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Suing Your Boss
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Suing your boss? Keep these four things in mind! 1. Don’t Just Say It People think it’s enough to complain, request or report things orally to their employer. But what are you going to do when the supervisors denies you ever talked with them Avoid the “he said, she said” by communicating with your employer…

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BYOD Policies and Business’s Proprietary Information
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Trends predict that by 2017, half of all employers are expected to require their employees to supply their own devices for work. While a well-implemented and maintained bring-your-own-device (BYOD) workplace has its benefits (such as driving innovation, reducing, or completely eliminating, the expense of constantly replacing outdated devices, and potential wage and hours claims for…

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FMLA and Employee Leave
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Is your Orange County employer complying with the various federal and state laws that govern the amount of time off certain employees must be allowed? For example, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one such set of guidelines and can be tricky to navigate, especially when it appears that an employee does not actually…

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Examples of Unlawful Dismissal in the Workplace
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Have you been treated unfairly at work because of your age? Sex? Race? Both federal and California law clearly prohibit your employer from discriminating against you (such as by dismissing you or demoting you) for a number of reasons, including your race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and age. California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)…

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Records Your California Employer Must Keep
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Some California business owners not aware of the detailed record keeping that is required of them. Under the FLSA, there are certain records every California employer must keep for non-exempt workers. Those include: Your employer needs to preserve payroll records, collective bargaining agreements, sales and purchase records for at least three years. Records on which…

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What is the FLSA?
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which affect many private and public companies; including those in California, prescribes standards for the basic minimum wage and overtime pay. The FSLA is administered by the Employment Standards Administration’s Wage and Hour Division within the U.S. Department of Labor. The basic requirements of the FLSA include: While the…

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GINA and Employee Medical Testing
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In many cases, a potential employee’s family history is a great indicator of predispositions to certain hereditary diseases and illnesses. In a perfect world, this information could assist employers in making hiring, firing, and demoting decisions, potentially affecting a business’s bottom line for the better. However, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) prohibits…

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