EVALUATING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: TIPS AND PITFALLS

by Jennifer Brown Shaw | The Daily Recorder | Jun 25, 2006

Many employers evaluate their employees’ performance at some point during the employment relationship, such as annually or at the conclusion of an introductory period. Often, however, these employers conduct performance reviews as a matter of course without...

PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT JOB REFERENCES: NOT AS RISKY AS IT SOUNDS

by Jennifer Brown Shaw | The Daily Recorder | Jun 20, 2006

Many employers hesitate to provide job references because they fear liability. Of course, a negative employment reference could give rise to many different types of claims, including defamation, interference with prospective advantage, blacklisting under Labor Code...

“LIGHT DUTY” AND THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCESS

by Jennifer Brown Shaw | The Daily Recorder | Jun 15, 2006

A California Court of Appeal recently concluded employers are not required to make temporary light-duty positions permanent as an accommodation under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). The court’s decision in Raine v. City...

EXEMPT EMPLOYEES AND PARTIAL-DAY ABSENCES

by Jennifer Brown Shaw | The Daily Recorder | Jun 10, 2006

For the past several years, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) has taken the position that employers may not deduct partial-day absences from exempt employees’ accrued vacation leave banks. Recently, however, the First District Court...

RULES REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT OF EMPLOYEES’ EXPENSES

by Jennifer Brown Shaw | The Daily Recorder | Jun 5, 2006

Under California law, employees must be fairly compensated when they use their own money or equipment at work. The Legislature’s intent is that employees should not bear losses or expenses incurred in the service of their employers. There are a number of laws...

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