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California’s Rest Break laws can be difficult for any business to wrap its head around. With California’s laws constantly changing and multiple sources of authority all weighing in on what employers must do, it […]
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You go to work as usual and in reading the day’s mail, you see an envelope from California EDD. As […]
Between all of the protests, marches, twitter debates, and late show sketches, 2017 has thus far been a turbulent time for politics, regardless of your political orientation, party, or viewpoint, or those of colleagues, employees, and coworkers. Most businesses, however, would prefer that […]
Is your business still asking applicants about their criminal history in making hiring decisions? California state law and municipal regulations continue to expand “ban the […]
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In a biography of Elon Musk written back in 2015, there is a story about how Musk stopped working with his longtime executive assistant. Apparently, after she asked for a raise, he responded by testing whether she was truly useful to him […]
The COVID-19 Coronavirus is in the process of testing the limits of the American health care system, employers in California and throughout the United States have been equally challenged in determining how best to respond to the situation. Our guidance below is intended […]
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 an interview. The areas of “illegal” questions generally involve the background, ethnicity, religious, sexual orientation, maternity, gender-orientation, and other […]
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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 an independent contractor, can make sense both financially and from a general business standpoint. Some of the benefits […]