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Insight and analysis on issues that affect California employers

Welcome to my Monday Morning Briefings! A few years ago, in the middle of all the COVID craziness, I really wanted to find a better way to disseminate information to my clients, because the laws kept changing, the world had gone mad, and everyone would call, text, and even message me on social media trying to find out the latest legal developments. So I created this platform to try to keep you as up to date as possible with the ever changing landmines that comprise California employment law, as well as compliance tips I glean from my every day legal practice. 

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Wage & Hour

July 1 Minimum Wage Increases on the Horizon

As most California employers now know, California does not have just one minimum wage.   Depending on your location and your industry, minimum wage can vary greatly in our lovely golden state.    Some of these minimum wages increase in January, when the state minimum wage hikes.  Others, like Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (unincorporated!), and other…

Best HR Practices

The Importance of Transparency in the Workplace

Transparency is one of three words I consider key in the world of employment.  The other two are “respect” and “documentation.”  Notice I don’t include “fairness.”  Being fair is inherently subjective.   Fairness varies on your perspective, and your definition will differ greatly from that of your employees, or your kids, for that matter.  Who hasn’t…

Independent Contractors

Revisiting the Dangers of Using Independent Contractors in California

Once again, I awoke to an article in Law360 about a California caregiver placement business, and its owners, facing over $4.4 million in citations from the state Labor Commissioner  for misclassifying 144 caregivers as independent contractors.  Last year, I wrote about the California Labor Commissioner citing the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC and three janitorial contractors…

Sexual Harassment

After All These Years – Why Are We STILL Talking About Sexual Harassment?

I intended to visit the age-old topic of sexual harassment anyway, because I recently saw that a California winery just agreed to pay $1.5M to end an EEOC led sexual harassment case.   But then, the Congressman who may well have been California’s leading candidate for Governor got hit with massive sexual harassment and assault allegations,…

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