United States: California Paid Sick Leave — Yet Another Reason For Restaurants To Abolish Service Charges And Automatic Gratuities

I was presenting to a terrific group of HR Directors at the LA Restaurant HR Association last week, and a question about California’s new paid sick leave requirements came up.

One sleeper provision of that new law requires that sick leave be paid at the employee’s “regular rate” and not the base hourly rate. Of note, the “regular rate” for sick leave purposes is not necessarily the same calculation as the “regular rate” for overtime […]

By | February 24th, 2015 ||

United States: Supreme Court May Dilute EEOC’s Aggressive Legal Strategy

My colleague David Barmak was quoted in a Business Insurance article entitled Supreme Court May Dilute EEOC’s Aggressive Legal Strategy, in which he explains the Supreme Court’s heightened scrutiny of the EEOC’s claims against employers. The article focuses on recent judicial defeats of the EEOC and their potential implications for employers who seek to challenge the EEOC’s approach.

By | February 24th, 2015 ||

Canada: Retirement Planning: It Is Never Too Early To Start

Retirement means different things to different people. When our medical professional clients meet with us for their annual financial checkup, our primary objective is to ensure that they leave informed and with a sense of relief and comfort. It is no different than when their patients come to see them to address their health issues.

The retirement discussion is not age specific, but it does become a more prevalent topic as we get older. The […]

By | February 23rd, 2015 ||