Question:  How long are employers required to continue paying medical premiums for employees who are on an unpaid medical leave of absence? 

 Question: What Must I Give Employees  Who Are Leaving Our Company?   Answer:  Employees who are separating employment in California must receive specific documents on their way out the door.  Make sure yours are up to date.   At minimum, an employee leaving voluntarily or involuntarily must receive: 

 Question:  We have to cut expenses significantly – and it’s come down to reducing headcount. What should we consider?

Question: We want to suspend an employee to get his attention.  What do you think? John has been late a number of times over the last six months. His supervisor has given him a verbal warning, and a written warning. He’s been warned that one more tardy this month and he’ll be suspended – that [...]

Question: What is the minimum pay required for outside salespersons in California?

Question: Are we required to train all California supervisors/managers in sexual harassment prevention (AB1825?)

Question: Can we employ a minor who is age 16?

Question: If we have an employee working from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and then have a mandatory meeting the same day from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., do I just pay him for the hour for the meeting (at the overtime rate) or do I have to pay him for 2 hours because he [...]

Question:  We have couple of employees who work eight (8) hours per day.  Currently they take one (1) hour lunch breaks after working 4 hours.  Is it permitted if they take a 30 minute lunch break and then end their day 30 minutes earlier?  The employees would prefer to do this.

Question: Our employee has been out on pregnancy disability leave for eight (8) weeks and plans on taking an additional six (6) weeks off after their pregnancy disability ends. She does not qualify for FMLA or CFRA. Do I need to do anything?