Key Employment-Related Bills
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Key Employment-Related Bills To Be Heard This Week as Legislators Reconvene From Summer Recess

With the summer recess over, California legislators returned to the Capitol today with a month to act on more than 900 bills. Senate and Assembly…

Time to Submit Your VETS 4212!
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Time to Submit Your VETS-4212!

Get ready to file your 2023 VETS-4212! Every year between August 1 and September 30, if you’re a nonexempt federal contractor or subcontractor with a…

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

Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules
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Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new legal standard for evaluating employer handbook rules — raising the level of scrutiny…

California’s Revised Criminal History Regulations Approved
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California’s Revised Criminal History Regulations Approved

As the rulemaking body for the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), the California Civil Rights Council (CRC) has been working for several months on revised…

Anaheim Voters Will Decide on $25/Hour Hotel Minimum Wage on Oct. 3
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Anaheim Voters Will Decide on $25/Hour Hotel Minimum Wage on Oct. 3

Depending on the outcome of a special October 3, 2023, election, Anaheim hotels, motels and event centers may have to implement a $25 per hour…

New Form I-9 Released
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New Form I-9 Released

Today’s the day! Nine months after the previous Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification expired, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published new, revised…

E-Verify Users Allowed to Electronically Inspect Form I-9 Documents
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E-Verify Users Allowed to Electronically Inspect Form I-9 Documents

Get ready! The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be releasing new, revised Form I-9 documents tomorrow, but that’s not the only change coming…

Labor Law Helpline: Pet Bereavement
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Trending Topics on the Labor Law Helpline: Remote Work Expense Reimbursements, Pet Bereavement Leave, More

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Ellen Savage discuss some of the latest labor and employment issues…

EEO-1 Data Collection Pushed to Fall 2023
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EEO-1 Data Collection Pushed to Fall 2023

Employers can enjoy their summer vacation a little more this year — the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) tentatively announced that the 2022 EEO-1…