Hiring and Firing Archives - Rediger Labor Law LLP

23 Oct New Laws Regarding Pre-Employment Inquiries and Hiring in California

Posted at 10:08h in Employment Law

Assembly Bill 1008 prohibits public and private employers with five or more employees from making any pre-employment inquiries, including in any employment application, that would disclose an applicant’s criminal history. Only after an employer makes a conditional offer of employment to the applicant may it...

18 Oct Time to Review and Update Your Company’s Employment Application and Interview Process

Posted at 12:37h in Employment Law

Effective January 1, 2018, all employers in California will be prohibited from asking a job applicant about their salary history. Employers may not ask, verbally or in writing, for any salary history information, including compensation and benefits. Only if an applicant voluntarily, and without prompting...

27 Jun Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: You’re Fired (or Not Hired)!

Posted at 15:37h in Employment Law

May I fire an employee for testing positive for marijuana, even though he or she has a medical marijuana card, and has not been noticeably under the influence while working?...

13 Jun Employers in California Should Review Their Job Applications and Policies Regarding Criminal History to Ensure Compliance with New Regulations

Posted at 12:56h in Employment Law

Effective July 1, 2017, new regulations adopted by the California Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) will restrict an employer’s ability to inquire about or consider the criminal history of applicants and employees, except where specifically permitted by law....

17 Feb Two Bills Expand the Equal Pay Act

Posted at 08:00h in Employment Law

by Jarred S. Lieber, Esq.
Senate Bill 1063 expands the Equal Pay Act by prohibiting an employer from paying any of its employees at wage rates less than the rates paid to employees of another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work when viewed as...

16 Feb Employers May No Longer Inquire about or Utilize an Applicant’s Juvenile Convictions in Making Their Hiring Decisions

Posted at 13:43h in Employment Law

by Jarred S. Lieber, Esq.
Assembly Bill 1843 now prohibits employers from inquiring about an applicant’s juvenile convictions and/or utilizing information related to juvenile arrests, detentions, or court dispositions as a factor in determining employment. This bill went into effect January 1, 2017, so please make...

19 Dec Your Business Needs Well-Written Job Descriptions ASAP

Posted at 19:49h in Employment Law

by Candice K. Rediger, Esq.
A job description that accurately reflects the essential functions of an employee’s position with a company may become the holy grail of personnel documents for an employer in employment litigation. Yet, employers all too often fail to use, or misuse...

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