Summary of Program
Employers continue to grapple with this very difficult area of employment law. It is not enough to focus on just one law when an employee is unable to work or is absent from the workplace due to some medical condition or injury suffered by the employee or his or her family member.…
Lizbeth West, Past Chair and Meagan D. Christiansen, Legal Affairs Chair invite you to attend SEAC’s Spring Workshop with a panel of experts on employee benefits. Topics include The Affordable Care Act to Workers’ Compensation and everything in between.
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Time: 7:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Location: Sacramento State Alumni…
Last year, the Supreme Court finally clarified the long open question: “Who is a Supervisor under Title VII?” As discussed in our previous post, in Vance, the Supreme Court held that a supervisor is someone who is “empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions” against a complaining employee. Essentially, a “supervisor”…
Summary of Program
Employee policy handbooks are essential for employers in today’s litigious environment. While preparing the handbook and consistently enforcing the policies contained therein may take time and money, it is time and money well spent. Why? Because the enforcement of effective policies and procedures contained in a carefully prepared and customized handbook can…
Last month this blog reported on an ordinance passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that would ban the use of criminal history checkboxes from employment applications for employers in San Francisco. Employers statewide should note, however, that a new law became effective January 1, 2014 that adds further limitations on what information an…
