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July 2016
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We have all lived in a highly regulated, pro-employee environment for years.  Moreover, there is no hiding it; employers are bombarded by news about the hazards of having employees which illustrate the various pitfalls, often in painful detail.  Yet, I continue to hear from employers desperate to terminate a problem employee, an employee who has been unacceptable “forever”, but whose personnel file reads

The Santa Monica City Council passed a minimum wage ordinance which becomes effective on July 1, 2016. The ordinance includes a phased increase to reach $15.00 in 2020 for most businesses, with a one year delay to 2021 for businesses with 25 or fewer employees and for qualifying nonprofits. The ordinance provides a higher wage for Santa Monica hotel workers of $13.25 on July