Author Archives: Toni Shibayama

Happy New Year! It’s perfect time for companies to conduct a California employment law practices audit to ensure that policies are compliant, managers are properly trained, and the company is maintaining the required records for the necessary length of time. Here are five topics to review in conducting an audit and a few suggested questions […]

Wildfires are a global issue, with new record-setting events occurring over the last several years. The growth in frequency and severity of wildfires can be attributed in part to an ever-increasing population and subsequent expansion of urban areas and human activity into wildlands. This zone of transition between wildland and human-developed land is termed the […]

This is a webinar to discuss the changing legal and risk landscape for employers surrounding COVID-19. We discuss the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Essential Industries, the Warn Act, Safety and other compliance and resources for employers.  This overview not only provides updates but some best practices for prevention and wellness for organizations. 

As more and more companies in the wake of the coronavirus find themselves forced to make the hard decision to let valuable employees go, there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to implement these changes. Good communication is absolutely critical in the planning and implementation of layoffs. While the information you have […]

 “Leadership driven” goes beyond showing interest in a safety initiative. It means that company leadership is actively educating and communicating. This is critical because if employees don’t see a continued interest in this initiative, they will lose interest themselves. They can easily interpret the lack of communication as a loss of interest at the leadership […]

According to the Club Management Association of America (CMAA), there are more than 2,500 country, golf, athletic, city, faculty, military, town and yacht clubs across the nation, with over 250 situated in California alone. And they all have something relatively in common; beautifully landscaped grounds, comfortable settings, and a thriving membership with ample discretionary funds. […]

Allow me to paint an unpleasant but no less unlikely picture.  You fire an employee for violating a Club policy. Maybe that employee was drinking on the job, or stealing money, or harassing guests, perhaps even fighting with the guests. Once that employee leaves the premises for the last time you think that unpleasant chapter […]