Most Popular Questions From HR Seminar
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law experts Bianca Saad and Matthew Roberts…
Employers Must Post Form 300A Starting February 1
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, some things remain the same. California employers must still post their Form 300A, Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, on…
Report COVID-19 Positive Test Result to Workers’ Comp Carrier
Do I have to have to file a workers’ compensation claim every time one of my employees tests positive for COVID-19? No. The new law…
COVID-19 Vaccine: Can It Be Required?
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss what employers…
DFEH Updates Pay Data Reporting Guidance, Submission Portal Opening Soon
One new law that took effect on January 1 requires employers, who have 100 or more employees and are subject to federal EEO-1 reporting, to…
Dynamex is Retroactive: California Supreme Court’s Rejection of the Reasonable Reliance Exception Ignores Reality
As those who have been following AB 5 know well, in April 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a monumental decision related to independent contractor…
San Jose Revises, Extends COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
On January 5, 2021, San Jose’s City Council approved an urgency ordinance extending the city’s supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave to June 30, 2021. Passed…
Cal/OSHA Revises Guidance on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
Last year, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) approved emergency COVID-19 temporary standards, which became effective and enforceable on November 30, 2020. Under…
New Federal COVID Law Includes Option to Offer Paid Sick Leave
I remember reading that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2020. Do I need to pay anything…
CalChamber Asks Cal/OSHA to Delay Enforcing Emergency COVID-19 Rules
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to delay enforcement of the emergency COVID-19 rules. The…
