#ICYDK: Complying with multiple paid-sick-leave laws isn’t easy for employers, particularly in California, where workers may be covered by state, local and industry-specific rules. Here’s how the patchwork of local laws affect California businesses. https://goo.gl/2izTAu
New Massachusetts Agency Issues Guidance on Paid Leave
#ICYDK: Massachusetts businesses are preparing for the state’s paid family and medical leave mandate, and the newly created Department of Family and Medical Leave just launched its website and issued its first guidance documents. Here’s what employers need to know. https://goo.gl/aTbxPz
Employee Didn’t Agree to Arbitration Provision in Company Handbook
A former employee had not agreed to arbitrate employment disputes, even though the employee handbook contained a provision mandating arbitration, because the employee had not signed that page, a California appeals court ruled. https://goo.gl/Wy1mtG
Restaurant Operations Director Advances Age-Discrimination Lawsuit
The director of operations for several McDonald’s franchise restaurants can proceed with her age-bias lawsuit against the franchise owners, a California appellate court ruled. Although the owners claimed that they fired the plaintiff to save money in light of declining profits, a jury could find that this explanation is a pretext for unlawful discrimination, the court said. https://goo.gl/bVN7sw