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In California, Pregnancy Leaves Are Anything But Simple
California leaves are complicated. One of the most complicated leaves to administer is pregnancy leave, and it just got a bit more complicated. For example, an appeals courts recently reversed a trial court decision in the case of Sanchez vs Swissport. On the surface it seemed simple enough: the employee (Sanchez) became pregnant and requested leave from work due to the high-risk nature of the pregnancy. Swissport granted leave as required under PDL and CFRA. But … Read entire article »
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Get Out The Vote Or Face The Consequences
Originally posted back in August, this post bears repeating since we have the upcoming elections this Tuesday:No doubt these are very political times and analysts are predicting a record voter turnout for the upcoming November elections. How will this affect your business? Well, the California Elections Code mandates you give employees up to 2 hours of paid leave to cast their vote. This is only if their work schedule doesn’t permit enough time to vote. However, if … Read entire article »
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Another Protected Leave for California Employees?
Many companies voluntarily offer some form of bereavement leave to employees, but that may become a legal requirement for California employers. Bill AB 2340 is making the rounds after being introduced earlier this year. The bill would require all California employers to give three days bereavement leave to any employee on the job 60 days or longer. The bill, however, does not require the leave to be paid. The employee would have up to 13 months to … Read entire article »
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Learning About Legally Protected Absences
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be writing about some of the lesser known leaves available to California employees. Officially titled as Legally Protected Absences, there are quite a few to learn about. Here are some of them, for example: Domestic Violence/Sexual Victims leave Employee Literacy Assistance Jury/Witness Duty Leave Military Service Leave Military Spouse Leave Reasonable Accommodation for Rehabilitation School Activities Leave School Appearance Leave Victims of Crime Leave Volunteer Civil … Read entire article »
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