The recent controversy involving the Google employee fired for challenging his employer’s diversity policies highlights some misconceptions concerning free speech rights in the workplace....more
8/17/2017
/ Diversity ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Rights ,
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Fourteenth Amendment ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Right to Peaceful Assembly ,
Social Media
Blended families may be more common than organic ones these days and perhaps the same can be said about employees in corporate America....more
The California Fair Pay Act, which goes into effect on January 1, 2016, prohibits employers from paying employees less than the rate paid to members of the opposite sex who perform “substantially similar” work. Although...more
10/8/2015
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Legislation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Substantially Similar ,
Training ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Conditions
It turns out the answer to this question depends on the reason for the move and whether California law applies to the contract.
We all know that California is finicky when it comes to non-competes – so much so that...more