Insights

September 5, 2024 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

New IRS Ruling Gives Employers and Employees More Benefits Flexibility

A recent IRS private letter ruling will potentially allow employees more flexibility to determine how employer 401K contributions are paid out to them. READ MORE

August 22, 2024 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

California Employers Must Display New Whistleblower Rights Poster

Governor Newsom signed AB 2299 which requires all California employers to prominently display a new whistleblower rights poster in the workplace effective January 1, 2025. READ MORE

July 26, 2024 by Danielle Roberts

Employee Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)

This week Fast Company published an article about employee performance improvement plans (PIPs). A PIP is a structured plan that is developed by the employer for an under-performing employee. In general, a PIP (a) outlines specific areas where the employee is failing to perform satisfactorily, (b) states concrete... READ MORE

July 9, 2024 by Cari A. Cohorn

Governor Signs PAGA Reform Bills to Ease Burdens on Employers

California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) deputizes any employee who has experienced a violation of virtually any state employment law to sue to recover penalties arising out of violations he or she experienced – plus penalties arising out of violations committed against every one of his or her... READ MORE

June 26, 2024 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

July 1st Deadline for Workplace Violence Prevention Plans

As we blogged about here back in March, this coming Monday, July 1st is the deadline for California employers to have implemented their newly required Workplace Violence Prevention Plans (WVPP). July 1st is also the deadline by which employers must have conducted their first WVPP training with all... READ MORE

May 30, 2024 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Court Strikes Down California Anti-Arbitration Statute

The California legislature is notoriously hostile to mandatory arbitration agreements in the employment context. That’s because the legislature believes employers have more negotiating power than employees; thus, the arbitration agreements that employers give to employees often have one-sided terms that heavily favor the employer. The employee often feels... READ MORE

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