The COVID-19 pandemic has added an extra layer of complexity to employer-employee relationships. It’s increasingly important for employers to stay abreast of the evolving legal landscape, including the relationship between common concerns related to the virus and your...
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What constitutes retaliation against an employee?
As a business owner, you have an obligation to respect the basic rights of your workers. Complying with employment laws and safety standards is important to your company's financial solvency and ability to attract new talent. When you demote a worker, cut their wages...
Pesticide Precautions: What Employers Should Know
With the amount of produce the Central Valley grows each year, the application of pesticides presents a sizeable hazard to applicators, fieldworkers and technicians. Growers have a wide variety of steps they have to take to maintain the integrity of their operations...
Can you use comp time to avoid overtime pay?
You need an employee to stay late one night. Your small company only has a few employees, but you got a big order near the end of the day. There’s just no other way to address it unless someone stays late. Fortunately, one of your employees is willing and agrees to...
Protecting your business during a pandemic: Know the rules that apply
As an employer, it’s important for you to stay up-to-date on the latest laws and changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act. With the pandemic, it’s particularly important that you focus on doing what is right while taking steps to protect your business against...
Check the laws when an employee asks you for unpaid leave
If you run a small business, you rely on your employees showing up every day. When a staff member wants extra time off it can make things complicated. You might be inclined to refuse. However, you need to understand the Family Medical Leave Act before answering. What...
Minimize the risk of getting sued when you terminate an employee
Letting someone go is almost always difficult. As an employer, it is important for you to know how to terminate someone’s employment and to minimize the chance of getting sued in the process. Discharging an employee is seldom simple, and there will be emotions...
How the CROWN Act addresses a form of racial discrimination
Employers can engage in racial discrimination in myriad ways without realizing it. For many years, one of these has been by using so-called “grooming policies” to prohibit employees from wearing their hair in its natural state or in various styles worn predominantly...
What do employers need to know about rest breaks in California?
Employees can’t be expected to work long shifts without having some type of break during which they can rest. California law sets standards for when employers must provide rest breaks for their employees. It’s best that all employers, as well as supervisors,...
Can I fire someone who is pregnant?
One issue that could bring trouble for a California employer is terminating someone’s contract when they are pregnant. If the employee thinks that you fired them because they are pregnant, they could launch a wrongful termination lawsuit against you. Remember that the...