IRS Increases 2025 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits
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IRS Increases 2025 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits

The IRS recently announced increases to 2025 Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) limits, as well as the maximum amount that may be made newly available for…

Completing Your Workplace Violence Prevention Program
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Posted in Workplace Safety

Webinar: Completing Your Workplace Violence Prevention Program

On July 1, 2024, nearly all California non-health care employers must have a workplace violence prevention program in place — including required training that must…

Good Faith Defense Upheld for Wage Statement Penalties
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Posted in Compensation Meal and Rest Break

Good Faith Defense Upheld for Wage Statement Penalties

In a win for employers, the California Supreme Court recently held that if an employer reasonably and in good faith believed it was providing a…

California Pay Data Reporting Ends May 8
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California Pay Data Reporting Ends May 8

Wednesday, May 8 is the last day for required California employers to report annual pay, demographic and other workforce data to the California Civil Rights…

US, California Celebrates Small Businesses
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US, California Celebrate Small Businesses

It’s National Small Business Week! Beginning Sunday, April 28, this yearly event celebrates the contributions of American small businesses and their employees. After all, the…

EEOC Releases Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance
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Posted in Discrimination Harassment

EEOC Releases Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its updated “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” This new guidance updates,…

Keep Form 300a Records
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Posted in Reporting Requirements Workplace Safety

Keep Form 300a Records, Even When Posting Period Ends

Although April 30 was the last day employers had to post their 2023 Form 300a, Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, don’t toss them…

2023 EEO-1 Reporting Opens Today
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Posted in EEO-1 Reporting Requirements

Reminder: 2023 EEO-1 Reporting Opens Today

Don’t forget that the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is officially open today — Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Required employers have until Tuesday, June 4,…

Answering Questions on Displays of Affection, Pronoun Use
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Answering Questions on Displays of Affection, Pronoun Use, Free Speech and More

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

FTC Effectively Bans Workplace Non-Compete Agreements
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Posted in Hiring Termination

FTC Effectively Bans Workplace Non-Compete Agreements

Important Update: As of July 3, 2024, a federal court has partially stayed the FTC’s rule banning non-compete agreements. This stay temporarily halts the enforcement…