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Tell Us the Topics You Want to Cover in our Annual Handbook Seminar!
It’s October, and we all know what that means in California: pretending to enjoy cozy fall activities when it’s 90 degrees out, and trying not to make eye contact with your employee handbook, which somehow needs to be updated for 2025 already. Our annual handbook...
Healthcare Minimum Wage Set to Increase on October 16
California’s healthcare minimum wage will finally take effect on October 16. Under last year’s SB 525, the minimum wage was increased for almost all healthcare workers. Due to budgetary concerns, the law’s implementation was delayed. The new law gradually phases in...
New Employment Laws for 2025
Although the temperature still feels like summer, one thing does feel like fall – Governor Newsom just finished his review of the pending employment-related bills. Below is a brief summary of the key laws affecting California employers. Unless otherwise noted, all...
CROWN Act Amendments Signed into Law
In 2019, California was the first of 20 or so states to enact the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act. The Act provides that the Fair Employment and Housing Act’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of “race” includes traits...
Social Compliance Audit Reporting Requirement
Just signed into law this past weekend by the Governor and having received near unanimous bipartisan support, AB 3234 is aimed at protecting minor employees. Specifically, it requires employers to post on their website the findings of a social compliance audit that...
“Time Off to Vote” Notices
For so many reasons, this presidential election cycle is one for the history books. It can be challenging to stay focused on compliance issues when there’s so much going on in the world. But, as we all know, HR’s work is never done! With the upcoming election on...
California’s “Captive Audience” Ban on Governor’s Desk
At the end of its recent session, the California Legislature passed SB 399, the “California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act.” SB 399 prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions against employees who decline to attend an employer-sponsored...
California Public Employers Exempt from PAGA
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court unanimously decided that the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) does not apply to public entities. In Stone v. Alameda Health System, the Court found that the Legislature intended to exempt public employers from the...
CA Minimum Wage Increase in 2025 and Current COVID-19 Prevention Regulations
Minimum Wage Increase in 2025 Beginning on January 1, 2025, California’s minimum wage will increase from $16.00/hour to $16.50/hour. The increase applies to all employers of any size. Earlier this month, the Director of the CA Department of Finance determined and...
App-Based Drivers Maintain Status as Independent Contractors
The California Supreme Court recently upheld Proposition 22, which permits app-based drivers to be classified as independent contractors and not employees. This development is important for other industries as well. Before we get to the new decision, let’s review...
