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California Supreme Court Round Up

by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | The Daily Recorder | October 11, 2022

The California Supreme Court issued several employment law decisions during the past year. We summarize below the most important of these rulings. Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. Under California law, employers who require a non-exempt employee to work...

Small Business Grant Money for Paid Family Leave

by Jennifer Shaw and JR Riddell | The Daily Recorder | September 6, 2022

Beginning in June 2022, California businesses with between 1 and 100 employees may qualify to receive grants of up to $2,000 for each employee who is off work for a reason covered by California’s Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) program. The intent of the PFL Small Business...

U.S. Supreme Court Round-Up

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Brooke Kozak | The Daily Recorder | August 8, 2022

During its most recent term, the United States Supreme Court issued eight decisions that may affect California employers. We summarize these rulings below. Vaccine Mandates and Agency Deference On November 5, 2021, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)...

The Accused’s “Right” to the Complaint in Workplace Investigations

by Jennifer Shaw and Megan Donaghey | The Daily Recorder | July 22, 2022

Employers must investigate potential workplace misconduct, particularly when it implicates internal equal employment opportunity policies. The “accused,” or respondent, in such an investigation, understandably needs to know the basis of the complaint against them....

Remote Worker Onboarding Challenges

by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | The Daily Recorder | June 6, 2022

The increase in remote workers has created many new and unique challenges for employers, one of which is how to onboard workers who never come to an office or job site. California law requires employers to provide specific information to new employees in writing. ...

Small Businesses May Demand Mediation of Family Leave Disputes

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and JR Riddel | The Daily Recorder | May 10, 2021

In April 2022, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) provided insight about its new pilot mediation program for certain claims under the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”). The program is a significant benefit to “small employers” subject to the...