802: Vacation, PTO and Sick Leave Policies: Navigating Legal Landmines Under California and Federal Law
Understand and correctly apply the myriad laws and regulations that affect employee work time.
Employers are often blindsided by California’s restrictive laws concerning vacation, PTO and sick leave policies, which vary widely from the laws of most states. Learn to spot and correct key compliance issues, with respect to California law restrictions on the accrual cap that may be placed on vacation and PTO; why nearly all forms of floating holidays and “comp time” run afoul of California law; when employers may or may not require the use of various forms of PTO during a leave of absence or company shutdown; and restrictions on when employers may require exempt employees to use various forms of paid time off during an absence.
Ray Hixson and Mary Wang are partners of the law firm Hixson Nagatani LLP, based in Santa Clara, California. Hixson Nagatani LLP is a law firm that practices solely in the area of employment law, and advises and represents companies of all sizes—from start-ups to large public companies. The firm focuses in particular on advising and representing technology companies, including semiconductor, software, Internet, clean-tech and biotech companies. The partners of Hixson Nagatani LLP practiced employment law in prestigious large law firms for a combined 27 years. Hixson Nagatani LLP delivers the sophistication of a large firm with the personal service and efficiency that only a small firm can provide.
