Love is in the Air: Workplace Romance on the Rise
According to CareerBuilder’s annual Valentine’s Day survey, the number of workers reporting an office romance is at a 10-year high. Forty-one percent of workers have…
Form 300A Posting Requirement for Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
Don’t forget that you should post the Form 300A summary of job-related injuries and illnesses from 2016 at your place of business from February 1 through April…
February 16 Due Date for Pregnancy Disability Leave Webinar
Your California employee is pregnant. Now what? California law provides strong protections for pregnant employees, including requiring employers to reasonably accommodate pregnant workers and provide…
Los Angeles Provides Rules on its Ban the Box Ordinance
As we have reported in the past, the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance is now effective in the City of Los Angeles. This ordinance,…
Retaliation Charges Top the List Again
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released detailed breakdowns of the 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination that the agency received in fiscal year 2016. Year after…
More Timekeeping Guidance from Court on Standards for Rounding Entries
An appellate court decision that further clarifies the ability of California employers to round employee timecard entries has been published at the request of the…
IRS to Payroll and HR: Beware of W-2 Scams
This week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to warn them about an email scam. The IRS…
New to Human Resources or Want a Refresher?
Build your HR muscle at one of CalChamber’s upcoming HR Boot Camp seminars throughout Northern and Southern California. From hiring through termination, our employment law…
Los Angeles Ban-the-Box Ordinance Now Effective
The “Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring” ordinance, also called the “Ban the Box” ordinance, is now law in the City of Los Angeles. As previously…
Job Killer Mandates New Leave of Absence
A more expansive version of a job killer bill vetoed last year has been reintroduced. The California Chamber of Commerce has identified SB 63 (Jackson; D-Santa…
