Tag: training
From the Experts: New Law Prescribes How to Maintain Existing Training Records
I was recently speaking with another HR professional, and he told me that a bill was passed last year (SB 513, I believe) that now…
From the Experts: Keeping Harassment Prevention Training Records as Required by Law
What kind of harassment prevention training-related documentation and records are we required to keep? California employers must remain diligent in complying with the state’s harassment…
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…
Remember: Los Angeles County Hotel Workers Protection Ordinance Starts April 1, 2026
Covered Los Angeles County hotel employers need to be prepared for a new ordinance taking effect on April 1, 2026, except for the Public Housekeeping…
From the Experts: Use Caution When Contacting Employee on Family Leave about Work
One of our employees is on family medical leave. The employee’s manager has a question he wants to ask the employee about a work-related matter….
From the Experts: Who Is a Volunteer? Best Practices for Adult, Minor Volunteers
We are a nonprofit organization and have an on-site library staffed by volunteers. We want to invite youth/minors to volunteer for these roles as well….
Los Angeles County Adopts Hotel Workers Protection Ordinance
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently adopted a Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance (HWPO) designed to increase workplace safety protections, establish workload limitations and…
Los Angeles City Hotel, Airport Worker Minimum Wage Increase Now in Effect, Affects Santa Monica Hotel Workers
In late June 2025, a referendum petition challenging Los Angeles City’s hotel and airport worker minimum wage ordinance was filed with the Los Angeles City…
How to Prepare Your Workplace, Employees for Workplace Immigration Enforcement
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Sheppard Mullins Partner Greg Berk and Sheppard Mullins Special Counsel Andrew Desposito…
City of Los Angeles Raises Wages for Hotel, Airport Workers
UPDATE 09/16/2025: After a referendum petition failed, the $22.50 per hour hotel and airport worker minimum wage, along with the related changes discussed below, took…
