Tag: termination

Level Up Your HR Skills This June at HR Boot Camp
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Level Up Your HR Skills This June at HR Boot Camp

Are you 100% confident that you’re correctly classifying any worker as an independent contractor? Do your employment applications include questions about things you legally can’t…

Sharpen Your HR Skills: Join HR Boot Camp this April
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Sharpen Your HR Skills: Join HR Boot Camp this April

Are you confident in navigating the complexities of the hiring process? How about ensuring your organization stays on track with mandatory meal and rest break…

What to Consider When Terminating an Employee in California
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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…

EEOC’s Enforcement Efforts
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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…