by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 18, 2023
Losing a Job but Regaining a Vision So you just lost your job, and you’re over 40. Maybe you’re well over 40. What does that mean for you? Does it mean depression? Disorientation? Alienation? Embarrassment? Discouragement? Or does it mean that you have a...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 4, 2023
Good intentions, the mother of unintended consequences, or why hurriedly made legislative sausage may cause workplace indigestion. Here are the ingredients for your culinary delight: SB 553 For Your Reading Pleasure Workplace Violence Prevention Procedures We...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 28, 2023
My creators call me Tom Bot. I’ve been asked to inform you about some changes that will be made soon. Your ideas about how to practice law no longer align with the technology available to do many of your tasks. Some of what I say will cause alarm. That is...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Nov 13, 2021
The Personnel Policies Exception to a Whistleblower Complaint Employers will likely bring a “personnel records exception” to a whistleblower case on the grounds that the employee’s complaint is not grounded in a statute, regulation, or constitutional...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 17, 2021
Anti-vaxxers are in a huff. My office is getting some insistent callers who just don’t buy the legality of mandated vaccination. These employees are clearly convinced that their personal freedom [T]rumps the public health. When I advise employees that the...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 17, 2021
California Arbitration Restrictions Upheld by Ninth Circuit – For Now. The Ninth Circuit has delivered a wobble-legged victory to employees that may have to be carried out on a stretcher from the U.S. Supreme Court. Under employer attack is Labor Code Section 432.6. ...