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How to Handle Workplace Investigations: A Guide for California Employers

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The Golden State has the largest state wage-and-hour state enforcement agency in the country. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that women at several of its California stores were subjected to almost daily sexual harassment by a general manager and shift leader. Many of these are not in place in other states.

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Benefits of outsourcing HR for small businesses

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HR outsourcing takes complex or time-consuming tasks off of small business owners’ plates so that they can focus on leading and growing their companies. The process is designed to help take some HR functions off of the business’ plate and transfer them to knowledgeable and experienced HR professionals.

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What Does California’s Prop 22 Mean for the AB5 Law?

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The measure was brought to the voters in response to California’s 2020 initiative AB5, which required gig workers to be put on the direct payroll of an organization, with commensurate wages, benefits, and protections. Why Prop 22 was created. Performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business.

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How Will California’s Fast Food Council Bill Affect QSRs Across the Country?

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Passed by the legislature in August, the bill creates a Fast Food Council, with labor and management at the table, to set standards for wages, safety, security, and time off. The Act intends to ’empower fast-food workers with new wage and workplace protections to support their health, safety, and welfare.’

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Did You Fire for Cause or Out of Retaliation?

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A retaliatory employment action affects the terms and conditions of employment (demotion, termination, failure to promote, harassment or intimidation, discipline, denial of leave, refusal to grant an accommodation, etc.) Among the long list of possible retaliatory actions employers take are: Laying people off. How employers retaliate.

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Compliance Checklist: Federal Employment Laws You Need To Know At Every Stage Of Your Company’s Growth

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Employers must properly classify and pay employees a corresponding minimum wage, while following overtime and child labor standards. Employers must withhold and pay the federal government a set percentage of employee wages for the federal government. Employers must pay male and female employees the same wage for the same job.

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NY Sets Up Workplace Sexual Harassment Hotline, Forbids Release of Personnel Files

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New York workers will have access to a free, state-run sexual harassment hotline on July 14. Mario Cuomo’s resignation because of sexual harassment allegations. The hotline is part of a package of legislation approved by the governor and aimed at addressing workplace harassment and discrimination.