Zenefits Offering Payouts to Former Employees Not Paid Out for PTO
12/17/15
By: Allison Shrallow The perks of working at a startup know no bounds. From restaurant-quality meals, in-office massages, yoga classes, transportation, and beer and wine on tap to game rooms, dog-friendly offices, and casual dress code, startup culture blurs the line between work and play. There is one perk startup employees love to boast about…
A Bumpy Road Ahead: More Uber Drivers to Join Misclassification Class Action Lawsuit
12/11/15
By: Allison Shrallow Living in San Francisco, the mecca of all things tech, can make a person very accustomed to getting everything on-demand. Need groceries? Use Instacart. Want someone to clean your home? Try Handy. Looking for a date? Consider Bumble. The push-button economy has become so commonplace that it is difficult to imagine our lives…
California’s Paid Sick Leave Law – A New Headache for California Employers
7/22/15
By: Kacie L. Manisco California’s newly enacted Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA) can be added to the lengthy list of laws creating major headaches for California employers. The statute, which requires virtually all California employers to provide employees with paid sick time off to care for themselves or their family members, imposes…