BEWARE – legal fees, employees yes, employers no
California
BEWARE – legal fees, employees yes, employers no

While the title of this Alert is a slight overstatement, it is not that far from reality. In 2013, SB 462 which was signed into…

California Employer LAWlert: FORCED USE OF VACATION FOUND TO VIOLATE THE NO ‘USE-IT-OR-LOSE-IT’ PROVISION OF CALIFORNIA LAW
California
California Employer LAWlert: FORCED USE OF VACATION FOUND TO VIOLATE THE NO ‘USE-IT-OR-LOSE-IT’ PROVISION OF CALIFORNIA LAW

Recently the 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled against Lexmark International, Inc., that its vacation policy violated California Labor Code Section 227.3 which states in…

California Employer LAWlert: Urgent Alert
California
California Employer LAWlert: Urgent Alert

On September 25, 2013, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law making California the first state to reach a $10 per hour minimum wage.…

CA UPDATE: The 2 Critical Questions From San Diego’s Sexual Harassment Scandal
California
CA UPDATE: The 2 Critical Questions From San Diego’s Sexual Harassment Scandal

By Ashley Kaplan As the number of women accusing San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment reaches the double digits, public interest surrounding the…

CA UPDATE: Special 2013 Legal Update Alert
California
CA UPDATE: Special 2013 Legal Update Alert

SPECIAL 2013 LEGAL UPDATE ALERT As part of Holman HR’s continuing efforts to keep you, our client apprised of new legislation, below is a comprehensive…

URGENT - January Alert - NEW PDL REQUIREMENTS
California
URGENT - January Alert - NEW PDL REQUIREMENTS

New PDL rules went into effect 12-30-12. These changes to California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Law requires all employers in the state to display new postings…

Arbitration Agreements and Employment
California
Arbitration Agreements and Employment

EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS:  Good news for employers, at least those outside of California   The Case & Ruling: Rent-A-Center v. Jackson, the United States Supreme…

CA Update LAWlert: Supreme Court broadens definition of employer
California
CA Update LAWlert: Supreme Court broadens definition of employer

In California under the IWC wage orders an entity can be held part of an employer/employee relationship if any one of the following three scenarios…

CA UPDATE: Is Your Commissioned In-House Sales Employee Exempt from Overtime?
California
CA UPDATE: Is Your Commissioned In-House Sales Employee Exempt from Overtime?

Under California law, a commissioned inside sales representative covered either by Wage Order 4 or Wage Order 7 can be classified as an exempt employee…

CA UPDATE: New Workers Comp. Law Effective 10/08/10
California
CA UPDATE: New Workers Comp. Law Effective 10/08/10

Effective October 8, 2010, California employers must comply with new workers' compensation posting requirements as a result of recently passed regulations. All California employers must…

Get A Free Sample Employee Handbook In Your Inbox Curious what our Employee Handbook's look like? Enter your email below, and we'll send you an example.

This form requires you to be logged in.