Feb 17, 2022 | COVID-19, Featured, Human Resources
California Governor Gavin Newsom renewed COVID-19 supplemental sick leave on February 9, 2022. However, there are significant changes between the new bill, Senate Bill 114, and the previous bill, SB 95, which expired September 30, 2021. Employers will not be able to...
Feb 10, 2022 | Featured, Human Resources
The Human Resources department is critical to all businesses. As the department sitting at the intersection of employee safety, training, morale, and compliance, HR functions have increased in importance and scope. Unfortunately, many companies may not realize their...
Jan 7, 2022 | Human Resources
On December 16th 2021, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopted yet another version of COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). The revised standards become effective January 14th, 2022. While some of the existing provisions will remain in effect, there are new...
Dec 7, 2021 | Human Resources
At the end of the 2020-2021 legislative session, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of new bills into law. Many of those bills revisited issues such as workplace safety, leaves of absence, harassment protections and some bring new legal ramifications...
Nov 16, 2021 | Featured, Human Resources
A new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom goes into effect on January 1st, 2022 and raises the stakes for California employers when it comes to wage and hour compliance. AB 1003 classifies the intentional theft of more than $950 in wages/gratuities from a single...
Aug 12, 2021 | Human Resources, Recruiting
Remote working and remote hiring have been gaining popularity over the last several years, but this trend accelerated heavily in response to COVID-19 restrictions and associated retention and hiring challenges. Considering Out-of-state employees is a great way to...