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Employers Should Have Reasonable Suspicion for Drug Testing Workers
Can I drug test my employee who is acting strangely and not answering questions correctly? His behavior is very suspicious.
Every California employer can require...
Rest Breaks May Not Be Combined Except in Limited Circumstances
My employees all work an 8-hour day. It’s my understanding that when an employee works an 8-hour day, he or she is entitled to...
Dress Codes Must Be Applied in Nondiscriminatory Manner
Can I have a separate dress code for men and women? For years our company has had a separate dress code for men and...
State Expands Protections for Assistive/Support Animals in Workplace
My employee asked to bring his rat with him to work. He says the rat is a “support animal” that helps him deal with...
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...
Policy Determines Vacation Accrual During Probationary Period
If an employee is terminated before completing a 90-day probationary period, do we have to pay accrued vacation?
Yes, in most instances you are required...
Recording Conversation Requires Permission of All Parties
My employee wants to use her cell phone to privately record a conversation with another employee (without her knowledge). Can she do this?
The answer...
Paid Sick Leave Policy: What If I Want to Make Changes?
• We adopted the accrual method of paid sick leave and put that into effect last July and we now want to change to...
Request to ‘Cash Out’ Unused Sick Leave Raises Questions for Employer
Last July 1, my company gave all of our employees 24 hours of sick leave in a lump sum in order to comply with...
Varied Uses of Paid Sick Leave Available Upon Employee Request
How can employees use California’s mandatory paid sick leave (PSL)?
Under the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplace Act, California employers are required to allow employees who...
