Top 2022 HRWatchdog Blogs: COVID-19, New Laws, Mental Stress
Goodbye, 2022! 2023, and all those new employment laws, are right around the corner, so let’s take a look back at our most popular HRWatchdog…
Succession Planning Helps Businesses Prepare for Long-Term Survival
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts is joined by best-selling author and recruiting expert Rikka Brandon to discuss…
NLRB General Counsel Urges Board to Evaluate Employer Electronic Surveillance Practices
The federal National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects employees’ rights to engage in “concerted activities” with each other towards improving working conditions — a common…
Cal/OSHA Extends COVID-19 Regulation for 2 Years
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board voted 6-1 Thursday to continue California’s COVID-19 regulation until December 2024. As part of…
Booting Up Computer May Be Compensable, Says Ninth Circuit
Many employers have moved to timekeeping systems accessible on employees’ computers, but often an employee must first turn on, or “boot up,” their computer before…
Los Angeles City’s New Fair Work Week Ordinance
On November 29, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council approved a Fair Work Week Ordinance, which goes into effect on April 1, 2023. Retail businesses…
Workers’ Comp: Ways to Protect Employee’s Health Benefits
We have an employee who has been on workers’ compensation leave for a few months. How long do we have to continue to pay for…
Rest Breaks: Ways to Prove Employees Receive Duty-Free Time
Recently, an employee complained to management that they were not receiving rest breaks. Because the breaks are paid, the employees do not clock out for…
Eight Employment Notices Have Updates for January 1, 2023
In California, every business is required to post not only the Wage Order(s) that apply to its operation and the Minimum Wage Order where employees…
Local Minimum Wage Increases January 1, 2023
Many California cities will ring in 2023 by increasing their local minimum wage rates. Employers should confirm what cities their employees work in to determine…
