Internal investigations are among the most legally sensitive and operationally disruptive processes for employers—especially when allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, or retaliation arise. The inherent complexity...more
5/15/2025
/ California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Documentation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Investigations ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Investigations
With employment lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny on the rise, staying ahead of employment law compliance risks is critical. California employers face unique challenges as the Golden State continues to lead the nation in labor...more
1/22/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
California ,
Crisis Management ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Natural Disasters ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
California employers face a constantly evolving legal landscape, with compliance challenges that can lead to significant financial and operational risks. Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson and Alessandra Whipple during this...more
10/8/2024
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
California ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Leave of Absence ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Transparency ,
Payroll Records ,
Personnel Records ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
As most California employers are aware, a new workplace violence law (SB 553) requires California employers to develop and implement a written, Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and conduct training by July 1, 2024. The new...more
4/10/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Cal-OSHA ,
California ,
Employee Training ,
Recording Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Training Requirements ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Violence ,
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
As we enter 2024, CDF has designed a webinar that aims to equip California employers with essential knowledge regarding the new marijuana drug testing rules and how to update personnel testing, policies, and procedures to...more
12/29/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Marijuana ,
New Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars
As we hopefully continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some things we hope to leave behind, but other, formerly “temporary” aspects of the pandemic appear to be taking more permanent root. Chief among these...more
1/9/2023
/ Business Expenses ,
California ,
Confidential Information ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Former Employee ,
Job Duties ,
Mental Health ,
Proprietary Information ,
Remote Working ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
As COVID-19 variants work their way through the Greek alphabet, California employers have new CDC guidelines, new Cal-OSHA and CDPH requirements, new decisions to make with respect to vaccine and testing mandates, and when...more
1/11/2022
/ Best Practices ,
Cal-OSHA ,
CDPH ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Exemptions ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Webinars
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the healthcare industry and presented a host of legal and practical obstacles to the ability to deliver patient care. During this panel discussion, CDF attorneys, in-house counsel and...more
9/27/2021
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Leave of Absence ,
Physicians ,
Remote Working ,
Vaccinations ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
With the rise of multiple COVID variants, FDA approval of at least one vaccine, and now the federal government requiring that private employers mandate vaccinations, COVID-19 continues to infect California employers with a...more
9/13/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Exemptions ,
Masks ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
CDF Labor Law has designed a series of complimentary webinars on employment-related topics specifically designed for our friends and colleagues in the healthcare industry. CDF’s Healthcare Education Week will run October 4-8,...more
9/7/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitals ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Investigations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Remote Working ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Social Justice Issues ,
Time-Off Policies ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
It is now more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still looming issues on which California employers must continue to focus in order to maintain compliance and to avoid administrative actions and potential...more
5/7/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety