Some Thoughts on Internal Workplace Investigations

by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | March 25, 2024

We’ve all been there. It’s a busy afternoon. You receive an employee complaint via email. You think to yourself, “What do I do now?” The short answer: If there are key facts you do not know, you need to investigate the complaint. Once an employer is on notice of...

California Paid Sick Leave for Part-Time Employees

by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | March 18, 2024

One of the most common questions employers ask us about California’s paid sick leave law is how it applies to part-time employees. Below we identify the three most common methods of calculating paid sick leave and address how they apply to part-time employees. Accrual...

Timekeeping Tips in Honor of Daylight Saving Time

by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | March 11, 2024

For reasons that we will never quite understand, daylight saving time is once again upon us. In the spirit of mourning the hour all lost this weekend, here are our top 10 timekeeping tips for employers: Non-exempt employees must be paid for every minute they work....

Cal/OSHA’s Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and Guidance is Here!

by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | March 6, 2024

Hats off to Cal-OSHA!  They are WAY ahead of schedule… As you probably know, by July 1, 2024, most California employers must establish, implement, and maintain an “effective” workplace violence prevention plan (“WVPP”) – read our previous blog post on the new law...

When Do Confidentiality Agreements Make Sense?

by Jennifer Shaw and Julia Melnicoe Insel | The Daily Recorder | March 6, 2024

Employers often want employees to sign a confidentiality agreement (sometimes called a “non-disclosure” agreement) to protect trade secrets, proprietary information, and other competitively sensitive business information.  But, confidentiality agreements are not a...
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