employment law

Certainly, no responsible employer intentionally withholds wages from their employees. However, mistakes happen. Sometimes there are accounting errors. Other times, it’s a lack of awareness of the laws.  Intentionally failing to pay employees what they’re owed under...

When you opened a restaurant, you knew that you’d get some abrasive customers from time to time. It goes with the territory to have customers who cause problems for you and your staff. When you hired your wait staff, you selected them because they were good at their...

A few years ago, accusations of discrimination or sexual harassment were reported in the national news. Women and men who had been employed by movie production companies or government figures began to speak up, accusing men who were either wealthy or powerful. As...

Continuous employee training on the prevention of discrimination, sexual harassment and other misconducts in the workplace is the cornerstone for creating a safe and positive environment in the hospitality industry. An organization can benefit immensely by...

Employee handbooks can help ensure your employees stay safe and content. When that is the case, they are less likely to take you to court over any issues or misunderstandings that occur. Your employee handbook needs to be specific to your business. Rejigging one that...

Workers in California and across the United States are increasingly attentive to possible wrongdoing in the workplace. This largely emanates from the rise of sexual harassment claims and the growing willingness of workers to speak up when they are confronted with this...

In California and across the United States, employers are scrambling to craft policies to address allegations of workplace wrongdoing. Currently, the most notable workplace transgression is sexual harassment. Of course, there are others such as discrimination,...

When an employee feels they have been wronged by an employer, they may file a legal claim against their employer for retaliation. Retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for participating in a protected activity. Some examples of...

Employment law has been a major topic of discussion for employers in California recently. Much of that centers around the #MeToo movement and people who have been sexually harassed coming out to discuss what they endured. There are other areas that employers should be...