Belief: when a California-based employee works a week in Nevada, Texas, or Arizona, that state’s overtime rules apply because that is where the work happened. California courts and the Labor Commissioner have rejected that view. California’s daily-and-weekly overtime rules generally…
Belief: if your HR or benefits-plan vendor has a SOC 2 report, your employee data is covered. A SOC 2 report is a point-in-time snapshot of a vendor’s controls, scoped and methodology-dependent. It is not a guarantee, and it does…
Belief: California’s workplace violence prevention plan was a 2024 project. Once the plan was written and the training was delivered, the obligation was satisfied. Labor Code §6401.9 does not work that way. The statute imposes ongoing obligations, including annual review…
Belief: a casual “we’re hiring” post on Instagram or LinkedIn does not have to comply with California pay-scale rules because it is not a real job ad. For employers with fifteen or more employees, California Labor Code §432.3(c)(3) requires the…
Belief: a private corner with a curtain is enough to satisfy California lactation accommodation rules. California Labor Code §§1030–1034 require more than a make-do solution. The space must be private, free from intrusion, not a bathroom, in close proximity to…
Belief: employees with unlimited plans aren’t incurring cost, so reimbursement is optional. California reimbursement rules focus on whether the employer required a business expense to be carried by the employee, not whether the phone bill went up. If the job…
Belief: stress, burnout, and anxiety are HR concerns, not safety concerns. In California, that boundary is no longer clean. OSHA has been extending the General Duty Clause into psychological territory, and Cal/OSHA already requires every employer with one or more…
Belief: criminal history screening is solved by waiting until after a conditional offer. California’s direction is toward stronger protections, which means criminal history decisions are increasingly judged as civil rights and consistency issues, not just a timing checklist. The break…
Belief: dashcams are only about accidents, so they reduce employment risk. Dashcams often collect employee data: audio, location, driver behavior, and sometimes scoring. Once a company uses that data in coaching or discipline, the system becomes employment evidence. California adds…
Belief: using a public GenAI tool for legal work is like using a search engine, so privilege stays intact. Privilege depends on confidentiality. If a tool’s terms allow retention or disclosure, your prompts and outputs can become discoverable, and the…
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