New Privacy Rights Are On the Way: What Your Marketing and Human Resources Departments Need to Know
- posted: Oct. 04, 2019
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Employee Privacy
Teaser: The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) becomes effective January 1, 2020. Failure to comply with this Act risks regulatory and private action including fines of $2,500 per violation. The Read More
Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late to Correct Your Piece-Rate
- posted: Jun. 25, 2019
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law
When compensating employees under a piece-rate structure, employers must be aware of its nuances. Nonproductive Time One of the first compensation requirements for piece-rate, is there must be a separate Read More
Employers Must Provide Standalone Forms to Obtain Consent of Pre-Employment Background Checks
- posted: Jun. 25, 2019
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law
Employers who use third party vendors to perform background checks on prospective employees must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA). Read More
Do Not Sugarcoat Performance Reviews!
- posted: Jun. 25, 2019
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Wrongful Termination
IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMANCE REVIEWS Periodic employee performance reviews can be valuable tools to help employers improve performance and employee morale at their company. Effective performance reviews can reinforce an employer’s business Read More
How to respond to a government audit of your employment records
- posted: Oct. 11, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Employee Rights,  Employee Privacy,  Government Audits of Employment Records
You may have seen the recent headlines about Google – they successful fought a request by the federal government, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (“OFCCP”), for the contact information Read More
Contract Worker vs. Employee: Pleasanton Businesses Must Know the Difference
- posted: Aug. 08, 2017
- Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Classifying employees,  Contract Workers,  Misclassification
It is important for Pleasanton businesses to properly classify workers as while classifying a worker as an independent contractor may be more cost efficient upfront, properly classifying a worker will Read More
Can an Employee Take Your Company's Trade Secrets to a Competing Business?
- posted: May 16, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Trade Secrets,  Risk Management,  NDA
On February 23, 2017, Waymo, LLC (owned by Google’s parent company), filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc., Ottomotto LLC, and Otto Trucking, LLC. The basis of Waymo’s lawsuit is Read More
Retail Giant Nike Not Immune to California’s Wage and Hour Laws
- posted: May 15, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour,  Employee Rights
The most recent lawsuit brought against retail giant Nike proves that no company, no matter how big or small, is immune to California’s labor laws. This past week, Nike was Read More
What does O’Reilly’s termination mean for my business?
- posted: Apr. 20, 2017
- Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Sexual Discrimination
You may have seen in the news that 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, has terminated newscaster Bill O’Reilly’s employment in the wake of sexual harassment allegations Read More
The Basics of a Bulletproof Non-Disclosure Agreement
- posted: Apr. 18, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Trade Secrets,  NDA,  Rights
At Garcia & Gurney, ALC, our Pleasanton business attorneys routinely help corporations protect their intellectual property through the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). While many business owners are aware that Read More
What Changes to Expect to the California Labor Code in 2018
- posted: Apr. 13, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  CFRA,  Labor Code,  Veterans
We are only into the first quarter of 2017, and already California’s lawmakers have proposed new legislation for business owners. As of right now, the laws are still in the Read More
Understanding Employment at Will in California
- posted: Mar. 30, 2017
- Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  At Will Employees
All employers throughout California operate under the presumption that employees are employed “at will,” meaning that either the employer or the employee may terminate the employment at any time and Read More
Understanding Family Responsibilities Discrimination
- posted: Jan. 26, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Business,  Applying for a job,  Discrimination,  Employee Rights,  Disabilities Act,  Family Responsibilities,  FMLA
Family responsibilities discrimination (FRD) is a common type of employment discrimination that occurs in the workforce, especially towards pregnant women and mothers. However, FRD is not a type of discrimination Read More
Is Your California Company at Risk for Overtime Liability?
- posted: Jan. 10, 2017
- Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Wage & Hour,  Employee Rights
Thanks to cell phones, laptops, and other mobile devices, communication between employers and employees is just a few clicks away. Because of how pervasive a presence smart technology has in Read More
New California Labor Laws to Look Forward to in 2017
- posted: Jan. 05, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour,  Discrimination,  Employee Rights
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 Read More
Holiday Pay and Hours in California
- posted: Dec. 30, 2016
- Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour,  Employee Rights
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 Read More