Author: Jessica Mulholland

Daylight Saving Time (DST)!
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Posted in Compensation

Spring Forward Sunday for Daylight Saving Time (DST)!

This Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m., all our smart devices — our mobile phones, smart watches, tablets, computers and Alexa-enabled assistants — will spring…

pay data reporting, cabinet install
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Posted in General

Pay Data Reporting Depends on Usual Business of Client, Contractor

I own a cabinet making and installation company. Last year, my employees spent several days installing cabinets in the offices of a large tech company….

H-1B Visa Opens March 6
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Posted in Hiring

H-1B Visa Opens March 6; New Regs Affect Filing Fees, Selection Process

The H-1B visa allows American employers to temporarily hire highly skilled foreign professionals (a total of 85,000) in occupations that require specialized knowledge that many…

Post Your Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
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Posted in Reporting Requirements Workplace Safety

Post Your Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

As happens each year at this time, California employers must start posting their Form 300A, Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses — starting on February…

Local Minimum Wage Rates
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Posted in Local Ordinances

28 Local Minimum Wage Rates Will Increase January 1, 2024

Along with the new California state minimum wage rate of $16 per hour for all employers, regardless of size, and new computer professionals and licensed…

Free White Paper: Your Guide to 2024 California Employment Laws
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Posted in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) General Minimum Wage Time Off Workplace Safety

Free White Paper: Your Guide to 2024 California Employment Laws

CalChamber’s employment law experts have wrapped up their analysis of the employment-related legislation that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in 2023 and summed…

Prevent Halloween Horrors This Year
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Posted in Discrimination

Prevent Halloween Horrors This Year

This year, Halloween falls on a Tuesday, and with a record number of people planning to participate in related festivities (73 percent, according to the…

HR Professional Day 2023
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Posted in Meal and Rest Break Time Off Training

HR Professional Day 2023: Celebrating Those Who Manage, Maintain the HR Lifecycle

Since 1959, HR professionals have been honored on September 26 — known as Human Resource Professional Day — for their hard work and contributions to…

California’s 2024 Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour
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Posted in Minimum Wage

California’s 2024 Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour

On Monday, July 31, the California Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw officially certified that beginning January 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage will increase from…

CPRA compliance
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Posted in Privacy

Attorney General Investigates California Employers’ CCPA Compliance

On July 14, 2023 — two weeks after the Sacramento Superior Court ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) must delay enforcement of any…