Rules for Pay During Suspension of Nonexempt Employee
What are the rules for paying a nonexempt employee during a suspension?
A nonexempt employee may be suspended without pay. This is true whether the...
Minimum Pay Requirements If Employees Sent Home Early
Can I send employees home early if there is not enough work or for disciplinary reasons? If I can, should I just pay them...
Severance Pay Doesn’t Disqualify Workers from Unemployment Benefits
Why was my former employee granted unemployment insurance benefits when I am already paying her full wages for the next six months as severance...
GPS Tracking of Employees Raises Privacy, Penal Code Questions
Am I legally permitted to track the location of my employees using a GPS device on a cellphone or vehicle?
Monitoring employees through a GPS...
Sick Leave Accruals May Vary Based on Hours Worked
Will all employees earn three days or 24 hours of paid sick leave each year no matter how many or how few hours they...
Guns at Work: California Law Differs from Many States
My employee has a concealed carry permit and wants to bring his gun to work. He says if I don’t allow it in the...
Pregnancy Disability Leave: Returning Employee Has Right to Same Job
Do I have to give an employee her job back after her return from maternity leave?
California law requires employers of five or more to...
Electronic Delivery of Paystubs Allowable Under Specified Conditions
I would like to issue employee paystubs electronically. Is there any legal requirement that employees must receive them in hard copy on paper? Do...
Calculating Sick Leave for Employee with Multiple Rates of Pay
How do I pay for sick leave under California’s new law when an employee has more than one rate of pay? Do I pay...
No Definitive List of Disabilities in Federal or California Law
My employee says she has a fragrance sensitivity and is demanding that I purchase unscented products for our cleaning service to use, even though...
Scheduling to Accommodate Religious Beliefs: Factors to Consider
My employee just asked to be removed from the schedule for Sundays so she can attend church, and requested to work Saturdays instead. Could...
Terminating Employee Who Has Given Two Weeks’ Notice
My employee gave two weeks’ notice that she is quitting, but I want to end her employment today. Will that turn her quit into...
Correcting Underpayment in Paychecks ASAP May Limit Penalties
Due to an error with our payroll system, one of our employees was accidentally underpaid on the last payday. How can we correct this?...
Paid Family Leave Waiting Period Waived for Delayed Baby Bonding
My employee took a pregnancy disability leave for three months, and then came back to work as soon as she was released by her...
Different Policies for Different Departments Sometimes Acceptable
Our company wants to create different policies for different departments within the company, such as requiring professional business attire for our office employees but...