California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) protects individuals in the workplace based on sex, gender, gender identity, and gender expression.  Over the past year, the Fair Employment and Housing Council has gone through the process of enacting regulations regarding transgender identity and expression.  The proposed regulations will result in significant changes in the... View Article

Topic: More DFEH regulations, specifically pertaining to an employer’s obligations when conducting a criminal background check, more information to be provided shortly. Topic subject to change.

LBBB: The Workplace Life Cycle of Illness or Injury     An employer must navigate a myriad of laws related to an employee’s illness or injury – sick leave, Paid Sick Leave, Workers’ Compensation, Pregnancy Disability, Family and Medical Leave and disability statutes, domestic violence protection, Paid Family Leave, etc. In this workshop we follow... View Article

      September 2017 LBBB: My Former Employee is Competing with me. Now What? Every business has something that provides it with a competitive advantage. Often that something is confidential information, trade secrets, well-trained employees, or very loyal customers. Businesses work diligently and for many years to develop its processes, formulae, and methods of... View Article

                          Legal Beagle Bagel Breakfast On April 30, 2018, claiming that the concept of independent contractors was harmful and unfair to workers, competitors and the public, the California Supreme Court severely restricted independent contractor relationships.  Since 1989, California had used the Borello test and the totality... View Article

                          Legal Beagle Bagel Breakfast Most of the media coverage about Harvey Weinstein’s Hollywood exploits has faded, but the story still holds an important lesson for California employers. When employees perceive that the company excuses or ignores the inappropriate behavior of certain individuals, they... View Article

                          Legal Beagle Bagel Breakfast Wage & hour litigation has exploded!  Lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act have increased 456 percent since 1995.  Settlements on wage and hour class action lawsuits reached $595.5 million in 2017.  California has created a system – PAGA... View Article

      Legal Beagle Bagel Breakfast Congratulations on your promotion! NOW WHAT??? Going from a well-performing employee to an effective team leader requires shifts in mindset and behaviors. A new supervisor must balance a different workload, accept greater accountability, and adjust relationships with former co-workers. Join us at our next Legal Beagle Bagel Breakfast,... View Article