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What Employers Should Know About California’s Latest Paid Sick Leave Expansion

HRWatchdog

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber employment law expert Ellen Savage discuss what employers need to know about the latest expansion of the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (SB 616) , also known as the paid sick leave law.

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Court Provides New Guidance on What to Expect When You’re Expecting (or Breastfeeding)

HR Daily Advisor

Hannah had her baby on February 4, 2015, and came back to work on April 8. She was breastfeeding when she returned to work and needed to pump breast milk during the workday. Because no private place was available, Hannah claimed that at times she was forced to go more than 8 hours without being able to express breast milk.

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DOL Taking Interest in Smartphones and Off-the-Clock Work

HRWatchdog

If nonexempt employees check their work emails after hours, you are going to need to pay them for that time – overtime pay if they have now exceeded 8 hours in a workday. It’s a common occurrence; for example, an exempt vice-president emails her secretary late at night. You now have an off-the-clock work issue. Not a member?

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Rethinking the Holiday Office Party in Light of Harassment Scandals

HRWatchdog

Add a relaxed and celebratory atmosphere to an open bar, music and dancing at an off-site location and all you need is one lit match for it to explode. If someone drinks too much and sexually harasses another employee during a holiday party, employers can be liable — depending on the circumstances. Alcohol Fuels the Fire.

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The Cost of Not Accommodating Caregivers

HRExecutive

Some employers “still aren’t getting it when it comes to discriminating against employees with family responsibilities.”. Williams, founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in a recent statement highlighting findings from a new UC Hastings study.

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What is reasonable religious accommodation?

Business Management Daily

Or a religion may require that adherents dress a certain way, including while at work. Other religions may demand that members pray during the workday. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in 2015 that not hiring an applicant based on an applicant’s headscarf.

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Labor Commissioner Issues Opinion Letter on California Paid Sick Leave Question

HRWatchdog

Company A uses the lump-sum approach under Labor Code section 246(d) (full amount of leave front-loaded at the beginning of each year; no accrual or carry-over). What is the amount of time that must be provided as a lump-sum for these employees at the beginning of the year? Company A has employees that work regular 10 hour shifts.