2019 Legal Update for Employers Getting up-to-date with new Employment and Wage and Hour Laws Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce presents a webinar on Thursday January 11 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This webinar is FREE to chamber members and $20 to non-members RSVP ONLINE HERE EMPLOYMENT LAW TOPICS THAT EVERY EMPLOYER NEEDS TO […]
By: Rebecca L. Gombos, Esq. and Kristina Kourasis, Esq. With California’s new sexual harassment laws, we expect sexual harassment claims to increase as the floodgates of reporting have opened up, prompting many to revisit their workplace policies and training. What is not obvious to many companies is how to deal with this change. With the […]
Annual Employment Law Update & Best Practices Seminar presented by INSURENEX. Employment Law expert Oscar E. Rivas, Esq., will bring business owners, Directors and Managers up to date with the employment law changes taking place in 2019 and how to best implement and manage the changes. Key areas to be covered: Independent Contractors (Dynamex Ops. […]
According to a recent California Supreme Court decision, California employers cannot require employees to work off-the-clock without compensation, even if only for a few minutes. The Court’s ruling in Troester v. Starbucks should be a warning to all employers to review their timekeeping procedures to ensure that all time worked is recorded and compensated. Douglas […]
By Muhannad A. Malki. Social Service agencies (both for profit and non-profit) working via contract with various Regional Centers and/or DMH (Department of Mental Health) are now being contractually obligated to carry Privacy/Cyber Liability Insurance. This has been a naturally progressing inevitability as Cyber risks and exposures continue to grow. Additionally, California recently enacted the […]
The Property Service Workers Protection Act is a law that went into effect January 1, 2017 to protect janitors against wage theft and sexual harassment. The Act has three parts: record keeping, registration with the Labor Commissioner’s Office, and sexual harassment training. The Act requires all janitorial employers to: Keep detailed records for three years (see below for […]
Al Landegger is selected as a featured speaker at this year’s California Alliance Executives’ Fall Conference. Our very own, Alfred Landegger, Esq. will again present a highly anticipated employment law topic at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services annual executives’ fall conference. At the 2017 conference, Mr. Landegger’s program generated a standing room […]
For over 100 years the Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services organization has provided unrivaled programs for at-risk youth and their families and has grown to become a leading proponent and innovator of services that now include mental health, foster family services, adoption services, and residential based school services and educational programs. As an avid […]
You may have noticed that the federal Department of Labor (DOL) forms used to manage leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) expired on May 31, 2018. If you looked for updated forms before they expired, you would not have found any. Here is why: The federal DOL has to submit forms to […]
In its recent and much anticipated Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis decision, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of class and collective action waivers in arbitration agreements. In light of the Epic Systems Corp. decision, attached is a sample arbitration agreement which includes a class action waiver. However, do not implement the agreement […]