Workplace Policies and Processes Protecting Company Trade Secrets After Employee Termination As a California employment lawyer, I cannot tell you how many times a panicked employer…Lisa ShermanJuly 17, 2023
Workplace Policies and Processes 10 Most Important California Employment Law Updates for 2022 The workplace in California is evolving rapidly due in no small part to changes in…Lisa ShermanOctober 10, 2022
ComplianceWorkplace Policies and Processes California Labor Commissioner Provides Guidance for 2022 COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law On February 9, 2022, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 114, enacting a new…Lisa ShermanAugust 15, 2022
Employment Litigation and Legal ActionWorkplace Policies and Processes California Employers: Beware Expanded Exposure for Remote Work Expenses Since COVID, California has seen an increase in employees seeking reimbursement for costs they have…Lisa ShermanJuly 19, 2022
Workplace Policies and Processes It’s time to update your California employee handbook Employee handbooks are often outdated and consist of nothing more than a generic template that…Lisa ShermanFebruary 28, 2022
Workplace Policies and Processes COVID-19 Compliance for California Employers in 2022 As the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads quickly, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) lowered the thresholds…Lisa ShermanJanuary 6, 2022
Workplace Policies and Processes Workplace Notifications Can Now Be Sent to Remote Workers Via Email California Senate Bill (SB) No. 657 was signed into law in July 2021, allowing employers…Lisa ShermanNovember 8, 2021
Workplace Policies and Processes California Further Restricts Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality in Severance and Settlement Agreements On 10/7/21 Governor Newsom enacted SB 331 that places additional restrictions on California employers offering severance…Lisa ShermanOctober 26, 2021
Workplace Policies and Processes California’s Meal and Rest Break Premiums Now Track Overtime and Must be Paid at the Regular Rate of Pay Retroactively. Justice Liu on behalf of a unanimous court explained in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC that…Lisa ShermanAugust 16, 2021
Workplace Policies and Processes New Website in California to Guide Employers on COVID-19 Compliance Like everything else in California, COVID-19 compliance continues to evolve. Now that we have passed…Lisa ShermanApril 5, 2021