IMPROVING WORKPLACE DIVERSITY WITHOUT VIOLATING THE LAW

Recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce are priorities for many employers. Employers must remember, however, that discrimination is illegal even when undertaken for a benign purpose, such as improving workforce diversity. In this column, we discuss best...

CALIFORNIA REQUIRES “ABUSIVE CONDUCT” TRAINING

California has become one of the first states to require employers to provide preventive training on “abusive conduct” in the workplace. “Abusive conduct” is a broader and vaguer standard than unlawful harassment. The new law, AB 2053, modifies the requirements of AB...

THE EEOC STEPS UP CHALLENGES TO EMPLOYERS’ RELEASE AGREEMENTS

A. Introduction Employers’ motivation to obtain a release of claims may range from reducing the risk of litigation after a group layoff, to resolving a live dispute with a single employee. These goals generally are consistent with the strong public policy favoring...

CALIFORNIA MANDATES SICK LEAVE

Recently, California became the second state to require private employers to provide paid sick leave. The new law, called the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (“A.B. 1522”), goes into effect on July 1, 2015, and will affect private employers of every size...

NO-SWITCHING AGREEMENTS AND ANTI-TRUST LITIGATION

It is said that employees are an employer’s most valuable asset. Unlike most assets, however, employees can pick up and leave when “opportunity knocks.” Employee turnover not only causes higher payroll and recruiting costs, but also risk disclosure of trade secrets...

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