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As a California employer, you’re obligated to ensure safety in the workplace for your employees. In most cases, you must also purchase workers’ compensation insurance to provide benefits to workers who are eligible following on-the-job injuries. Another employer...
Employers in every field and industry have the responsibility of protecting the rights of their employees and providing reasonable accommodations when necessary. This is especially true for companies that employ deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals. It is beneficial to...
Many employers may take every possible measure to promote compliance with all employment and labor laws. However, as these laws may be subject to constant change, staying up to date on such topics can seem a daunting task, but this can also be integral to protecting...
Employees have the right to expect to be able to do their jobs in an environment that is safe, productive and compliant with state and federal labor laws. Failure to adhere to these regulations can result in problems for employees, including inaccurate pay, employee...
In 2022, the media were reporting on the record-setting popularity of labor unions. Channels like Vox reported that labor unions were winning nearly two-thirds of their elections. Simultaneously, the nation saw a sharp spike in labor strikes. Recently, NPR offered a...
The National Labor Relations Board has taken a new path to facilitate unionization of the workplace, creating new challenges for those employers that prefer to safeguard their union-free environment. Now it is much more difficult for employers to exercise their first...
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California workers who suffer from physical or mental disabilities can request that their employers grant them “reasonable accommodations” if they need them to perform their jobs. However, the question of what exactly a...
Those working in management, human resources or executive roles at organizations in California need to have an understanding of both federal and state employment laws. After all, companies have a legal obligation to uphold workers' rights and to provide certain forms...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) established protections for workers with disabling medical conditions at the federal level, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) expanded and reinforced those rights for individuals in California. Both...
Unions are increasingly on the rise around the nation. You only have to look at what has happened recently with Starbucks and TCGPlayer (an eBay subsidiary) to realize that workers in many industries are troubled and frustrated, and that’s leading to more and more...
