California employment laws

A California background check is carried out by an employer for a number of reasons, though the major reason is probably the increase in the number of negligent hiring lawsuits being brought before the courts. However, employee screening in California has specific restrictions that all employers should be aware of. If an employee [...]

In California, where unemployment is higher than the national average, thousands desperately still seek work each day.

California Jobs

California Employment Laws 2000

“Restoring California will not be easy. It will take time to uproot old habits old ways of thinking and old ways of doing business. But do it we can, and do it we must, because we all love California too much to let it fail.” Meg Whitman

How Workers’ Compensation Works All California employers must provide workers’ compensation benefits to their employees under California Labor Code Section 3700. There are five basic types of workers’ compensation benefits – medical care, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, vocational rehabilitation services, and death benefits. How Is Coverage Structured in a Workers’ Compensation [...]

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SUICIDE IS NOT THE OPTION….FIGHT BACK! LOS ANGELES — Californias unemployment rate in August hit its highest point in nearly 70 years, starkly underscoring how the nations incipient economic recovery continues to elude millions of Americans looking for work. While job losses continue to fall, the states new unemployment rate — 12.2 percent, according to [...]