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It’s practically impossible to try and cover everything that will change in California for both 2016 and 2017. So many midyear and other upcoming changes make it a difficult year. Why? Because it’s California, of course! Jonathan A. Siegel, partner at Jackson Lewis P.C., feels the pain of HR pros.
By Emily A. Mertes and Katharine Essick Since the California Supreme Court’s seminal meal and rest break decision Brinker v. Superior Court in 2012, employers have wrestled with whether, in their particular circumstances, it would be impractical to provide their employees with two separate rest breaks before and after a meal period during an 8-hour […]
The California Tort Claims Act requires public employers to defend and indemnify their employees for third-party claims arising out of acts within the scope of employment. Does that mean public employers must defend and indemnify an employee against a sexual harassment lawsuit?
By Michelle Lee Flores If an employee proves that an illegal reason (such as age discrimination) was a substantial motivation in his employer’s decision to terminate him, does the company have any defense to a wrongful termination claim?
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers California, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington—has given employers another thing to worry about in light of the new overtime regulations.
By Dave Johnston, JD, Sulloway & Hollis P.L.L.C. Recently, the New Hampshire Supreme Court invalidated a New Hampshire Department of Labor (NHDOL) regulation that states part-time employees who are injured at work are ineligible for the reinstatement protections afforded by certain statutory provisions of New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation law.
By Norasha L. Williams, JD, Cozen O’Connor Quite possibly as a direct consequence of what the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) describes as a “troubling trend” in the prevalence of employer policies denying or restricting the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation, the Commission recently issued guidelines emphasizing the necessity to offer leaves of […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at a research report concerning how difficulties hiring qualified talent results in difficulties with revenue potential. Today, more results from that report.
Yesterday we looked at a study that shows that employees trust business leaders more than they trust politicians. Today we present some analysis on what that study might mean.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we learned about important leadership levers discussed at the annual Association for Talent Development (ATD) Conference and Exposition held recently in Denver, Colorado. Today we have more advice from ATD, and this time we’re discussing the habits of highly successful compliance training.