Author: Katie Culliton
2022 Computer Software Employee, Licensed Physician/Surgeon Exemption Rates
As 2022 gets closer, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has released the 2022 rate changes for the computer software employees exemption and the licensed physicians and…
2022 Social Security Taxable Wage Base
The Social Security taxable wage base for 2022 will increase to $147,000 from $142,800, according to a recent announcement from the Social Security Administration (SSA)….
Common Virtual, In-Person Interview Mistakes
As job interviews shifted from in-person to virtual over the last year and a half, the common mistakes applicants may make also changed. According to…
EEO-1 Final Filing Deadline Extended
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has extended the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 filing deadline one last time to Monday, October 25, 2021. As…
Hot Temperatures Can Lead to More Workplace Injuries
An Institute of Labor Economics study gathered 18 years of California’s workers’ compensation system claims and compared it to the daily temperature data, and found…
Workplace Productivity: Coffee Breaks, Hiding in Bathrooms to Kill Time
In California, nonexempt employees are entitled to a 10-minute rest break for every four hours worked or “major fraction thereof,” as well as a 30-minute…
VETS-4212 Filing Season Now Open
Federal contractors and subcontractors must submit the VETS-4212 report on their affirmative action efforts in employing veterans — and the time to do so is…
Employees Are Quitting in Record Numbers — Here’s How to Keep Them
In April 2021, a record all-time high of 4 million people quit their jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — this…
EEOC’s Resources on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Workplace Rights
It’s been slightly over one year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling that any employment decision based, at least in part, on…
Employers With Outdoor Workers, Be Prepared for Hot Weather!
Summer in California often means excessive heat warnings throughout the state; therefore, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) reminds all employers to…
