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$15.50/Hour Minimum Wage for All California Employers Coming
It’s official — the California minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour for all employers effective January 1, 2023, as California Director of Finance…
Update on CalChamber Efforts to Secure Changes to Important Legislation
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocates Ashley Hoffman and Robert Moutrie give a legislative…
San Francisco’s New Public Health Emergency Leave
San Francisco employers should prepare for yet another local ordinance starting this October! San Francisco voters recently passed Proposition G, a new permanent public health…
California Laws Generally Apply Only within Borders of State
Since the pandemic, my company has been allowing employees to work from home. Without informing our human resources department, several of these employees have moved…
Ninth Circuit Requests Help From CA Supreme Court Again
On July 8, 2022, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals certified three questions to the California Supreme Court to assist it with ruling whether a…
State Change in COVID-19 Definition of ‘Close Contact’ Leaves Questions for California Employers
One of the most well-known elements of COVID-19 workplace safety was changed last month — to relatively little fanfare — and it has left California…
What Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitration and PAGA Means for Employers
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad and CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts discuss how the…
Reminders When Hiring Interns, Minors for the Summer
Schools statewide are letting out for the summer, which means thousands of high school and college students will be looking for summer jobs and internships…
Considerations, Best Practices for Returning to In-Person Work Arrangements
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber HR Adviser Ellen Savage discuss hybrid and in-person work environments…
CalSavers Small Business Deadline Is June 30
By June 30, 2022, small businesses with five or more employees that don’t offer a qualified retirement plan must register with CalSavers — a retirement…
