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Americans with disabilities face many challenges in life. So, the federal government created the Americans with Disabilities Act to prompt employers and others to provide safe and accessible environments through modifications (which are sometimes called productivity...
Few legal requirements lead to more misunderstandings than those involving reasonable accommodations. After all, what may seem perfectly reasonable to one party may appear entirely unreasonable to someone else. While the issue is somewhat subjective, the law does...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has long held that employers could not ban nonemployee union organizers from cafeterias, restaurants, and other areas open to the public so long as the space was used in a manner consistent with its accepted use and any...
It’s a very challenging employment situation when employees take a leave of absence. Although state and federal laws authorize specific leave guidelines for employers, there’s limited human and financial resources to meet certain criteria. Many small business owners...
Effective January 1, 2018, under California’s new “Ban the Box Law,” (AB 1008 – California Government Code § 12952) California employers may no longer screen out prospective job applicants with criminal histories, including convicted felons, except under the most...
The California Supreme Court issued a precedent-setting decision in the Dynamex case (Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Sup. Court of Los Angeles, Charles Lee, et al, Real Parties in Interest, S222732, (Sup. Ct BC332016)), expanding the scope of the employment...
