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…
Writing employee performance reviews can be a thorny task for managers and employers. Many supervisors find writing employee performance reviews to be painful and struggle…
Congratulations on your new business! As a new business-owner, you will be encountering a myriad of business, tax, and legal issues related to your new…
Whether it is acting, singing, modelling, founding a startup, daytrading, or dabbling in real estate, a substantial number of employees moonlight (or more appropriately, daylight)…
There is no “one size fits all” procedure for handling a request for reasonable accommodations by an employee. If the employer is government-affiliated, or has…
“I am completely stressed out and need marijuana for anxiety,” says your employee breathlessly. “I may need to smoke during lunch or my breaks so I…