By Melinda Garcia | Published January 5, 2017 | Posted in Discrimination, Employee Rights, Employment Issues, Employment Law, Labor Law, Wage & Hour | Tagged Tags: Background Checks, Business, employee, Employment, Employment discrimination, Labor law, Wage & Hour | Leave a comment
New California Labor Laws to Look Forward to in 2017
Labor laws are constantly changing, and it is important that California employers keep up with those changes so that they do not unknowingly violate any of them. The Pleasanton business attorneys at Garcia & Gurney, ALC ensure that our clients are in compliance with new and old California labor laws, both for their own protection Read More
Read MoreHoliday Pay and Hours in California
With the Holidays upon us, it is a good time to brush up on California’s labor laws regarding holiday pay and time off. Many employees throughout the state assume that all major holidays and even some minor ones are treated as paid vacation days. Furthermore, they assume that if they work on a holiday, they Read More
Read MoreThe Adult Use of Marijuana Act
On November 8, 2016, California voters approved the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (“the Act”). Legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes will be a significant change to current law, however, is not expected to interfere with the right or ability of California employers to implement and enforce their workplace drug policies, including drug-testing policies. Specifically, Read More
Read MoreWhat to Do When One Partner Refuses a Buyout Offer
What to Do When One Partner Refuses a Buyout Offer Going into business with someone has many rewards, the greatest of which include having someone to share the responsibility with, having a second perspective, and having someone to swap ideas back and forth with. On the other hand, partnerships can be tricky because many times, Read More
Read MoreWill I Still Get Paid if My Company Files for Bankruptcy?
Will I Still Get Paid if My Company Files for Bankruptcy? It happens all the time: A company files for bankruptcy and a vast majority of the employees are sent home without having had any prior knowledge that something was wrong. These employees are left to fend for themselves and to scramble to find another Read More
Read MoreAge Discrimination Laws Make it Illegal to Ask Older Employees to Retire
“How can I ask my older employees to retire?” This is a question that a lot of employers find themselves asking as their workforce ages but shows no signs of retiring. As an employer, it is difficult to find a place for older workers, especially as technology changes and advances, competitive and diverse skill sets Read More
Read MoreFailure to Disclose Important Information Regarding a Real Estate Property in California
When an individual works with a real estate company or real estate broker in California, they expect the property that they purchase to be in the exact condition that the real estate agent represented it to be in. When an agent sells a home without disclosing all of the known information about it, the Read More
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Trade Secrets in California
A trade secret is any information that is unique and valuable to your business and that is not known to the general public. A trade secret is oftentimes a business’s “secret weapon,” the thing that helps it stand apart from the competition and makes its customers choose it. Because a trade secret can make or Read More
Read MoreLost or Damaged Cargo Can Cost You Millions: Are You Protected?
As a business owner who imports and exports a large amount of goods, you rely heavily on transportation and freight services. Furthermore, you place a great deal of trust in the companies that perform those services for you. After all, it is up to them to ensure that your cargo makes it to and from Read More
Read MoreMonitoring Employee Emails: An Invasion of Privacy?
From company credit cards to company cars, and company cell phones to company email accounts, employers these days provide it all to their employees, and while such perks are mostly appreciated, they can come with their pitfalls, such as their subjectivity to employer monitoring. When an employer provides an employee with a credit card, cell Read More
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