According to California employment law, some employers who maintain staff in that state are required to post updated notices about Fair Employment and Housing Act rules. Employers subject to FEHA may have to comply regardless how big or small their in-state work...
Employee Rights
Changes coming to the overtime salary threshold in 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced two changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act that will take effect in 2016. California workers might want to be aware of changes to overtime pay to maintain an understanding of when they should receive extra earnings. The...
DFEH announces guidelines about transgender rights
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently announced guidelines for employers about the extension of workplace protections to transgendered workers under the state's Fair Employment and Housing Act. Protections under the FEHA were expanded in...
Zika virus precautions for employees and employers
California employees who travel internationally for work may wonder what their rights are when it comes to traveling to countries where the mosquito-borne Zika virus is prevalent. Because the Zika virus is linked to birth defects, pregnant women and their partners are...
Ways California workplaces may be breaking laws
Although many people are aware that employees are protected from being discriminated against for things like their gender or race, there are a number of other rules that employers must follow, and many are being broken regularly. One of the most common examples of...
Companies criticized for classifying workers as contractors
California is home to some of the nation's most innovative and successful computer and Internet companies, and many of the most recent technology success stories have involved so-called on-demand businesses like the transportation company Uber. These businesses offer...
Avoiding legal retaliation when reporting a hostile workplace
Many employees write long emails to their human resources departments or bosses to complain about all the ways that they are being harassed at work, and then they are fired afterward. California workers might be surprised to learn that reporting bullying, harassment...
Wage issues that employers face
There were about 9,000 federal lawsuits and thousands more state lawsuits filed over wage and hour issues in the first nine months of 2015. California employers and their employees may be surprised to learn that the number of federal cases filed has risen about 450...
How employees should handle overtime work requests
It’s natural when you get a new job to want to make a good impression. You want to impress your superiors and do your best to fit in. This may involve taking on projects that others may not want or going the extra mile to make sure that you are noticed. This may...
Tips for millennials who may want to leave a job
Much has been said about millennials and their place they have (or at least the place millennials think they should have) in the workplace. Some believe that millennials are self-absorbed and deluded by a sense of entitlement. Others believe that they are simply...