Deleting Information from a Computer Can Have Serious Consequences Last week’s decision by the Ninth Circuit in Leon v. IDX Systems Corporation is interesting for several reasons. After an employee made a complaint about a violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the employer placed the employee on an unpaid leave. The employer then brought an action [...]
Archive for September, 2006
Don’t Erase That File!
Posted in Policies & Best Practices on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Navigating the Interactive Process
Posted in Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate on September 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Accommodating Employees with Disabilities – A Primer State and Federal law require employers to make “reasonable accommodations” that will enable employees or applicants known to have disabilities to be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Requests for accommodation must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. What works for one employee with a [...]
California Minimum Wage Increase
Posted in Wage & Hour on September 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
As expected, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 1835 raising minimum wage to $7.50 effective January 1, 2007, and then to $8.00 effective January 1, 2008. The new law effects not only minimum wage earners, but also exempt employees. To be exempt from the overtime laws under the Professional, Administrative or Executive exemptions, the employee must receive [...]
