Getting ready to interview employment candidates? What questions are illegal to ask? California has strict restrictions on what types of questions cannot be asked in…
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It is common today for more and more businesses to hire freelancers instead of full or part-time employees. Hiring a freelancer, often referred to as…
New California Supreme Court Case Modifies Rest Break Rules for California Employers *** Updated as of February 1, 2017 The California Supreme Court has handed…
Who is Exempt and Who is Non-Exempt? The FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime requirements for employees employed as “white collar”…
Starting July 1, 2015, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA) will require all California employers to offer sick pay to nearly every…
LGBT and transgender rights have made the headlines several times this summer, causing many businessowners to evaluate whether changes need to be made to ensure they…
Every business manager, at one point or another in the company’s life cycle, has probably had at least one moment regretting the hire of a…
Whether it is the New Yorker, W Magazine, NBC, Fox Searchlight Films and “Black Swan,” or even Sean “Diddy” Combs, these days many employers now…
Running a business in California is not easy. With a myriad of laws regulating labor, intellectual property, tax, operations, and administration, sometimes it can make…