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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...
Reason for Travel Determines Whether Travel Time Must Be Paid
Our hourly employees report to work at the office and then travel from one work location to another using their own car, and we...
California Law Requires Employers to Pay Employees’ Expense Claims
Can we have a policy that employees’ expense claims must be turned in by a certain time period, and if the employee doesn’t meet...
Use of Megan’s List Forbidden for Employment Purposes
We did a background check on an applicant and it came back that he was a registered sex offender. Now we do not want...
How to Handle Unpaid Wages for Unmarried Deceased Employee
I recently had an unmarried employee pass away. Can I just send his unpaid wages and vacation wages to his son?
If your employee was...
State Adopts Multiple New Safety/Health Regulation Packages
As the owner of a small manufacturing business, I would like to know if there were any new regulations adopted by the Occupational Safety...
New Requirements for Paying Piece-Rate Employees for Rest Breaks
What are the requirements for compensating piece-rate paid employees for rest breaks and other nonproductive time?
A number of recent California and federal cases regarding...
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...
Where to Put Posters When Employees Work in Clients’ Homes
We have a home health business and our employees travel directly from their home to the client’s home. We are unable to post the...
Documenting Poor Performance Useful in Discrimination Claim Defense
We have a seasonal employee we have rehired every year for the past few years. He had a workers’ compensation claim last year but...
