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Getting the notice requirements right is one of the trickiest aspects of CFRA compliance. CER’s free White Paper, Notice Requirements for CFRA and FMLA: California Labor Laws, explains what you need to know, courtesy of Marjorie Fochtman, Esq., and Deborah Schwartz, Esq., attorneys at the San Francisco office of Nixon Peabody, LLP. The White Paper […]
Retaliation claims are on the rise, and it’s no surprise, says attorney Joseph L. Beachboard. They’re relatively easy to establish and they often pay off even when the underlying charge is not sustained—but they’re also easy to prevent. What makes retaliation suits so easy to bring? asks Beachboard, who is a shareholder in the Los […]
An industry that’s no stranger to government scrutiny and suspicion has the promise of more oversight … and costs. DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently proposed expanding the reach of its minimum-wage and overtime requirements to cover more home health care and other home care workers – the folks who work with the elderly […]
Employers that own corporate jets and pay a management company to fly them were not pleased by a recent IRS memo on tax treatment of such arrangements, and two private aviation trade associations have been working with IRS on relief. Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum 20120026 , although not binding (see note at end of this […]
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the New York Times on August 30. 1. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh. Lessons from business (pizza place, worm farm, Zappos) and life. 2. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. […]
Summer is over, and the kids are back at school—and so are their parents. As you well know, some of your employees will undoubtedly be traveling to their children’s schools at various times throughout the school year for meetings and activities. Do you know the rules regarding when parents can take work leave to participate […]
Sacramento lawmakers are debating a host of proposals that would impact employers. We’ll look at some of the key legislation that’s on the table.
A wave of state minimum wage increases and proposed bills is reshaping efforts to raise the federal minimum wage. Dozens of states have taken up minimum wage bills over the last year, with five states — Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota and West Virginia — passing measures in the last few months. According to the National […]
Signals that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is ramping up enforcement became clearer with the levying of a record $87,430,000 proposed penalty against BP Products North America Inc. on October 30. The previous largest penalty, $21 million, was issued in 2005, also against BP, according to OSHA. OSHA levied the proposed penalty […]
What’s happening at EEOC and OFCCP? Increased resources for compliance and new areas of focus, says Leslie Silverman, former Vice Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Silverman, a partner at Proskauer, LLP, in Washington, D.C., offered her take on the Obama administration’s compliance tactics at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Employment Law […]