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Archive for September, 2014

California Passes Law to Prevent Workplace Bullying

September 29, 2014 by Andrew Baker

Governor Brown on September 9 signed into law California’s first bill aimed at preventing workplace bullying. Assembly Bill 2053 (Gonzalez) will help prevent category-neutral harassment in the workplace by requiring employers to educate managers on… Read More

California Adopts New Employment Law Mandating Paid Sick Leave for All Employees

September 22, 2014 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine

On August 30, 2014, the California State Legislature passed legislation, AB 1522, that benefits all employees in the state by requiring that employers provide their employees with at least three (3) paid sick leave days… Read More

Courts Affirm Commercial Driver Protection Under California Labor Law

September 8, 2014 by Dalisai Nisperos

Two important court decisions recently affirmed that California commercial drivers are protected by state labor and unfair competition laws, and that federal trucking rules do not exempt California motor carriers from these laws.  These ruling… Read More

US Supreme Court Clarifies Public Employee Free Speech Rights

September 1, 2014 by Andrew Baker

Public employees enjoy free speech rights, the same as all citizens, when they speak “as citizens,” but their speech rights are extremely limited when they speak “as employees.”  The line between citizen speech and employee… Read More