What You'll Find
Whether HR is your full-time job or you just need the basics, this section provides in-depth employment law information on the tasks you face every day.
- Employment law topics organized within familiar HR lifecycle.
- Integrated California and Federal law
- Up-to-date content written by labor law experts.
- Common mistakes to avoid and best practices for all HR processes.
Use the navigation to the left to dive into the Law Library, or start by viewing the most recent employment law updates below.
Features
Meal Breaks
Employers must provide a half-hour meal period for every work period of more than five hours.
Rest Breaks
Provide rest breaks of no less than 10 consecutive minutes for each four hours (or major portion thereof) worked, occurring as near as possible to the middle of the work period.
Monitoring Employees
Concern over inventory loss, customer service, drug and alcohol abuse, misuse of company facilities and equipment, and illegal activity on company premises has spawned an increasing desire to conduct surveillance in the workplace.
Drugs and Alcohol
there are many restrictions on employee testing and related employment issues, such as discrimination, termination, and employee privacy.
Recent Legal Updates
California Overtime Laws Apply to Nonresidents
(12/04/2008) - The court recently found that non-California residents still qualify for overtime for work performed in California.
New FMLA Regulations Finalized
(11/20/2008) - On November 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the final version of the new Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) regulations.
What's New
FACTA Red Flags
The continued growth of data security theft has spurred new laws. Find out what red flags are and who is covered.