It’s never dull moment in California. If you have gone astray with tackling your list of 2023 priorities, we will help you get back on track. Below are some key (but certainly not all!) compliance areas that employers with...more
Constangy partners Cara Crotty and Lara de Leon presented a webinar on the importance of DEI and provided suggestions on what organizations can do to determine whether its efforts are fostering a diverse, equitable, and...more
Join host Leigh Tyson as she interviews Lara de Leon of our San Antonio and California offices about the three ways employers are most likely to make mistakes with their employees who are pregnant. (Plus a bonus review of the...more
I heard a story recently where a (very well intentioned) individual said he felt compelled to speak up about sexual harassment he witnessed at work because he had a daughter. He felt that by coming forward in this situation...more
Employer backlash stopped it . . . for now.
The Texas Legislature ended its third Special Session this week without passing a bill to enact Gov. Greg Abbot's (R) Executive Order prohibiting employers in the state from...more
Oh, what a difference a few months makes.
Yesterday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued Executive Order GA 40, which prohibits any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring that employees or customers...more
10/13/2021
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Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate all the moms, especially those who have managed through an unprecedented year as CEO of their families. Most days we are tired, beaten down emotionally and physically, feeling overworked and...more
Welcome to our blog! I had something completely different in mind for my inaugural blog post - but sometimes the best laid plans must give way to the times.
I was raised being told that there are three things you never...more
Two of the more complicated areas of California wage-and-hour law involve commission plans and overtime exemptions. Commission plans are complex animals – long gone are the days where Joey gets 5 cents for each widget he...more
A cornucopia of new laws, effective now or soon.
The Fall season brings brightly colored leaves, cooler weather, pumpkin spice whatever, and . . . new employment laws in California.Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has continued that...more
9/29/2020
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