Tag: DIR
Updated Wage Theft Notice Released
Federal and California law requires new employees to receive several pamphlets and notices about laws and programs like workers’ compensation, workplace sexual harassment, state disability…
California Paid Sick Leave Changes Guidance Released
As we rapidly approach January 1 — the date most new employment laws that Governor Newsom signed this year become effective — the one that…
California’s Nonemergency COVID-19 Regulation Now Effective
California’s nonemergency COVID-19 regulation is now in effect, replacing the previous emergency COVID-19 temporary standards. As previously reported, on December 15, 2022, the California Occupational…
Flexible Schedules Can Create Wage, Hour Pitfalls for Employers
Remote working during the pandemic provided quite a bit of flexibility for both employers and employees. Now that we’re in a period of relative stability…
California Releases Employer COVID-19 Compliance Portal
As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark, federal, state and local governments have spent the last year continually developing new laws, regulations, ordinances, orders,…
California Fatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2018
After several years of declines, in 2018 (the latest data available), California’s workplace fatality rate increased with 422 Californians dying in workplace incidents (up from…
Rate of California Nonfatal, Fatal Occupational Injuries Remains Stable
The Department of Industrial Relations released California’s 2017 occupational injury and illness data on employer-reported injuries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics works with state agencies…
