More Employment Law Changes 2012

More Changes To Employment Law There are a two more I thought were noteworthy.  These changes are geared toward employee electronic verifications and worker's compensation.  Also cancer now qualifies as worker's compensation if obtained during the course of employment due to exposure for active firefighters. First let's look at AB 1236.  This refers to the E-Verify program in accordance with US Homeland Security partnership.  This enables participating employers to use the program, on a voluntary basis, to verify that the employees they hire are authorized to work in the United States.  However, it is prohibited to require an employer except for government entities to be required an...

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What 2012 Brings To Employment Law

So today I just read a post published from a couple of months ago that the San Francisco Chronicle did on the changes being made to employment law in California.  I also noted some other employment law changes you can read more about below.  Employment law is something all employers and employees should thoroughly familiarize themselves with.  The law seems pretty basic looking at it from the a wide scope lens but, it is important to look a little closer into what these law actually mean for both sides.   At any rate, the article I mentioned above pointed out a couple of points employers may want to keep abreast of.   I've aded a few more employment law changes that the post didn't.  I'll summarize a few...

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At Will Employment -What Does It Mean?

 Who Does At-Will Apply To? At-will employment is applied to any employee who does not have a clearly defined contractual employment agreement. Essentially it means that an employer can dismiss an employee at any time, without cause. For employers, this can be a sense of relief because the employer does not have to deal with a difficult or troubled employee, should the situation present itself in the workplace. Employers and employees often misunderstand the implications of this law. What is California at-will employment law exactly? It's defined as any employment arrangement where there is no contract and either party - that is, the employee or employer - can terminate the employment any time with proper notice....

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