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Sample Employment Agreement (Partial)
Sample Harassment Policy (Partial)
Sample Severance Agreement (Partial)
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Our professionally-prepared forms, policies, and templates cover cover the latest and top issues for California employers and businesses:
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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
- Non-competition / non-solicitation
- Channeling of business opportunities
- Inventions
- Intellectual property
- Non-disparagement
- Indemnity
- Governing law
- Successors & assigns
- Severability
- Amendments & Waiver
- Attorneys’ Fees
- Injunctive Relief
- Independent Counsel
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
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For use with employees. Includes:
- Scope of arbitration
- Nature of arbitration
- Number of arbitrators/neutrals
- Prevailing party
- Claims included in arbitration
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
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For use with employees. Includes:
- Eligibility
- Up-Front Availability
- Terms of Use
- Caps
- Definitions on who can use
- Procedure
- Reinstatement
- Separation terms
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: Updated for 2019
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
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For use with employees. Includes:
- Eligibility
- Up-Front Availability
- Terms of Use
- Caps
- Definitions on who can use
- Procedure
- Reinstatement
- Separation terms
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
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For use with employees. Includes:
- Eligibility
- Up-Front Availability
- Terms of Use
- Caps
- Definitions on who can use
- Procedure
- Reinstatement
- Separation terms
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
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For use with employees. Includes:
- Eligibility
- Up-Front Availability
- Terms of Use
- Caps
- Definitions on who can use
- Procedure
- Reinstatement
- Separation terms
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Employee Rest Break Policy ” open=”no”]
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
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Employee Meal Break Waiver ” open=”no”]
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
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA On-Duty Meal Break Waiver ” open=”no”]
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
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Harassment Policy ” open=”no”]
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.
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Independent Contractor Agreement” open=”no”]
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
- Non-competition / non-solicitation
- Channeling of business opportunities
- Inventions
- Intellectual property
- Non-disparagement
- Indemnity
- Governing law
- Successors & assigns
- Severability
- Amendments & Waiver
- Attorneys’ Fees
- Injunctive Relief
- Independent Counsel
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Job Application for New Employees” open=”no”]
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
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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
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Non-Disclosure Agreement ” open=”no”]
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
Form: Microsoft Word
Unlocked / Fully Customizable
Last updated: *** Now updated for 2023
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Offer Letter for New Hires ” open=”no”]
Welcome your new hires with a custom-tailored offer letter outlining the basics of the position they are being hired for.
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Employee Separation & Release Agreement” open=”no”]
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
Form: MS Word
Unlocked / fully customizable
[/fusion_toggle][fusion_toggle title=”CA Form Employers’ Response to Unemployment Claim ” open=”no”]
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
Form: MS Word
Unlocked /fully customizable
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