2024 California Business Essentials Update

► 2024 California Business Essentials Update

DOWNLOAD CENTER Now Updated for 2024 Our top most downloaded California Labor & Employment templates & policies MS Word Format Legal Grade | Professionally prepared by trained Large Law Firm Lawyers Fully customizable *** Now updated for 2024

 

 

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• Sample Employment Agreement (Partial)
• Sample Harassment Policy (Partial)
• Sample Severance Agreement (Partial

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►What’s Included? Our Top 17 Most Downloaded Forms 

Our professionally-prepared forms, policies, and templates cover cover the latest and top issues for California employers and businesses:

California Employment Agreement

For use with employees.  Comprehensive treatment of top employee issues including:

• At-will employment
• Compensation
• Termination
• Release of claims against company officers
• Duty of loyalty
• General confidentiality
• Channeling of business opportunities
• Inventions
• Intellectual property
• Non-disparagement
• Indemnity
• Governing law
• Successors & assigns
• Severability
• Amendments & Waiver
• Attorneys’ Fees
• Injunctive Relief
• Independent Counsel

 

California Arbitration Agreement 

For use with employees.  Includes:

• Scope of arbitration
• Nature of arbitration
• Number of arbitrators/neutrals
• Prevailing party
• Claims included in arbitration

 

CA Paid Sick Leave Policy (Accrual) 

For use with employees.  Includes:

• Eligibility
• Up-Front Availability
• Terms of Use
• Caps
• Definitions on who can use
• Procedure
• Reinstatement
• Separation terms

 

 

CA Paid Sick Leave (Up-Front) 

For use with employees.  Includes:

• Eligibility
• Up-Front Availability
• Terms of Use
• Caps
• Definitions on who can use
• Procedure
• Reinstatement
• Separation terms

 

CA Employee Rest Break Policy

For use with employees who are “non-exempt” / subject to labor law protections such as mandatory rest breaks. Includes:

• Breakdown of rest breaks per hours worked
• Covers multiple shifts
• Addresses OSHA recovery periods
• Addresses duty-free / on-call status

 

 

CA Employee Meal Break Waiver

For use with employees who are “non-exempt” / subject to labor law protections such as mandatory meal breaks. Includes:

•  Meal break waiver agreement
• Addresses meal breaks after shifts of 6 and 12 hours
• Revocation language included

 

 

CA On-Duty Meal Break Waiver 

For use with employees who are “non-exempt” / subject to labor law protections such as mandatory meal breaks.  This form obtains employee’s agreement for on-duty meals when employee cannot be relieved of all duty due to the nature of the work.  Includes:

•  Meal break waiver agreement
• Addresses meal breaks after shifts of 6 and 12 hours
• Addresses on-duty meal break waiver language
• Revocation language included

 

 

CA Harassment Policy 

For use with employees and independent contractors of all types (full time, part time, etc.) Includes:

• Anti-harassment policy
• Anti-discrimination policy
• Anti-retaliation policy
• Persons subject to policy
• Prohibited Conduct
• Definitions of harassment
• Sexual harassment
• Discrimination
• Retaliation
• Complaint process
• Confidentiality
• Response & Investigation
• Remedial Actions
• Supervisor & Manager reports.

 

CA Independent Contractor Agreement

For use with independent contractors.  Comprehensive treatment of top independent contractor issues including:

• Scope of work
• Compensation
• Termination
• Release of claims against company officers
• Duty of loyalty
• General confidentiality
• Channeling of business opportunities
• Inventions
• Intellectual property
• Non-disparagement
• Indemnity
• Governing law
• Successors & assigns
• Severability
• Amendments & Waiver
• Attorneys’ Fees
• Injunctive Relief
• Independent Counsel

 

 

CA Job Application for New Employees

For use with new candidates and new hires:

• Complies with CA check the box requirements
• Addresses reference checks
• Addresses criminal background limitations in CA
• Addresses credit report limitations in CA
• For use with all types of jobs and employees

 

CA Job Interview ‘DO NOT ASK’ Checklist

For use with new candidates and new hires:

• Complies with CA job interview requirements
• “Do not ask” list of job questions
• Addresses candidate background “don’t ask” questions
• Addresses medical conditions “don’t ask” questions
• Addresses educational “don’t ask” questions
• Addresses personal/family “don’t ask” questions
• Addresses military / minority / politics “don’t ask” questions
• Addresses salary “don’t ask” questions

 

CA Non-Disclosure Agreement 

For general use for California businesses & employers. Covers non-disclosure requirements on any third party. Includes:

• Confidential information broad definitions paragraph
• Intellectual property
• No reverse engineering
• Mutual non-competes & non-solicits
• Publicity restrictions
• Compelled disclosures
• Common interest agreements
• Term
• Remedies
• Dispute resolution
• Severability
• Assignments
• Counterpart
• Governing laws
• Entire agreement
• Successors & assigns

 

CA Offer Letter for New Hires

Welcome your new hires with a custom-tailored offer letter outlining the basics of the position they are being hired for.

 

CA Employee Separation & Release Agreement

For use with employees who have departed / been terminated / etc.   Severance and release agreement is intended to release all of the employee’s claims against the Company as part of employee’s separation.  Includes:

• Severance and release terms
• Waiver of all claims
• Waiver of CA Section 1542 of Civil Code
• Confidentiality obligations
• No reference to employer
• Non-disparagement
• Non-amplification of content online
• No solicitations
• No blanket waivers
• Construction of language
• Modifications
• Governing law
• Severability
• Withholding issues
• Dispute / Meet & confer

 

CA Form Employers’ Response to Unemployment Claim 

For use in connection with unemployment claims filed by departing employees. Includes:

• Response re: voluntary quits
• Response re: Voluntary resignations
• Response re: Misconduct
• Response re: falsified information
• Response re: excessive absences / tardiness