Both federal and California law have long forbidden religious discrimination in employment, while also requiring employers to grant reasonable accommodations for religious observances. A common accommodation is to modify a policy to enable an employee to engage in a particular religious observance (such as not working on the Sabbath). California has now set itself apart with the recent amendments to the FEHA.
Tags: Legislation, FEHA, Discrimination and Harassment, Guest Author, HR Allen Consulting Services, HR Informant
Oh, L’Amour. As Valentine’s Day approaches and the flowers and cookie bouquet deliveries start roaming the hallways, it is time for us to turn our sights on one of the most innocent-seeming, yet problematic, aspects of employment law: the workplace romance.
Tags: Discrimination and Harassment, Love Contract, HR Allen Consulting Services, HR Informant
Continuing in this series on new California regs, this post calls out three additional areas where the pregnancy disability regulations have changed as of January 1, 2013. Last time, we talked about expanded definitions, time periods for leave, and required notices. This time, we are talking reinstatement, interplay with other leaves and reasonable accommodation. For a deeper dive, you’ll have to read the regulations yourself, which you can find here.
Tags: leaves of absence, Legislation, FEHA, Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Regulations, HR Allen Consulting Services, HR Informant
After almost two years of public comment and editing, the California Office of Administrative Law finally settled on a crop of regulations that substantially alter the way Pregnancy Disability Leaves (PDL) are administered in California. The regulations (effective December 30, 2012) have created additional burdens for employers that many may find onerous:
Tags: leaves of absence, Legislation, FEHA, Discrimination and Harassment, Regulations, HR Allen Consulting Services, HR Informant
We all know that agency regulations can be informative guidance but, by their nature, extremely detailed and—let’s face it—dry as toast. The new disability regulations, which went into effect on December 30, 2012, are no exception.
Tags: leaves of absence, Legislation, FEHA, Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Pregnancy, Regulations, HR Allen Consulting Services, HR Informant
