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Mental Health and Calif. Law: A Guide for HR Professionals
There’s a vast difference between odd behavior and a mental disability, according to a management attorney in Los Angeles.

Calif.: Arbitration Agreement in Employee Handbook Enforceable
An arbitration agreement contained in an employee handbook was not invalid simply because the employer could change the handbook in its discretion, the California Court of Appeal ruled.

Workers’ Comp in California: What’s Ahead for Employers?
With costs in the California workers’ compensation system skyrocketing, and permanent-disability benefits falling, a group of negotiators struck a deal last year to address these issues.

California Alternative-Work-Schedule Bill Fails; SHRM Vows to Redouble Efforts
Despite strong support from human resource professionals and an unprecedented lobbying campaign by CalSHRM, the California Senate’s Labor and Industrial Relations Committee has scuttled a legislative proposal that would have removed legal and financial obstacles that discourage many California employers from offering flexible-work-schedule arrangements.

Appeals Court Rejects ‘Me Too’ Evidence in Race Case
In a case under the state Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial court properly excluded an employee’s “me too” evidence of alleged discrimination against employees of races different than the employee’s.

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