EEOC says it’s going after ‘anti-American’ employment discrimination
What does this mean for employers? The acting chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) — Andrea Lucas —…
What to know about ‘garden’ leave when you resign but remain on the payroll
“Garden leave” refers to the time an employee who has resigned remains on the payroll but stays away from the workplace and performs no…
February 24, 2025 | Categories:
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DEI Trumped: What the diversity executive order means for private employers
The impact of Trump’s DEI order will depend on how challenges arising from the order to particular private sector DEI programs fare in the…
February 10, 2025 | Categories:
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Ministerial exception to workplace claims.
Court upholds ministerial exception that protects religious organizations' autonomy from employment discrimination lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme…
January 27, 2025 | Categories:
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What Trump’s election means to California employers
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency means dramatic changes in the law are coming. Those changes will be greatest in areas over which the…
November 18, 2024 | Categories:
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Brian Katusian Authors Annual Update of CEB Publication (2025)
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek Shareholder Brian Katusian has authored the annual chapter updates to two chapters in the Continuing Education of the…
November 8, 2024 | Categories:
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In California, employers must give you time off to vote. Here’s how that works
Tuesday is Election Day. Polls are open in California from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. California employers must give an employee up to two hours of paid time…
November 4, 2024 | Categories:
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3 reasons San Diegans should care about the Prop. 32 minimum wage increase
Proposition 32 would increase California’s hourly minimum wage from $16 to $17 for employees working for employers — public and private…
October 21, 2024 | Categories:
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Mandatory employer meetings about employer’s religious, political views barred
Starting Jan. 1, almost all California public and private employers will be prohibited from disciplining, or threatening to discipline, employees…
October 8, 2024 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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Talking politics in the office. What’s allowed under the law
I first addressed the legality of employer regulation of employee political activity in my first Law at Work column eight years ago. The political…