State Meal/Rest Rules Don’t Apply to Truck Drivers Subject to U.S. Law
I own a trucking company and my drivers are covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. I know they are not covered by California’s...
No Retroactive Fix for Underpayment to Exempt Employee
I recently took over as HR director for my company, and I discovered that for the last seven months, the company wasn’t paying the...
California Laws Generally Apply Only within Borders of State
Since the pandemic, my company has been allowing employees to work from home. Without informing our human resources department, several of these employees have...
Final Wages to Fired Employee Should Include Reporting Time Pay
Late during the shift one afternoon, I discovered one of the employees had been stealing from the company. I immediately sent him home. When...
Absence Due to Workers’ Comp Injury May Qualify for Family Leave
I have an employee who was injured at work, and his doctor put him on leave for the next three months. The employee filed...
Make Sure Holiday Pay Policies Spell Out Details of Company’s Intent
My company has a holiday policy that simply lists the holidays that the company observes, but it doesn’t state how much people get paid...
How to Handle Paystub Listing for COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
I read that the California COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave expired on September 30, but I haven’t seen anything about the requirement to list...
When Employee Chooses to Work from Home, Who Pays the Costs?
As a result of COVID-19, many of my employees have been reluctant to come into the office to do their jobs. In an effort...
Retroactive COVID Paid Sick Leave Due When Employee Requests It
I have a business with approximately 40 employees, and I just read something that said California passed a law making COVID sick leave retroactive...
Steps to Consider When Employee Telecommutes from Another State
As a result of COVID-19, we’ve had a lot of employees working remotely, but now some of them are planning to move out of...
New Federal COVID Law Includes Option to Offer Paid Sick Leave
I remember reading that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2020. Do I need to pay...
Calculating Federal COVID-19 Paid Leave for Illness, Distance Learning
How much time is an employee entitled to use under federal COVID-19 law if he needs to stay home to supervise distance learning for...
Why Temperature Checks, Doctor’s Note May Be OK for COVID-19
With the current coronavirus pandemic, I have been wondering what I can do to protect my employees in the workplace. May we take the...
Limits to Conducting Background Checks on Job Applicants
My company uses a background check company to conduct background checks on our applicants. Recently, I received a report that included a felony conviction...
Medical Proof of Disability Needed to Start Accommodation Process
One of my employees who has been with the company for a few years (and who was about to get written up for failing...
How Deadline Extension Affects Timing of Harassment Training
I just read that the Governor signed a new law that changes the timing for the new sexual harassment training. What are the new...
Request for Employment Records: Steps to Consider Before Responding
I received a document in the mail the other day from a law firm requesting a wide variety of employment records related to one...
