According to a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, employer vacation policies are “broken” and “don’t work.” Analysis of Typical Employer Vacation Policies The typical employer policy allows an employee who has accrued paid time off to submit a request for vacation. That employee then has to “cram extra work into the week(s) before… Read More
California Employers Must Now Give Notice to All New Hires of Their Domestic Violence Rights
On July 1, 2017 a new California law went into effect that adds yet another notice that California employers must give to new employees at the time of hire. Existing California Law For several years now, California Labor Code § 230 has prohibited California employers from discharging, or in any manner discriminating or retaliating against, an employee… Read More
CA Supreme Court — Employees Have Broad Discovery Rights in PAGA Actions
Yesterday, in a unanimous 7-0 opinion, the California Supreme Court held in Williams v. Marshalls of CA that plaintiffs suing employers in Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) are entitled to broad discovery rights. Specifically, the Court held that PAGA plaintiffs can force an employer-defendant to turn over the names and contact information of other current and former… Read More
San Francisco Employers May No Longer Ask About or Consider Salary History
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today approved a new ordinance that prohibits employers from asking candidates about their salary history. The new ordinance, if signed by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee as expected, will go into effect on July 1, 2018. Referred to as the “Parity in Pay Ordinance,” the new San Francisco law… Read More
CA Supreme Court Clarifies Employers’ “Day of Rest” Obligations
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court answered some admittedly “unsettled questions” under California law regarding an employer’s obligation to provide a day of rest to employees under California’s day of rest statutes (codified at Labor Code §550-558.1. These statutes prohibit an employer from “caus[ing] his employees to work more than six days in seven” (§552), but do not… Read More
Job Available — Family Law Associate Attorney (Pleasanton)
I have been exclusively retained by Ross Family Law, P.C. in Pleasanton, CA to recruit a new associate for their firm. This is a great opportunity to work on sophisticated, high asset family law cases in a relaxed and friendly environment…where dogs are welcome too! If you are interested in applying, or if you know… Read More
Federal Court Rules that Title VII Protects Gays and Lesbians from Workplace Discrimination
For the first time ever, a federal appellate court has ruled that sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination that is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College came from the full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 8-3 vote. In… Read More
When Joking With Employees Leads to Bad Behavior
Recently, Harvard Business Review author Kai Chi Yam published an article entitled, “When Joking With Your Employees Leads to Bad Behavior.” The author’s goal was to understand the impact that a leader’s jokes can have on the behaviors and actions of his/her employees. After conducting lengthy research with workers in the United States and China, the… Read More
How to Hire the Right Person
Recently, Adam Bryant of the New York Times published an excellent article on hiring entitled, “The Hiring Manager’s Guide to Hiring the Right Person.” In speaking with over 500 corporate leaders for his “Corner Office” series, Mr. Bryant asked each of them, “How do you hire?” Those conversations are synthesized in this article, and the… Read More
Job Available — Family Law Associate Attorney (San Francisco)
I have been exclusively retained by the San Francisco family law firm The Wald Law Group to recruit a new associate for their firm. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a nationally known family law attorney on cutting edge issues including parentage, assisted reproduction, and adoption. If you are interested in applying, or… Read More