Our short Public Safety Video Briefings will tackle cutting-edge issues and core principles relevant to public safety employers. We hope you find these videos useful and thought-provoking.
Key Points for HR and Risk Managers on Addressing COVID-19 in the Workplace
Over the last two years, Human Resources professionals and Risk Managers have contended with a host of novel issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog post presents a broad overview of some of the more prominent issues related to COVID-19 in an effort to provide some clarity and perspective to California employers. Liebert Cassidy
DHS, CIS, I-9, ICE, EAD, H1B, F1, OMG! : FAQ’s About Immigration’s Alphabet Soup
Our clients frequently face questions about how immigration laws and policies apply to their employees, candidates, and students. The world of immigration law can be a bewildering jumble of acronyms, statutes, regulations, and policy directives that leave many employers or school administrators exasperated and with whiplash. As practitioners in labor, employment, and education for our
Can California Public Employers Take a Break From Certain State Labor Law Requirements?
It might surprise many California public employers that there is no law that requires them to provide meal and rest breaks to most of their employees. Similarly, there is no law that requires California public employers to pay overtime to most of their employees for working over eight hours in a day or pay “double
Location, Location, Location! Employees May Qualify for Disability Retirement If They Can No Longer Perform Their Usual Job Duties At The Location Where Their Employer Will Allow Them To Work
Plaintiff Cari McCormick worked as an appraiser for Lake County. In 2010, she started to experience physical pain throughout her body and felt constantly fatigued. McCormick’s symptoms worsened when she was in her office environment but felt much better if she was at home or outside. McCormick was eventually told by her supervisors that she
Notice Requirements under COBRA: Check it Twice!
The beginning of the New Year (and a new plan year for many public agencies) is a good time to review key provisions of the Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), including what notice requirements COBRA imposes on public agencies.
This year, make a resolution to ensure that your public agency fully complies with COBRA
New Year, New Laws, Old Goals: Addressing Systemic Compliance Issues in the New Year
How many times have you set a New Year’s resolution and a month or two into the New Year said to yourself, “oh well, maybe next year”? We all too often set personal and professional goals each year, only to give up or put them on the back-burner once we get behind in reaching those
Wishing You a Happy Thanksgiving!
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we would like to take a moment to appreciate all of the wonderful people in our lives that we have the pleasure of working with every day. At LCW, we are thankful to do the work that we love within the communities that we love. Our clients are a
Governor Newsom Signs AB 61 – Allowing an Employer, Coworker, and Employee or Teacher of a Secondary or Postsecondary School to File a Petition Requesting the Court to Issue an Ex Parte Gun Violence Restraining Order.
This Special Bulletin was written by Ariana Hernandes and Eileen O’Hare-Anderson.
On October 11, 2019, Governor Newsom signed AB 61. This bill expands existing law to allow an employer, co-worker, and employee or teacher of a secondary or postsecondary school to file a petition requesting a court to issue an ex parte gun violence restraining
Looking Back: Our Most Popular Blog Posts
Below are our most viewed articles covering pressing issues and important matters. In case you missed them, read our top five blog posts here!
To Be or Not to Be an Adverse Employment Action – What is Paid Administrative Leave (by Peter Brown, Stephanie Lower, and Brett A. Overby)
This principle used to be clear