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New Laws Affecting California Employers: Anti-Harassment Protections for Unpaid Interns, Anti-Bullying Training for Managers, and Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
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California has created additional protections for unpaid interns and created additional requirements for sexual harassment prevention training.  In addition, California has mandated a new requirement for most employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave.  This new sick-leave requirement will go into effect next summer on July 1, 2015. For a more detailed description of these changes, click here to review the Act Now Advisory written by our colleagues Jennifer L. Nutter and Marisa Ratinoff.

 

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New Laws Affecting California Employers: Anti-Harassment Protections for Unpaid Interns, Anti-Bullying Training for Managers, and Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
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California has created additional protections for unpaid interns and created additional requirements for sexual harassment prevention training.  In addition, California has mandated a new requirement for most employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave.  This new sick-leave requirement will go into effect next summer on July 1, 2015. For a more detailed description of these changes, click here to review the Act Now Advisory written by our colleagues Jennifer L. Nutter and Marisa Ratinoff.

 

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Getting Ready For The Summer: Is Your Internship Program In Compliance With The Law?
Categories: Employee Benefits, Financial Services
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By: Anna Kolontyrsky and Jeffrey Landes

As summer internship season approaches, financial service employers should confirm that their internship programs comply with all relevant laws, including the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and applicable state laws.  Ascribing the term “intern” to a college or postgraduate student working for an employer for a short duration during the summer months does not automatically exempt the employer from federal and state minimum wage and overtime requirements. Unless the position meets certain statutory and ...

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Take Five: Labor and Employment Views You Can Use
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The April issue of "Take 5: Views You Can Use," written by David W. Garland, a Member of the Firm in Epstein Becker Green's New York and Newark  Offices, discusses a number of topics relevant to employment in the financial services industry.   In these times of continuing downsizing at many financial services firms, we particularly recommend the discussions of the EEOC's amended rules governing the defenses to disparate impact claims based on age, and a recent case regarding the application of Title VII to the provision of severance benefits.  The April 2012 issue also covers ...

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