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Archives for October 6, 2022
Women In The Workplace: Tips For Accelerating Your Career
The story is told of a woman named Peggy whose heroic and resourceful actions prevented a tragedy during World War II.
Yes, you can outsource hybrid workplace disruption
The Apple-in-the-enterprise space has begun to create opportunities for companies willing to look for smart answers to emerging pain points around the future of work.
Cal/OSHA Mandated to Update Heat Illness and Wildfire Smoke Standard
At the end of the California legislative session, Governor Newsom signed a myriad of employment law bills, including Assembly Bill (AB) 2243, which requires Cal/OSHA to submit to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board a proposal to consider revising the heat illness standard and the wildfire smoke standard for
How Do You Document Harassment Without Getting Yourself in Hot Water?
Everyone always says if someone harasses you at work, make sure you document it, but what does that mean? Just write it down? Record the harasser with my phone? Do I get witnesses to write stuff? I have no idea how to go about this.
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California Appellate Court Affirms Attorneys’ Fees for Meal and Rest Break Claims
On September 12, 2022, the California Court of Appeal held that employees bringing successful rest break and meal period claims are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees under California Labor Code section 218.5. The decision reversed a prior denial of attorneys’ fees by the appellate court following the Supreme Court of
California Adopts Live Events Safety Law
On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1775, which sets workplace safety training and certification standards for companies that produce live events at publicly owned and operated venues.
No Rest for California Employers in 2022! Here are the Latest Employment Laws in the Golden State
California state and local governmental bodies—our state legislature, and counties and cities—were active again this year in their efforts to regulate the workplace. Littler Workplace Policy Institute has been tracking these bills as they worked their way through the legislature. Some were signed into law by Governor Newsom earlier