Employment Law Articles

5 Most Common Hiring Mistakes Made By California Employers

Are Unpaid Internships Legal In California? Presumably Not!

Request that the IRS Decide if a Worker is an Independent Contractor or Employee

At Will Employment. Check Your Employee Offer Letters, Contracts and Policies

California Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements

California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act

California Law on Age Discrimination in the Employment Setting

California Law on Paying Salespeople Their Expenses, Overtime and Commission

California Overtime Laws MAY Extend To Out-Of-State Employers Who Send Employees to California

California Overtime Pay Laws For Computer Professionals, Programmers and Software Engineers

California Penalties For Failing To Pay Overtime To Non-Exempt Employees

California Reporting Requirements For Independent Contractors

California Requires All Businesses to Report the Hiring of New Employees and Independent Contractors

California Severance Pay Agreements

California's Overtime Pay Laws – Who is Exempt From Overtime?

COBRA Notice and Health Insurance Subsidy For Terminated Employees Extended

Worker Offer letters and Employment Contracts for California Employers

Worker Personnel Files and Payroll Records: What To Keep and What to Destroy and When They Can Be Inspected

Worker Policies and Manuals (Handbooks)

Businesses - Employee E-mail and Text Messages Are Private, Absent an Employee Policy to the Contrary

Fines and Penalties if California Employees Are Misclassified as Independent Contractors

Structure I-9 Compliance For California Employers

The most effective method to Perform an Employee Background Check in California

The most effective method to Set Up A Telecommuting Policy and Simultaneously Limit Wage and Overtime Claims

Intra-Company Communications Spawn Employee Defamation Lawsuits

Letters of Recommendation and Employee References – What California Employers Need To Know

Mixing up an Employee as an Independent Contractor is Costly in California

Noncompete Clauses and Noncompetition Agreements in the Employment Setting - Enforceability and Penalties if Illegal

Fractional Day Absences Should Not Be Deducted From A Salaried Employee's Wages

Paying California Employees For On-Call Time

Avoiding Sexual Harassment Claims

Introduction on California Wages, Overtime Pay and Employee Benefit Laws

Withdrawing A Job Offer May Lead To Liability

Reconsider Before Inducing A Competitor's Employee To Quit

Understanding Confidentiality, Nonsolicitation and Noncompete Agreements and Clauses

Disregarding California's Paycheck Stub Laws Can Lead To Large Civil Penalties

Wrongful Termination Explained By a Los Angeles, California Employment Law Atto