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Benefits

• Minimum Compliance
• Employee Benefits Definitions
• Health Benefits
• Miscellaneous Benefits
• Paid Family Leave
• Required and Optional Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Sick Pay and Sick Leave Benefits
• State Disability Insurance
• Unemployment Insurance
• Vacations, Holidays and Paid Time Off



Compensation

• Minimum Compliance Elements
• Alternative Workweeks Scheduling
• California Law and Wage Orders
• Counting and Recording Hours of Work
• Deductions from Wages
• Exempt and Nonexempt Job Classification
• Federal Law
• Overtime Pay
• Tools, Uniforms, Equipment and Work Facilities
• Wages, Salaries and Other Pay



Discrimination and Harassment

• Minimum Compliance Elements
• Types of Discrimination
• Affirmative Action
• Claims, Defenses and Penalties
• Disabilities in the Workplace
• Employer Reporting Requirements
• Laws Prohibiting Discrimination
• Other Discrimination Related to the Workplace
• Other Federal and State Protections
• Retaliation
• Sexual Harassment
• Staying Out of Trouble



Health and Safety

• Minimum Compliance Elements
• Cal/OSHA Requirements and Inspections
• Creating a Written Program
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Heat Illness
• Violence in the Workplace
• Wellness
• Workers' Compensation



Hiring

• Minimum Compliance
• At-will Employment
• Background Checks and Testing
• Contingent Workers
• Employment Definitions
• Exempt and Nonexempt Job Classification
• Getting New Employees Started
• Foreign Workers
• Independent Contractors
• Industrial Homeworkers
• Minors
• Recordkeeping
• Recruiting
• Workers with Disabilities



Labor Relations

• Minimum Compliance
• Collective Bargaining
• The National Labor Relations Act
• Powers of the NLRB
• Selecting Employee Representatives
• Unfair Labor Practices
• Union Security Agreements



Performance and Discipline

• Minimum Compliance
• Disciplinary Action
• Monitoring Performance
• Performance vs. Discipline
• Proactive Approach
• Providing Feedback

Law Library (Continued)

Posters and Notices

• 2008 Required Posters & Current Revisions Chart
• 2008 Required Postings FAQs
• Beck Poster
• DFEH-162 Update
• Federal Minimum Wage Poster
• IWC Wage Orders
• Log 300 Recordkeeping Obligations
• Unique Posters and Notices

Privacy

• Minimum Compliance
• Accessing Employee Information
• Balancing Privacy Against Business Needs
• Drug Testing of Applicants and Employees
• Federal and State Privacy Protections
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Investigating Applicants
• Keeping Employee Information Private
• Log 300 Recordkeeping
• Medical Examinations
• Monitoring Employees
• Protecting Employer Information
• Requiring Documentation of Disability
• Responding to Reference Checks
• Retaining Records



Termination

• Minimum Compliance
• Activities at Termination
• Layoffs and Plant Closings
• Staying Out of Trouble
• Termination Basics
• Termination for Cause
• Types of Separation



Time Off

• Minimum Compliance
• Bereavement Leave
• Crime Victim's Leave
• Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Leave
• Extended Disability Leave
• Family and Medical Leave
• How Different Types of Leave Interact
• Jury or Witness Duty Leave
• Military Service Leave
• Paid Family Leave
• Personal Leaves of Absence
• Pregnancy Disability Leave
• Required and Optional Benefits
• School Issues and Activities Leave
• Sick Leave
• Vacations, Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Volunteer Civil Service Leave
• Voting Leave



Workers' Compensation

• Continuation of Health Benefits
• Employee Protection from Discrimination
• Family Medical Leave
• Log 300 Record Keeping Obligations
• Penalties
• Required Posters and Notices
• Returning Employees Wth Disabilities to Work
• Types of Injuries Covered
• What Is Covered
• When an Injury Occurs
• Who Is Covered
• Who Is Not Covered



Workplace Policies

• Minimum Compliance
• Creating an Employee Handbook
• Mandatory Policies
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• Special Circumstances
• Staying Out of Trouble

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