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End of Session Update: 6 CalChamber Job Killer Bills Head to Governor
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End of Session Update: 6 CalChamber Job Killer Bills Head to Governor

California legislators last week approved six bills designated by the California Chamber of Commerce as job killers, which will increase labor costs and create more liability…

Quick COVID-19 Refresher for Employers
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Posted in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Health and Safety

Quick COVID-19 Refresher for Employers

Nicknamed after the Greek goddess of strife and discord, Eris — the latest dominant coronavirus subvariant infecting people across the country — may cause HR…

Vacation Policy: Employer Has Latitude, But Beware of Illegal Impacts
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Vacation Policy: Employer Has Latitude, But Beware of Illegal Impacts

Can we have different vacation policies for different worksites and for different groups in the same office? Yes, California employers may establish different vacation policies…

San Francisco Collects $20.5 Million For Local Ordinance Violations
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Posted in Local Ordinances

San Francisco Collects $20.5 Million For Local Ordinance Violations

San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) — the local agency that enforces San Francisco’s local employment laws — published their Annual Report for the…

Visual Impairment
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Posted in Accessibility Disabilities

EEOC Updates ‘Visual Disabilities in the Workplace’ Guidance

Vision impairments can start or occur at any time in life due to a variety of different factors. In 2022, for instance, approximately 18 percent…

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…

Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules
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Posted in Labor Relations Workplace Policies

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…

Anaheim Voters Will Decide on $25/Hour Hotel Minimum Wage on Oct. 3
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Posted in Local Ordinances

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…

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…

Free 2023 Midyear Employment Law White Paper
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Free 2023 Midyear Employment Law White Paper

In California, there’s no “slow season” when it comes to employment laws and human resources. Why is that? Because even when the statutory changes slow…