It’s that time of year for my annual holiday rituals: gingerbread lattes, Black Friday sales and employee handbook updates! As we move into 2025, California’s legal landscape continues to evolve
Continue Reading Essential California Handbook Updates for 2025Seven Steps for an Effective Compliance Training Program
In this article for HR.com, I provide seven practical tips to help keep your employee training sessions fun and informative. Some highlights include:
- Training should be fun and something
Time Off to Vote and Notice Requirements are Upon Us
Election 2024 is here and now is the time for employers in California to refresh themselves on the voting leave and posting requirements they must follow:
– Employers must allow
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More Protected Time Off Provisions for CA Employers (AB 2499)
It can be so confusing to understand whether and when an employee’s missed shift can be grounds for discipline.
For example, you can’t discipline an employee, even if they call
Continue Reading More Protected Time Off Provisions for CA Employers (AB 2499)Mandatory ‘Captive Audience Meetings’ Banned in California
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 399, known as “The California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act,” into law. Practically speaking, SB 399 was enacted to prohibit employers from
Continue Reading Mandatory ‘Captive Audience Meetings’ Banned in CaliforniaPotential New Rules for Freelance Contracts
The Freelance Worker Protection Act is a significant new bill currently sitting on Governor Newsom’s desk, awaiting a signature or veto. Also known as SB 988, the bill is designed
Continue Reading Potential New Rules for Freelance ContractsNew Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance Imposes Obligations on Employers
Starting September 3, 2024, employers must comply with involved new requirements if they wish to consider criminal backgrounds in making hiring or promotional decisions for positions that will perform work
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Pay Attention to Those California City Boundaries
We know that many cities in California have their own minimum wages. And we also know that several of those cities had minimum wage increases in July 2024, including:
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Proposition 22 Survives: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Companies May Continue to Properly Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors in California!
In a substantial win for app-based rideshare and delivery companies, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld California Proposition 22 as constitutional on July 25, 2024.
California Ballot Initiative Proposition
Continue Reading Proposition 22 Survives: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Companies May Continue to Properly Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors in California!