CPL Crisis Management — Los Angeles
Christina E. Perrone Levine, Esq.
CPL Crisis Management assesses risk in the workplace and mitigates it — legally compliant employee handbooks, HR policy evaluations, best practices for hiring, retaining and terminating staff, and on-site workplace investigations.
The Exposure
Your home is a workplace, and California treats it like one.
The wage and hour laws that govern household employment are not common sense, and they are often misunderstood by those relying on corporate rules that do not apply.
Every household that employs a nanny, an estate manager, a housekeeper or a driver carries real employer obligations — classification, overtime, meal and rest breaks, harassment prevention, recordkeeping, final pay.
Most disputes do not begin with bad intent. They begin with a policy that was never written down, a job that was classified by habit rather than by law, or a termination handled the way it would have been handled at an office. By the time a claim arrives, the record is already whatever it is.
Our goal is to help household employers understand their duties and provide the tools to protect their interests — before there is anything to defend.
The Register
What we handle
Eight areas of household employment exposure, and the documents and practices that close each one.
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Household Employee Policies & Handbook
Household policies that are fair and compliant, so misunderstandings never become lawsuits.
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Recruiting & Hiring
Job descriptions, interview questions, exempt vs. non-exempt classification, I-9 verification, contracts.
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Orientation & Training
Required paperwork, safety and harassment training, benefits information, payroll processing.
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Pay & Scheduling Policies
Minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks, paycheck content, deductions, workweek scheduling.
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Employee Exit Interviews
Severance agreements, employee notices and final pay, handled before they become claims.
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06
Staff Conflict Resolution & Mediation
Disciplinary meetings, investigatory meetings, sexual harassment complaint resolution.
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Workplace Safety
Health and safety plans, cleaning product disclosures, harassment and violence prevention.
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Household Property & Privacy Protocols
Confidentiality agreements and family office privacy policies.
Who We Work With
Three kinds of employer, one set of obligations
Christina offers legal, HR, staffing, accounting and insurance coordination for the family office — an all-encompassing advisory team under one roof.
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FOR
Family Offices
Coordinated advisory across legal, HR, staffing, accounting and insurance — plus estate manager training, so the office keeps running without you in the room.
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Household Employers
One employee or a full staff, the same California obligations apply. We build the handbook, the paperwork and the practices that hold up.
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Small Businesses
Workplace risk assessment, HR policy evaluation and on-site investigations for owners who do not have an HR department to call.
CPL CRISIS MANAGEMENT“Our goal is to help household employers understand their duties — and to provide the tools to protect their interests.”
Household HR Corner
Notes from the practice
Guidance and events for household employers and the estate managers who run their homes.
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FOSTER TEAMWORK
OCT 16, 2018LA Domestic Employers & Workers Network — A Celebration to Foster Teamwork in the Home
You’re invited to an event to appreciate the people who work for us in our homes.
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TRAINING COURSES
JAN 14, 2018Online Training Courses For Household Managers
Christina teaches Household HR Management during Weeks 3 & 4 of Marta Perrone’s online Household Management Course.
Contact
Start a conversation
Tell us what is happening in your household or your business. Everything you share is confidential.
2934 1/2 Beverly Glen Circle #159
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Most engagements begin with a short call about what your household or business already has in place, and what is missing.
From there we scope the work: a handbook and policy set, an HR policy evaluation, training for your estate manager, or an on-site investigation if something is already underway.