Harassment

California and federal law prohibit Unlawful Harassment in the workplace. The law requires you as an employer to be proactive in preventing harassment, investigating claims of harassment, taking appropriate corrective action if harassment occurs. Our lawyers help California employers establish policies and procedures to minimize the risk of litigation related to unlawful harassment related to age, sex, religion, race, disability and a variety of other classifications. We also can provide training and even defend companies against harassment accusations.

Unlawful Harassment

In California, your company has legal obligations with regard to unlawful harassment:

You must take steps to prevent unlawful harassment from occurring
You have a duty to promptly investigate claims of unlawful harassment
You have a duty to take immediate and appropriate corrective action if you find that unlawful harassment has occurred
If your company has more than 50 employees, you must also train all supervisors in unlawful harassment for two hours every two years.
If you are a business owner who is doing all of the above, you could still receive a summons to respond within 30 days to an unlawful harassment or sexual harassment complaint that demands hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. What would you do? Read More »

Preventing Employment Law Problems

Avoid Emergence of Employee Legal Problems Many business owners and entrepreneurs tell us that dealing with employment law matters ranks among their least favorite management activities, while also being one of their greatest concerns. Understandably, they wish to focus their efforts on activities which generate revenue and which keep their customers happy and their employees [...] read more

Top 10 Preventable Employee Lawsuits

Wage and Hour Claims Discrimination Claims Wrongful Termination Claims and Whistle Blowing Claims Leaves of Absence Related Claims Harassment Claims Breach of Contract Trade Secret Misappropriation and Unfair Competition Defamation Claims Invasion of Privacy and Drug Testing Class Actions, and Business and Professions Code 17200 Actions (Download Full Report (PDF)) Avoiding Employee Lawsuits The California [...] read more

Litigation Defense

Limiting Costs and Liability Employment law litigation is expensive, which is why much of Vision Law’s practice involves helping employers prevent the emergence of labor problems that could result in an employee lawsuit. Unfortunately, we find that in many cases employers only come to us for help after a problem has emerged. In these situations, [...] read more

Employee Handbook Law

An employee handbook is a compilation of labor laws in the state that are applicable to the employees. At Vision Law, our attorneys have considerable experience in the creation of such handbooks. A free custom Employee Handbook is included when your company signs up for Vision’s Predictable Fees Program (12 month subscription). We have the experience [...] read more

FAQ: Employment & Labor Law for Small Businesses

Should my small business be concerned with employment and labor law? Yes. Many laws apply even if your small business only has one employee. Once your business hits five employees most major employment and labor laws apply. Even micro businesses in California are subject to employee claims. “What kinds of employment and labor laws apply [...] read more

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