Beginning January 1, 2016, the new standard IRS mileage rates are: $0.54/mile for business miles driven; $0.19/mile for medical or moving purposes; and $0.14/mile for service to charitable organizations. Employers that use the standard IRS rates for employee reimbursement purposes should review and adjust their expense reimbursement policies to be consistent with these new guidelines…. Read More
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Governor Brown Signs AB 1506, Giving Employers an Opportunity to Cure Certain PAGA Violations
On October 2, 2015, Governor Brown signed AB 1506 which amends California’s Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) to allow employers the cure certain pay stub violations which otherwise could have triggered PAGA liability. Under existing California law, an employer must present each employee with an itemized pay stub that includes all the required information —… Read More
How to Terminate a Struggling Employee
In today’s Harvard Business Review, I came across a good article that discusses practical tips for how to professionally and respectfully terminate a struggling employee. The employee is a good person, and was at one time a productive and positive team member, but things have changed and you now need to part ways. In this… Read More
San Francisco’s “Retail Workers Bill of Rights” Becomes Law
On November 25, 2004, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a first-in-the-nation “Retail Workers Bill of Rights.” This new legislation requires “formula retail” employers (chain stores with at least 20 outlets worldwide) who have 20 or more employees in San Francisco to provide the following job protections: 1. “Good faith” written estimate of work… Read More
Governor Brown Signs AB 2053 Requiring Sexual Harassment Training to Include Material on Bullying
Earlier today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2053. This new law requires that mandatory sexual harassment training now include information about “abusive conduct” in the workplace. Abusive conduct is defined to include: “Conduct of an employer or employee in the workplace, with malice, that a reasonable person would find hostile, offensive, and unrelated to… Read More
Obama Extends Family Leave Benefits to Married Gay Couples
Yesterday, the federal government announced several regulatory changes that extend marriage benefits to same-sex couples. This announcement — and the legal changes that come with it — are the result of last year’s historic Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) which previously prohibited… Read More
The Executive Compensation Debate: New Study Debunks Old Assumptions
The financial meltdown that began in 2008 caused a lot of finger-pointing: who was to blame and why? Although the list of potential culprits is long and varied — from bank deregulation, to the increased use of credit default swaps and other hyper-complex financing structures, to a “play today, pay tomorrow” mentality that allowed average… Read More
