Tag: health care workers

2025 Licensed Physicians, Computer Professionals Rates
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2025 Licensed Physicians, Computer Professionals Rates

On January 1, 2025, the overtime exemption rates for computer software employees and licensed physicians will increase — so employers need to make sure that…

Top Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Questions
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DIR FAQs Answer Top Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Questions

Although the start of California’s health care worker minimum wage is delayed — starting sometime between October 15, 2024, and January 1, 2025, depending on…

California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed Again
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California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed Again

California’s health care worker minimum wage gets delayed again — with a few possible start dates depending on certain circumstances. In 2023, Governor Gavin Newsome…

California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed One Month
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California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed One Month

Updated July 1, 2024: The California health care worker minimum wage was delayed again — with a few possible start dates depending on certain circumstances….

Free White Paper: Your Guide to 2024 California Employment Laws
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Posted in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) General Minimum Wage Time Off Workplace Safety

Free White Paper: Your Guide to 2024 California Employment Laws

CalChamber’s employment law experts have wrapped up their analysis of the employment-related legislation that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in 2023 and summed…

Licensed Physicians Rates
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Posted in Compensation Minimum Wage

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…

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…

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Posted in Compensation Hiring Workplace Policies

Four 2023 Bills That Would Negatively Affect California Employers

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss four bills that, if passed,…

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Mandatory Vaccination Order Now Covers Direct Care Workers

On August 5, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a statewide mandatory vaccination order for most health care facilities. However, certain caregiver…

California flu coronavirus
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Posted in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Workplace Safety

Coronavirus and Flu: Managing Illnesses in the Workplace

Lately, the coronavirus has been a hot topic of conversation, social media and the news; last week, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex…