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Proposition 22 Ruled Unconstitutional
California’s worker classification laws have seen significant developments in the last few years. Though the COVID-19 pandemic dominates our time and attention these days, worker…
Reporting to HR, Workplace Surveillance and the Employer-Employee Relationship
With the rise in remote work over the last year and a half, a new trend has emerged: American workers are increasingly fearful of employer…
Hot Temperatures Can Lead to More Workplace Injuries
An Institute of Labor Economics study gathered 18 years of California’s workers’ compensation system claims and compared it to the daily temperature data, and found…
Employers Change Tactics to Attract New Employees
Eighty-two percent of employers say they perceive a talent shortage — many of whom offered signing bonuses to new employees as a short-term fix for this shortage,…
Workplace Productivity: Coffee Breaks, Hiding in Bathrooms to Kill Time
In California, nonexempt employees are entitled to a 10-minute rest break for every four hours worked or “major fraction thereof,” as well as a 30-minute…
Not Providing COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Is Costly for Employers
As of March 29, 2021 — and retroactive to January 1, 2021 — employers with 26 or more employees have been required to provide 80…
Sexual Harassment Survey on Gender, Training Effectiveness
Men and women’s idea of what constitutes sexual harassment differ significantly, according to a recent study that examines employee reactions to the sexual harassment prevention…
Addressing Age Discrimination in Employment
Ageism in employment — a bias against workers 40 years of age and older — is experienced more during the job search process than in…
Beyond Email: How Technology Trends Help Newly Remote Work
The COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns have given many thousands of employers — and millions of their employees — a crash course in Zoom, Microsoft Teams and…
Employees Are Quitting in Record Numbers — Here’s How to Keep Them
In April 2021, a record all-time high of 4 million people quit their jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — this…











