Shivani Sutaria Law Offices

Happy to share the article I wrote for The Practitioner, the publication for the Solo & Small Firm Section of the California Lawyers Association, titled "The Four W's of Workplace Investigations: When, Who, What to Expect and What is Adequate." https://bit.ly/2ZwUojn

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Happy New Year! Up now is Shivani Sutaria Law Office's 2019 New Year Employment Law Checklist https://bit.ly/2CXY2Le

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed numerous employment bills into law, many of which are in direct response to the #metoo movement. My new blog article "The #MeToo Movement Ushers in New California Sexual Harassment Laws" summarizes those new laws. https://bit.ly/2FldXqj

Shivani Sutaria Law Offices in the community

The Labor & Employment Section of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association's (PAABA) is presenting a lunchtime seminar on June 6 about the "The Dynamex Decision: The California Supreme Court’s Narrowing of the Independent Contractor Classification." Lisa Chapman of the Royse Law Firm is presenting. Follow this link to register: https://bit.ly/2rYo4Z2

Please join me and CPA Kevin Wang on Friday January 26 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for a presentation on "2018 Employment Law and Tax Updates." This event is sponsored by the San Mateo Chamber of Commerce. You can register here: http://bit.ly/2mGHle8

I am excited to present my "Employment Law for the Small Business" workshop on November 8, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: South San Francisco City Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 400 Grand Avenue South San Francisco Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, San Mateo County... Register Here: http://www.sanmateosbdc.org/e/employment-law-small-business

In the last few days, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law several bills that will significantly alter the employment law landscape in California and specifically impose many new requirements on employers. To learn more, read my latest blog article: "Attention Employers: 5 New Employment Laws Going Into Effect on January 1, 2018." http://bit.ly/2xJtKpR

Please join us at the Palo Alto Area Bar Association's (PAABA) next Labor & Employment Section Seminar: "What Every Employment Attorney Should Know about Workplace Investigations" presented by Brittny Bottorff of the Maier Law Group Wednesday, October 4 at 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Hosted by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (601 Page Mill Road, Ellipse 1B, Palo Alto CA)... Register here: http://bit.ly/2yh10p7

Shivani Sutaria Law Office's latest blog article is up: "Two Steps Ahead: San Francisco’s Employment Laws" Employers, are you wondering what new employment laws are on the horizon for California? Just look to San Francisco, which has historically been two steps ahead of California when it comes to employment laws. The city has enacted several employment ordinances years prior to California enacting similar state-wide laws. For example, San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance went into effect in February 2007, which was eight years prior to California enacting its paid sick leave law. Below are numerous San Francisco ordinances that every California employer should pay attention to.....http://bit.ly/2upKiGC

Join PAABA's Employment Law and Tax Sections for a comprehensive look at common tax issues in employment law. June 20 from 11:45 - 1:15 at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Address (650 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto) ... Register here: http://bit.ly/2rRfgTg

Employment Law Update: Court Puts to Bed the Issue of a "Day of Rest" On May 8, 2017, the California Supreme Court in Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc., No. S224611 clarified the meaning of the day of rest provision in Labor Code Sections 551 and 552. First, the Court ruled that a day of rest is guaranteed for each work week as defined by the employer, instead of on a seven-day rolling basis. Thus, if an employer defines its workweek from a Thursday to a Wednesday, it must prov...ide the employee with one day - any day - off in that workweek. Second, the Court also provided an exception to this rule for part-time employees; the Court found that employees who work six hours or less every day in a workweek can be scheduled to work seven consecutive days. Lastly, the Court ruled that an employer may not cause its employees to go without a day of rest, but employees can voluntarily choose to do so; the employer though is required to apprise employees of their entitlement to a day of rest and thereafter maintain absolute neutrality as to the exercise of that right. See more