Tag: notices
Berkeley Adopts New Fair Work Week Ordinance
On November 22, 2022, Berkeley’s City Council voted unanimously to approve a Fair Work Week Ordinance, which applies to a broad range of businesses such…
Employers Must Post New EEOC Poster Immediately
On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an updated “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster to replace the…
Applicant with Criminal History? Follow Process Before Revoking Offer
We ran a criminal background check on a prospective new employee and the check revealed some criminal history. Can we choose to revoke the job…
COVID-19 Workplace Exposure Notification, Reporting Requirements Revised
On October 5, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 654 (AB 654), which revises and clarifies employers’ COVID-19 workplace exposure notice and reporting requirements…
New Law Still Requires Physical Workplace Postings
As HR practitioners are well aware, federal and California laws require employers to post a large number of notices in the workplace. These notices are…
American Rescue Plan Act COBRA Subsidies Ending Soon
In March, the federal government passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the third federal stimulus package enacted in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic….
American Rescue Plan Act COBRA Subsidy Model Notices, Guidance
Among the American Rescue Plan Act’s many provisions, it provides for 100 percent premium subsidies for health insurance continuation under the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget…
COVID-19 Emergency Regulation Now In Effect
On Monday, November 30, 2020, the Office of Administrative Law approved the new COVID-19 emergency regulation, which went into effect immediately. As previously reported, the…
COVID-19 Prevention Program Emergency Regulation Adopted
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted to adopt a comprehensive and complex COVID-19 emergency regulation addressing a…
COVID-19: New Exposure Notice Reqs
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and CalChamber policy advocate Robert Moutrie discuss California’s new…
