Tag: discipline
Level Up Your HR Skills at HR Boot Camp
Can you let a new employee start working while their drug test or background check is pending? Do you know when meal break premiums are…
Inappropriate Remarks No Reason Not to Investigate Harassment Claim
An employee has filed a sexual harassment complaint; however, her coworkers have noted that she herself makes a lot of lewd jokes and uses “colorful”…
What Supervisors Need to Know, Part II: The ‘Soft’ Skills
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert…
Doctor’s Note Not Always Automatic Excuse for Absences
My employee has used up all her protected sick leave, but still calls out sick regularly and always returns with a doctor’s note. Can we…
Register Now for HR Boot Camp on May 2-3
Do you know what the “ABC Test” is? Are you aware of what criminal history information is prohibited for job applicants? What about 2024 changes…
CalChamber Webinar on Best Practices for Addressing Discipline, Termination in the Workplace
On Thursday, September 14, CalChamber employment law experts will give best practices for addressing performance and behavioral issues in the workplace in a live webinar….
Even in ‘At-Will’ California, It’s Wise to Follow Disciplinary Process
We opened up an office in California recently. We have a couple of problem employees, but I heard California employment is “at-will” and we can…
NLRB Restricts Employers’ Ability to Discipline Employees for Outbursts
On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision, Lion Elastomers LLC II, that could make it more difficult to discipline…
March 19 Webinar Tackles Tough Decisions
Performance issues. Misconduct. Excessively absent or late to work. Reasons for disciplining and terminating employees run the gamut — but blindsiding employees by firing them…
