared for new FEHA regulations

Are you prepared for new, April 2016 FEHA regulations? New California regulations that took effect on April 1, 2016, requires employers with 5 or more employees to develop written anti-discrimination and harassment policies that meet several new requirements. These regulations require employers to develop and distribute anti-discrimination and harassment policies to employees. Requirements Under the […]

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Taco Bell just Learned an Expensive Lesson – Meal & Rest Breaks

Does your Employee Handbook Have a Compliant Meal and Rest Period Policy?  Taco Bell workers were just awarded approximately $496,000 in a class action suit that alleged meal and rest period violations. The plaintiffs in the suit claimed that Taco Bell failed to properly provide meal breaks before the fifth hour of work as required by California […]

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Do You Know the Required California New Hire Forms?

Required Forms and Pamphlets for New Hires in California. Get off on the right foot and ensure that you are giving all your new hires the proper forms and pamphlets on their first day. Below we have provided a list and explanation of the forms and pamphlets that must be given to newly hired employees […]

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Fully Paid Leave for New Parents in San Francisco

San Francisco Becomes First Place in Country to Offer Fully Paid Leave for New Parents. The measure was approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors and will give new mothers and fathers six weeks of fully paid time off. The measure requires another formal vote by the board next week as well as approval by […]

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