PODCAST: How can a small-business owner give new hires the guidance they need to come onboard — without breaking the bank?

PODCAST: Employers are considering making the temporary measures for people to work from home caused by the coronavirus lockdown more formal. What are their obligations to their employees?

PODCAST: There are more than 3,000 influencers in Sacramento, who make their living by building an audience, establishing a brand and creating compelling content online. We asked a few of the most prominent how they learned to turn their lives into art — and commodify it.

PODCAST: A bored new employee quits instead of applying to an open position within the company because of a policy that prohibits job changes within one year. Is this a wise policy?

PODCAST: An employer asks whether perks such as vacation time and telecommuting privileges can be negotiated with a job candidate. 

PODCAST: I just found out a coworker is making more than I am, even though I have been here longer. How can I bring this up to my manager without giving away how I found out? 

PODCAST: Last year had been a strong year for the performing arts in the Capital Region, and 2020 was building on that success, which has led to hope from some local arts leaders that this progress will continue despite the unprecedented shutdown.

Senate Bill 826, passed easily by the state Legislature in August 2018, requires publicly traded companies headquartered in California to have a minimum of one woman on their boards of directors by January 2020 —  and two or three by January 2022, depending on board size.

This episode concludes the first season of Comstock’s new podcast, Action Items — and what a year it’s been.

Despite California’s charter school movement now being nearly 25 years old and the fact that the state has about 1,200 of these schools, much confusion remains in the public sphere over charter schools and how exactly they differ from — or resemble — traditional public schools.