Top 10 Stupidest Ideas CA Employers Could Have On Employment

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My company is too small

My company is too small

to be sued in a wage and

to be sued in a wage and

hour class action.hour class action.

I cannot afford an I cannot afford an attorney to review my attorney to review my policies and give policies and give advice on what advice on what policies I should have. policies I should have. (you are probably talking to the

wrong lawyers if you are billed for every quick question he or she answers)

I don’t need a meal and I don’t need a meal and rest break policy. rest break policy. My employees know they can take a break whenever they want.

My current handbook is fine, My current handbook is fine, [insert one of the following]:[insert one of the following]:

1. I found it on the Internet.2. the previous company I

worked for used it.3. I had my lawyer review it

when I founded the company in the 1980’s.

4. my friend who owns a business in the same industry gave me a copy of her handbook.

My payroll company [insert My payroll company [insert one of the following]:one of the following]:

1. watches out for my company.

2. knows California’s wage and hour laws.

3. calculates and pays proper overtime for my employees.

All of my employees are exempt All of my employees are exempt employees. employees. I find its simpler than having to figure out overtime and track employee’s hours each week.

What ?!&?, California employers What ?!&?, California employers with more than 50 employees are with more than 50 employees are required to send their supervisors required to send their supervisors to sexual harassment training?to sexual harassment training?

Minimal violations on Minimal violations on vacation pay, vacation pay, timing of final pay timing of final pay checks, checks, and the information on and the information on the employee’s itemized the employee’s itemized wage statements cannot wage statements cannot create much liability for create much liability for my company.my company.

I’m too busy to I’m too busy to think about think about employment law employment law issues – I’ll get issues – I’ll get to it next week.to it next week.

Prepared by:Prepared by:

Anthony ZallerAnthony Zallerazaller@vtzlaw.comazaller@vtzlaw.com