Register Now for the Employee Handbooks, Policies Webinar
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Posted in Employee Handbook

Register Now for the Employee Handbooks, Policies Webinar

Struggling with where to start developing or updating your employee handbook or company policies? We have a webinar for you. Join CalChamber’s top employment law…

California Pay Data Reporting Portal Open
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Posted in Reporting Requirements

California Pay Data Reporting Portal Open

California employers can start submitting their annual pay data reports to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) — with their 2024 reports due May 14,…

Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulation Sunsetting
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Posted in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Workplace Safety

Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulation Sunsetting

As of today, February 3, 2025, California employers mostly no longer have any COVID-19 prevention regulatory requirements, with the exception of reporting and recording requirements…

Workplace Raids and I-9 Audits: What Employers Need to Know
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Posted in Form I-9

Workplace Raids and I-9 Audits: What Employers Need to Know

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and immigration law experts Greg Berk and Andrew Desposito discuss employer obligations during federal  immigration…

Heads Up, Employers! Your Form 300As Must Be Posted Soon
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Posted in Reporting Requirements Workplace Safety

Heads Up, Employers! Your Form 300As Must Be Posted Soon

It’s that time of year again when California employers need to post the previous year’s summary of work-related injuries and illnesses, formally known as theForm…

New Cal/OSHA Guidance on Worker Safety, Health During Fire Cleanup
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Posted in Workplace Safety

New Cal/OSHA Guidance on Worker Safety, Health During Fire Cleanup

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently released new guidance on protecting workers involved in fire cleanup or other work in areas…

Executive Order Requiring Affirmative Action by Federal Contractors Revoked
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Posted in Discrimination Workplace Policies

Executive Order Requiring Affirmative Action by Federal Contractors Revoked

Through several significant executive actions, President Donald Trump has begun reshaping the federal administration’s priorities and objectives for the next four years. Among them, he…

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Posted in Employee Handbook Hiring Performance Training

2025 Compliance Checklist: Key HR Practices for Employers

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts discuss key compliance…

Wearable Tech in the Workplace: Efficiency Booster or Discrimination Liability?
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Posted in Disabilities

Wearable Tech in the Workplace: Efficiency Booster or Discrimination Liability?

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published new guidance on the use of wearable technology to monitor employees in the workplace. Like many…

Court Rejects Use of ‘Headless’ PAGA Cases
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Posted in Workplace Policies

Court Rejects Use of ‘Headless’ PAGA Cases

Using “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions as a tool for plaintiffs to avoid arbitration of their individual PAGA claims has been significantly undermined…