The California Department of Public Health has provided a COVID-19 outbreak guide for employers in conjunction with the guidance for reopening that the State of California has already provided. The guidance is not intended for healthcare, congregate living settings...
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The right way to fire an employee
As a business owner, breaking the news of termination to an employee may be one of the hardest things you’ll have to do. It’s no easy feat to look someone in the eyes and inform them they are losing their source of income, but often it is a necessary evil. While it...
Tips for preventing a toxic workplace
From small businesses to large corporations, toxic working environments are a common problem across many companies and industry types. If left unchecked, a toxic environment may lead to high job turnover rates, substantial losses in productivity and rampant harassment...
How to accommodate employees with mental illness
Mental illnesses are among the most prevalent and debilitating health concerns of our time. In fact, health conditions lead to more lost workdays than back pain or arthritis and affects a staggering one in five adults in the United States. According to the CDC,...
Supreme court rules to protect LGBTQ workers from discrimination
In early June 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled to expand Title VII protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The new federal law forbids employers from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or transgender status. The ruling marks a...
UPDATING INJURY ILLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO ACCOUNT FOR THREAT OF COVID-19
Existing California law requires that employers with ten or more employees establish, implement, and maintain in writing an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (“IIPP”). IIPP programs must meet certain minimum requirements, as set forth in the applicable...
The importance of updating your employee handbook
The United States Department of Labor requires you to inform employees of your company policies and their rights. For many businesses, a thorough employee handbook is the best way to provide employees with this information in a way that is clear, thorough and easy to...
How common is worker’s compensation fraud?
When a worker gets hurt on the job, they trust their employer to provide worker’s compensation insurance to help cover medical bills and wages lost. California law requires employers to offer this benefit. As of May 2020, California workers filed over 13,000 worker’s...
CalSavers – Registration Deadlines Fast Approaching
In 2016, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1234 into law, requiring the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Investment Board to begin developing a workplace retirement program for private sector workers whose employers do not offer a retirement...
The changing role of contractors in California companies
California employers contend with some of the most stringent wage and hour laws in the country. The combination of federal regulation with strict state and local compliance makes for some challenging decisions for an employer. A recent California law is aimed at...