By Cal Chamber -November 15, 2022 Employers with five or more employees in California are required to sponsor a retirement plan or sign up their workers for CalSavers, the system of individual retirement accounts set up by the state. As of December 31, 2025 this...
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New California Case Calls Into Question the Viability of Any Time Rounding Practices Where All Hours Worked Can Be Captured
By: Alison L. Tsao- California Labor & Employment Law Blog Over the past decade, California employers have reasonably relied on consistent rulings from courts as well as state and federal administrative agencies upholding the validity of time rounding systems as...
Many California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Provisions Take Effect January 1. Are You Ready?
HRWatchdog October 28, 2022 Originally passed in 2018 and effective in 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive privacy law aimed at enhancing California residents’ privacy rights and consumer protection. And to ensure those privacy rights...
Updated 2023 Laws for California Employers
Join Our November 17th ZOOM Webcast: New 2023 Legal & Compliance Laws Employers Must Know Extended COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Policies Regarding Marijuana Testing CA Consumer Privacy Bereavement Leave Cal-Savers Expanded Law on “Pay Transparency" Fast Food Employers...
The 8 Biggest Remote-Work Compensation Considerations
Communicate a Consistent Remote-Work Pay Policy to Employees By Danielle Hultenius Moore and J. Hagood Tighe © Fisher Philips October 12, 2022 Like many employers, you may have shifted to a remote work or hybrid model allowing employees to work from home full time or...
Violence in the Workplace
Cindy Williams, Managing Partner at CalWorkSafety & HR was a presenter on October 26th, entitled Violence in the workplace, for Jevon Thomas’ bimonthly cocktail networking event in Irvine, CA. Cindy shared timely and extremely important information regarding...
COVID-19 Close Contact Definition Changed
James W. Ward October 14, 2022 HR Watchdog On October 13, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an order updating the definition for “close contact” as it relates to the CDPH isolation and quarantine requirements for individuals infected or...
California Appellate Court Affirms Attorneys’ Fees for Meal and Rest Break Claims
October 5, 2022 Ryan H. Crosner Los Angeles Author Zachary V. Zagger New York Author On September 12, 2022, the California Court of Appeal held that employees bringing successful rest break and meal period claims are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees under...
Investigations In The Workplace
Please Join Our October 20, 2022 ZOOM Webcast: Employers Have An Affirmative Duty To Investigate In Many Instances Including: Civil Rights & Anti-Discrimination laws – Employers must investigate & take prompt remedial action Health & Safety laws –...
New California Laws
Read more about the new laws affecting employers in California. California Expands Who an Employee Can Care for Under the CFRA and California Paid Sick Leave Law Beginning January 1, 2023, employees throughout California will be able to use sick leave or take leave...
High Times Ahead for Employers in California
By Ellen E. Cohen & Kishaniah Dhamodaran on September 19, 2022 Jackson Lewis On September 18, 2022, Governor Newsom signed California Assembly Bill (AB) 2188, which makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any...
How to Confront Bullying Behavior at Work
by Brittney Maxfield September 14, 2022 Dear Crucial Skills, I work with a senior employee who is passive-aggressive, interrupts the boss, pontificates, challenges direction he does not agree with, and diminishes team morale. I’d like to talk with him about this, but...











