Managing Employees
Do Your Managers Possess These 5 Key Leadership Skills?
Being an effective manager requires an understanding of and a devotion to people development. A good manager or business owner makes the clear transition from employee and begins to develop specific skills that grow a team, a department, and a business. Are you as a business owner, or your managers, fulfilling the role of a…
Read MoreMeal and Rest Break Requirements
This is nothing new but the lawsuits that are rising. Missed meal and rest break compliance continues to be the source of a great deal of litigation for California employers. More than ever, it is important to take a moment to make sure you are in compliance. Here is a quick review on Meal Breaks…
Read More4 Quick Tips To Avoid Termination Nightmares
One of the greatest liabilities employers face is when terminating an employee. Treading into the termination zone is a tricky process that all too frequently becomes a nightmare that drains time, energy and money. We’ve complied 4 simple tips for avoiding a termination nightmare and reducing your employer liability. Make Sure You’ve Done Your Pre-Termination…
Read More7 Wage and Hour Laws Every Employer Needs to Know
Being aware of the basic wage and hour laws that employers must comply with is critical to keeping your operation running smoothly while minimizing employer liability. Small business owners are particularly challenged when it comes to staying abreast with labor laws because they are busy running their businesses and don’t have the advantage of in-house…
Read MoreCalifornia Victims of Crime Leave
Although violence in the workplace is one area of concern, more often the employee is a victim outside of the workplace but it still becomes a situation that will need employer engagement.
Read MoreStop Meal Break Violations
Everyone surely knows by now that CA meal break law is fairly stringent…all employees who work more than 6 hours in a day must take a 30 minute meal before the 5th hour. Of course this is a general explanation of this law, but you can catch up on all the full details in our…
Read MoreAre Annual Performance Reviews Still “A Thing”?
It used to be that companies held annual reviews toward the end of the year. With that usually came raises or promotions or anything that may have come as a result of those performance reviews. The question is today, is that still a good idea? There are two trains of thought on this issue, one…
Read MoreDealing with Excessive Employee Absences
Employee absenteeism has always been a problem for small businesses, but since the COVID era, it has gotten worse and is having major impacts on productivity, morale and profits. Excessive absenteeism can be difficult to address if it becomes habit, or seeps into your culture. Employees that have good attendance may begin to become bitter…
Read MoreAre Your Employees Trained in Harassment Prevention?
As you know by now, as a result of SB 1343 the State of California requires that all employers with more than 5 employees to provide Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by video or live in person at least 2 hours of training to all supervisory employees and at least one hour to all non-supervisory employees…
Read MoreMandatory Arbitration Agreements – Now Legal?
In February, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel revisited and struck down California’s ban on mandatory employment arbitration agreements, which was part of AB 51, enacted in 2019. This panel declared AB51 was preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The statute in question, AB 51, was signed into law by Governor Newsom in 2019. This…
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