LD presented the following scenario: My husband works the following: Monday 8hrs, Tues 10 hrs, Wed. 10hrs, Thurs 9 hrs. Friday he has surgery and puts 8 hrs of sick leave on his time sheet. In his mind he would be getting 5 hours of overtime. His employer pays him the over time but changes [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Q&A About Sick Leave Policies
Posted in Medical Leaves of Absence, Wage & Hour on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Customers Can Sue For Sexual Harassment: The Story of Mark & Susan
Posted in Discrimination, Harassment or Retaliation on September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A new case (Hughs v. Pair, 07 CDOS 10973, 9/10/07) helps define the parameters of a little known section of the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Civil Code Section 51.9) that makes business, service or professional providers liable in damages if they sexually harass their clients or customers. It also extends potential liability to administrators, executors [...]
Time for Your Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Posted in Discrimination, Harassment or Retaliation, Uncategorized on September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training every two years. Most employers completed their training at the end of 2005. Those same employer are now looking to conduct the training again. Some employers have decided to conduct the training in-house, or through Internet or computer-based [...]
