Jul 30, 2015 | Spring/Summer 2015 Newsletters
Family Rights ActThe California Fair Employment and Housing Council has approved updates to the CA Family Rights Act (CFRA) to add clarification and also align the CFRA more closely with the federal version of this law – the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The...
Mar 19, 2014 | Winter 2013/2014 Newsletters
By Curt Cetraro and Mitzi Robinson How do you ensure you are selecting the best talent? Most companies struggle to some extent with finding, attracting and hiring the best people to fill core roles within their organization. This is particularly true in a unique...
Mar 19, 2014 | News, Winter 2013/2014 Newsletters
By Jennifer L. Lippi The P3 Initiative: What you should know In 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a new regulatory strategy called “Plan, Prevent and Protect” (which has been dubbed the P3 Initiative). According to the DOL, the goal of the new...
Mar 19, 2014 | Winter 2012/2013 Newsletters
By Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA What are the revisions in Federal Exempt Classifications? On March 13, 2014, President Obama issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Labor instructing her to “propose revisions to modernize and streamline the existing overtime...
Mar 19, 2014 | Winter 2013/2014 Newsletters
Employee wins round two By Jennifer L. Lippi A California employer is stinging from a reversal in a trial court’s summary judgment ruling that a termination for unsatisfactory performance was defensible enough to withstand the employee’s charge of age...
