WATCH Out! It’s Daylight Saving Time (DST) Again
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WATCH Out! It’s Daylight Saving Time (DST) Again

Alarm clock, microwave, oven, car radio, wristwatch… if it’s not a smart device, you’ll soon be hunting down clocks to set forward an hour —…

Learn How to Avoid Pitfalls in Hiring and Onboarding in Our Webinar
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Learn How to Avoid Pitfalls in Hiring and Onboarding in Our Webinar

Recruiting and hiring employees isn’t easy, and when handled incorrectly, you can risk potential, costly hiring mistakes, like discrimination claims. It can be daunting and…

Remember Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors Is Costly
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Remember Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors Is Costly

Misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor is a costly mistake — which a home health care service company recently learned when the California Labor…

Making Sense of Minimum Wage Requirements
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Making Sense of Minimum Wage Requirements

With different federal, state, local and industry-specific minimum wage requirements, how do I know if I am properly paying my California employees? The first step…

Potential Changes Coming to Workplace Violence Prevention Standards
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Potential Changes Coming to Workplace Violence Prevention Standards

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Robert Moutrie discuss potential changes coming to…

Employee Handbook Creator Plus: Personalized Support for Your Employee Handbook
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Employee Handbook Creator Plus: Personalized Support for Your Employee Handbook

Creating an employee handbook can be a daunting task, but with CalChamber’s Employee Handbook Creator (EHC) online tool, it doesn’t have to be. If you’re…

NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Guidance Memoranda
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NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Guidance Memoranda

With every change in presidential administration comes a reshuffling of priorities and appointees. Some of the most consequential changes for employers this round are those…

Pay for Jury Duty Depends on Employee Status: Exempt or Nonexempt
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Pay for Jury Duty Depends on Employee Status: Exempt or Nonexempt 

One of our exempt managers has requested leave to attend jury duty. Do we have to allow him to go on jury duty and if…

Love Rollercoaster: Romance in the Workplace
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Love Rollercoaster: Romance in the Workplace

It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is all around us. Many people see February 14 as a day to shower those they love with affection and…

Register Now for CalChamber’s Revamped HR Boot Camp, Leaves of Absence Seminars
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Register Now for CalChamber’s Revamped HR Boot Camp, Leaves of Absence Seminars

CalChamber has updated and revamped our virtual seminars for 2025 by adding more examples and scenarios to help you apply key legal concepts to real-world…