I've worked with a large number of One-Stop or workforce development agencies across the State of California. As part of the technical assistance and training we provide, I often engage staff in... Read more »

When we talk about an organization or business, we mean two or more people working towards a common set of goals. Sometimes, the development of a business may reach a point of... Read more »

As a general rule, managers are apprehensive about having to give performance appraisals to their subordinates. And no wonder. It involves an uncomfortable face-to-face interaction with an employee, who might be performing... Read more »

General orientation.  Do those words make you shudder?  Most workers go through so much of this stuff that it is simply agonizing just to hear the words "general orientation."  Some companies spend... Read more »

There are certain forms of workplace discrimination that are not allowed in the United States under the Employment Law. The employer must be discriminating on the basis of a protected category in... Read more »

In Desmond v. Mukasey, 07-5139 (D.C. Cir. July 1, 2008), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that sleeping is a major life activity for the purposes of the... Read more »

California is known as one of the most difficult places to enforce a noncompete agreement. The California Supreme Court’s recent decision in Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP reinforces that reputation. Though Edwards interprets California noncompet... Read more »

In a highly contested case, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Chamber of Commerce v. Brown, recently addressed the issue of whether a state could enact a statute that restricted employer speech during... Read more »

In a sweeping display of bipartisan support, the Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The Senate approved the bill (S. 3406) by unanimous consent on September... Read more »