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By Cynthia Lambert | clambert@thetribunenews.com Lawsuits follow Arroyo Grande police chief Two Police Departments under Steve Annibali’s leadership have been accused of unequal treatment By December, Senior Officer Michelle Cota had amassed a long list of complaints against the Arroyo Grande Police Department and her boss, Chief Steve Annibali. Cota contended that overtime shifts and…

Pregnancy Disability Leave Employers with five or more employees are required to continue to maintain and pay for health coverage under a group health plan for an eligible female employee who takes Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) up to a maximum of four months in a 12-month period. The benefits are at the same level and…

New California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (“DFEH”) Procedural Regulations 1. The DFEH no longer requires a claimant to sign the complaint, but instead, permits the claimant’s  attorney or any other person whom the claimant has designated to sign on his or her behalf. 2. The DFEH will also now accept an unsigned complaint…

ELK GROVE, CA – The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the state’s civil rights agency, announced that its first-ever procedural regulations became effective today. The Department’s regulations were approved by the Office of Administrative Law on September 7, 2011 and filed with the Secretary of State. In a succinct and clear format, they…

The IRS has announced a 4.5 cent increase in the standard mileage rate to be in effect for the last six months of 2011. Effective July 1, 2011, employers who use the IRS rate to reimburse employees for business mileage must pay 55.5 cents per mile. If you use your own vehicle during the course…