Month: October 2024

Hours Worked, Not ‘Full-Time’ Label Key to Managing Benefits
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Posted in Benefits Exempt/Nonexempt Time Off

Hours Worked, Not ‘Full-Time’ Label Key to Managing Benefits

What is the minimum number of hours an employee needs to work to be considered full-time? California and federal law generally do not categorize the…

How Indoor Heat Illness Rule Applies to Air Conditioned Workplace
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How Indoor Heat Illness Rule Applies to Air Conditioned Workplace

Our indoor office is air conditioned. Does our business need to include the indoor heat illness requirements in our Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)?…

California to Limit Certain Employer Communications Starting January 1
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Posted in Workplace Policies

California to Limit Certain Employer Communications Starting January 1

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert…

California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Starts October 16
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California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Starts October 16

After several delays, the long-awaited California health care worker minimum wage law takes effect on October 16, 2024. When the California Department of Health Care…

California Employment Laws Starting 2025
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Posted in Discrimination General Harassment Independent Contractor Minimum Wage Posters and Notices Time Off Workplace Safety

California Employment Laws Starting 2025

We’ve reached October — the annual legislative cycle has ended as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed bills over the last few weeks. Now…