Tag: termination
What to Consider When Terminating an Employee in California
In California, managing a workforce and making personnel decisions can be a complex task that, if not done with care and due diligence, full of…
Increase Your Confidence Disciplining, Terminating California Employees
Can I terminate an employee who is “not a good fit” in their first few weeks? What information should be in a disciplinary warning? What…
‘Misconduct’ Not Automatic Cause for Denying Unemployment Benefits
We terminated an employee, and she has filed a claim for unemployment benefits. We want to fight her claim because she was fired for falsifying…
Furloughs, Layoffs, Reducing Work Hours During Economic Uncertainty
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…
What Supervisors Need to Know, Part I: ‘Hard’ Compliance 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…
Register Now for CalChamber’s Revamped HR Boot Camp, Leaves of Absence Seminars
CalChamber has updated and revamped our virtual seminars for 2025 by adding more examples and scenarios to help you apply key legal concepts to real-world…
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…
What Employers Can Learn From EEOC’s Enforcement Efforts
Discrimination in the workplace is, unfortunately, alive and well. In fiscal year 2022, for example, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 73,485 discrimination…
Floating Holiday Policy Determines Payout When Employment Ends
Our company offers floating holidays to employees. Do these floating holidays have to be paid out at termination? The short answer is — it depends….
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….
