CalChamber Releases 2019 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released its annual Job Killer list, which includes 24 bills that would harm California’s economic growth and job creation…
San Francisco Employers: HCSO, FCO Required Reporting Due April 30
Employers covered by San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) and/or the Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) will need to submit the 2018 Employer Annual Reporting…
H-1B Filing Season Began April 1, Brings Changes
The H-1B filing season for fiscal year (FY) 2020 began Monday, April 1, 2019. If you have workers who need these U.S. work visas, prepare…
Starting Today, California Employers Have a New/Updated Notice (and Revised Pamphlets Too!)
This year, forget April showers and May flowers, April 1 brings new notice and pamphlet revisions. California employers need to check their notices and posters…
New California Required Harassment Prevention Training FAQs White Paper
You’ve all heard the news that California employers with five or more employees located anywhere must now provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees — not…
DOL Opinion Letter Provides Guidance on FMLA Leave
On March 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter that provides clarity on how employers designate Family and Medical Leave…
Demystifying ‘Regular Rate’ of Pay, Overtime
How does the regular rate work? Once I calculate the regular rate, does it change the employee’s hourly rate? Do I have to calculate a…
The EEO-1 Pay Data Saga Continues
As employers subject to EEO-1 reporting requirements know, several big developments have happened over the last few years. As previously reported, in 2016, the Equal…
Comment Open On Proposed Federal Overtime Rule
As reported earlier, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new, proposed federal overtime rule that would increase the white-collar salary threshold for exempt…
New Dads Can Bond with Baby Too!
Our employee’s wife just had a baby and he is asking us if he can take time off work and how much he will get…
