Tag: documentation
Short Takes: School Functions
Terminations: If Employment Is At Will, Can I Fire for Any or No Reason?
All our employees sign an at-will acknowledgment when they are hired. Doesn’t that mean I can fire an employee whenever I want, for any reason or no reason? I’m being told that I have to have documentation and justification. If they’re at-will employees, why can’t I just fire them? —Carl B., San Jose
Military Spouses Entitled To Time Off
Military Leave: Will You Please Help Me Fill In the Blanks on the New Military Spouse Rule?
Our firm has many employees whose spouses are in the military, so we’re gearing up to deal with the new law. While trying to set up our policies, we’ve come across some questions that don’t seem to be answered in the materials we have received. Do we have to let the employees take leave on […]
Employee Leaves: New Law Grants Time Off for Military Spouses
Governor Schwarzenegger signed a new law on October 9 granting military spouses unpaid time off from work to ensure that military families can spend time together when the service member is on leave from deployment. The law took effect immediately. Here’s what you need to know.
Capitol Notes: Wage and Hour Laws for the New Year; Plus, What Got Vetoed
Discipline: What Do You Recommend to Improve Our Discipline Process and Remedy Employee Misconduct?
We are trying to make better sense of our discipline system. After people get a verbal and then a written warning, we suspend and ultimately fire them if the misconduct continues. But the suspension seems more like a gift than a punishment to many of our workers. What do you recommend for the “serious” steps […]
Employment Law Tip: Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault
In California, an employer with 25 or more employees is prohibited from discharging or in any way discriminating or retaliating against an employee who is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault because that person takes time off from work for any of these reasons: to seek medical attention for injuries caused by the […]
Checklist for Internal Investigations
How an employer responds to an employee complaint or allegations of misconduct can make the difference between promptly and effectively resolving the issue—or stepping into an expensive and protracted legal battle. And whether an internal problem is handled properly often boils down to the investigation process. A thorough and effective investigation can be the critical […]