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Properly Classifying Employees as Exempt, Nonexempt
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Ellen Savage discuss how to properly classify employees as either exempt…
New 2024 Computer Professionals, Licensed Physicians Rates
California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced 2024 rates (effective January 1, 2024) for the computer software employee exemption and the licensed physicians and surgeons…
Summer Is Almost Here, So Are July 1 Local Minimum Wage Increases
Summer is quickly approaching, and with it comes local minimum wage increases for a number of California localities. Here’s a list of localities that will…
Virtual HR Symposium: Strengthen Your HR Effectiveness
Looking to strengthen your HR effectiveness? Then look no further than CalChamber’s virtual HR Symposium, featuring live, engaging presentations on various workplace topics for two…
OSHA Pauses Vaccine Standard Activities Pending Litigation, Creating Uncertainty in California
As previously reported, on November 5, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an emergency temporary standard in the Federal Register which…
Los Angeles City’s New Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance
In California, properly classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors has been an evolving topic for years and can result in significant legal exposure…
Show Employees Appreciation Beyond Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is Thursday! Expressing gratitude and appreciation for your employees is one way to celebrate but thanking them throughout the year may be both the…
Cal/OSHA Issues Employer Fines for COVID-19 Violations
During inspections of industries where workers have an elevated risk of exposure to COVID-19, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (known as Cal/OSHA)…
U.S. DOL Releases Training, Travel Time Opinion Letters
On November 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two opinion letters interpreting the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regarding the compensability…
Remote Work Reminder: Keep Your Remote Work Policy Up to Date
Prior to 2020, the number of employees working remotely or in a “hybrid” manner — a combination of in-office and remote work — was steadily…
