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Category Archives for "Employment Law"

0 Should Guns Be Allowed in the Workplace?

Can bringing a gun to work protect you from your abuser?

0 SAFE Act Introduced to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors in the Workplace

Women and men across the country are driven from their jobs and homes annually due to relentless abusers. My hope is that one day soon employers will realize the severity of domestic violence realities and willingly participate in the effort to protect workers who stand to lose everything.

0 Training as a Voluntary Benefit

Whose job is it to pay for training? We have always assumed the employer will develop staff and encourage them to grow professionally by supplying training. But, is that true today? Was it ever really true at all? Is this assumption even fair?

0 Attention Employees: Abuse is coming to a workplace near you!

In recent months, the world has been made well aware of the abusive conduct of some well-known NFL players; Adrian Peterson (of the Minnesota Vikings) and Ray Rice (of the Baltimore Ravens) have been the most visible. On the football field – their workplace- abusive conduct and tendencies are a mandate of the position they […]

0 Attention Employers: Follow California’s Lead – Define Abusive Conduct

California AB 1825 has required two hours of harassment training every two years for all employees. Last year, the California governor signed AB2053, requiring abusive conduct training be added to the content. So what’s abusive conduct, according to AB 2053? “Abusive conduct” means, “…conduct of an employer or employee in the workplace, with malice, that […]