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
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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
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Oops we did it again…For your reading pleasure, we have compiled a monster chart of California’s state and local paid sick leave laws and their various nuances. With the new
Continue Reading A Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave LawsEmployers Must Give New Hires Expanded Wage Theft Notice
Beginning New Year’s Day 2024, employers are required to give all non-exempt new hires working in California a new form of Wage Theft Prevention Act Notice containing new information. Employers
Continue Reading Employers Must Give New Hires Expanded Wage Theft Notice2024 Handbook Updates: What You Can’t Afford to Miss
Though you may still be on a sugar high from Halloween, the new year is fast approaching, and with it, the onset of several new California employment laws. Employers should
Continue Reading 2024 Handbook Updates: What You Can’t Afford to MissPrepare for the Coming Minimum Wage Hikes!
Effective New Year’s Day 2024, the minimum wage employers of all sizes must pay California employees will increase from $15.50 per hour to $16.00 per hour. The minimum salary for
Continue Reading Prepare for the Coming Minimum Wage Hikes!Avoid Holiday Liability – 5 Tips for Employers in December
December has started, and the holiday season is officially here. While you drink your peppermint latte and regret Black-Friday splurges, consider these five tips to avoid commonplace mistakes made by
Continue Reading Avoid Holiday Liability – 5 Tips for Employers in DecemberCalifornia Expands Paid Sick Leave Requirements for COVID-19
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB1867 into law, which provides supplemental paid sick leave benefits for California workers. The new law, which adds section 248.1 to the Labor Code, provides
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Tips and Tricks for Assessing FFCRA Benefit Payments
As this pandemic began to take hold in the U.S., I was the one arguing “there is no way they will shut down all of California, it just isn’t practical!”
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A Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave Laws
It’s hard work keeping up with all nine of California’s state and municipal Paid Sick Leave Laws. But Tyreen Torner has done more than kept up. She’s compiled all of
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