New regulations under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) take effect on July 1, 2017, which relate to an employer's consideration of California applicant/employee criminal histories when making employment...more
6/30/2017
/ Adverse Impact ,
Ban the Box ,
Burden of Proof ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Consideration ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Regulations ,
Protected Class ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
State Labor Laws
Continuing a trend from recent years, the California Legislature passed, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, numerous labor and employment bills in 2016.
Each becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2017, unless otherwise...more
12/27/2016
/ Age Discrimination ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Arbitration ,
Ban the Box ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Disability Insurance ,
Domestic Violence ,
Domestic Workers ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Equal Pay ,
FEHA ,
Forum Selection ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Retirement Plan ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Security Guards ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Smoking Bans ,
Stalking ,
Teachers ,
Transcripts ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Wages ,
Workplace Safety