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California

Beware sexist slights, which can quickly add up to a hostile work environment

02/22/2019
Courts are becoming more sensitive to claims that what some may have long considered “harmless” behavior has a real effect on women’s careers and can create a sexually hostile work environment.

Include travel time pay when figuring OT

02/22/2019
Do you have workers you pay a set amount for travel time from one location to another during the day? If so, that payment probably must be included in “hours worked” for calculating overtime payments for the week.

‘Bro culture’ in West L.A. brings suspension, lawsuit

02/22/2019
Riot Games, developer of the “League of Legends” e-sport game, has suspended Chief Operating Officer Scott Gelb following an investigation of his alleged workplace antics.

Gig economy: Legal and practical considerations for employers

02/06/2019
As new gig economy options to engage employees emerge, here are seven areas of concern that employers may want to consider.

Failure to grant more leave costs Fresno company $1.75M

02/06/2019
Family HealthCare Network in Fresno will pay $1.75 million to settle charges that its inflexible leave policies discriminated against disabled and pregnant employees.

OK to round hours if it favors employees

02/06/2019
Employers often round workers’ time up or down instead of calculating the exact number of minutes worked. That’s fine as long as, on average, the system works to employees’ benefit.

Defend against misclassification claim by describing exactly how employee did her job

02/06/2019
When it comes to defending against charges that you misclassified an employee, it’s crucial to have details about the actual work the employee performs. Specifics matter.

Sexual harassment doesn’t always have to focus on sexual activity

02/06/2019
An intense focus on sexual activity or sex characteristics isn’t always necessary to prove sexual harassment. As long as the victim can link the behavior she’s calling harassment to her sex in some way, she’s got a case.

You don’t have to send out a search party to notify absent employees of leave policies

02/06/2019
Em­­ployers that have tried to tell an em­­­ployee what’s missing in a leave request don’t have an independent obli­­gation to hunt down the employee to give her the information if she hasn’t provided contact information.

Consider outsourcing background checks

02/06/2019
Have the vendor limit the information it passes along to brief summaries instead of exhaustive details about applicants’ backgrounds.