California Employment Law

Line Managers

• Proactively seek to understand and respond to employees’ fairness concerns.
• Stay informed about laws and regulations protecting employees’ rights and behave in accordance with them.
• Establish and review policies to ensure fair treatment of employees in collaboration with HR professionals.
• Learn the steps involved in the organization’s grievance procedures and follow them.
• Participate in divertsity training programs and other diversity management initiatives.
• Intervene if you observe discriminatory or other illegal or unethical behavior among subordinates, collegues, r superiors.

HR Professionals

• Encourage the use of societal views of fairness rather than adopting a narrow legalistic model.
• Stay up-to-date about new legal developments in employment law; consult with legal experts as needed.
• Develop and help implement policies that support fair andethical behavior by everyone in the organization.
• Administer grievance procedures and participate in alternative dispute resolution activities.
• Design, deliver, and evaluate diversity training and other diversity management initiatives.
• Help keep employer and employee rights and responsibilities in balance.

Employees

• Accept and fulfill responsibilities to behave fairly toward your colleagues and employer.
• Be informed about laws and regulations protecting employees’ rights and behave in accordance with them.
• Work with HR professionals to establish procedures for dealing farly with workplace issues.
• Report discrimnatory or other illegal behavior among subordinates, colleagues, or superiors to an HR professional.
• Participate in diversity training and provide feedback on its effectiveness and other diversity initiatives.
• Help educate employees from oter cultures about U.S. employment law; learn about employment laws in other countires.