On this episode of Zaller Talk, Anthony Zaller sits down with Andrea Borgen, owner of Barcito, an all-day cafe and late-night bar in downtown Los Angeles. Listen to them discuss various topics including legal updates for California employers and how to manage your own business.

In Townley v. BJ’s Restaurant, the California Court of Appeal recently ruled that employers are not required to reimburse employees for slip-resistant shoes as they do not qualify as a uniform under California law.  This podcast addresses this new case, as well as other issues related to uniforms, such as:

• When must an employer pay for a uniform?
• When does the employer have to pay for the costs of cleaning the uniform?
• Can an employer require a deposit for a uniform?

Finding an attorney who can help an owner, CEO, or president manage business issues can be a stressful situation if not approached correctly.  Here are five recommendations about what to look for when hiring an attorney, and when an attorney should be engaged (hint: sooner than later).

Terminations. It is not a subject you cover in management class, or any class for that reason. But yet the termination process is one of the more common business decisions that will receive the most scrutiny, and are probably the most legally challenged decisions in the workplace.

The California legislature is setting its sights on limiting employers’ use of independent contractors in the gig economy.

In Rodriguez v. Taco Bell Corp., an employee brought a putative class action alleging that Taco Bell’s discounted meal policy effectively denied employees the ability to take a duty free meal break. This video covers what happened in this case and what CA Employers are obligated to do for Meal and Rest Breaks Under CA Law.

The California Supreme Court issued a monumental ruling regarding the test used in determining whether a worker can be classified as an independent contractor. The ABC Test must be used in order to determine a worker's eligibility to be considered an independent contractor.

A brief overview of payroll records requests and what employers need to know about them.

Here are some considerations that should be on the top of every employer’s mind in California when interviewing applicants for an open position.

It is important for employers in California to make sure that their front-line managers dealing with employees on a day-to-day basis are knowledgeable about different employment issues that routinely come up in the employment context.