Tag: confidentiality
Posted in Record Retention
From the Experts: How to Decide When to Keep Record in Personnel File or Store It Apart
For California employers, what should go in an employee’s personnel file, and what should be stored separately? In California, the law doesn’t give employers a…
Posted in Harassment
Answering Questions on Displays of Affection, Pronoun Use, Free Speech and More
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Employment Law…
Posted in Compensation
Stock Options Are Not “Wages” in California
In startup businesses, it’s not uncommon for employees to accept less cash compensation in exchange for stock options — the option to buy the company…
Posted in Compensation
No Pay Secrecy; Bona Fide Factors OK to Justify Pay Differences
We recently gave only one of our employees a merit-based raise after an excellent performance review and asked that employee not to tell others. The…
