California
City of Los Altos, CA 2025 Minimum Wage Poster Update
Hayward, California 2025 Minimum Wage Poster Update
All employers operating within the City of Hayward, California, are required to post the Hayward, California Minimum Wage Poster in the workplace to inform employees of the current minimum wage rate and their rights under the City’s Minimum Wage Ordinance. Beginning January 1, 2025, large employers with 26 or more employees are subject to a Read more
New California Workplace Violence Poster
California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law Takes Effect on July 1, 2024 Elevate Your Workplace Violence Prevention Training Program – Post the New California Workplace Violence Poster BUY TODAY! What is Covered on the California Workplace Violence Poster? The California Workplace Violence Poster aligns with the requirements of Labor Code section 6401.9 and covers the following: The Read more
Los Angeles County Enacts COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to Cover Large Employers
Following on the footsteps of the City of Los Angeles, City and County of San Francisco and the City of San Jose, the County of Los Angeles has also adopted an emergency Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (SPSLO) providing paid leave that employees can use for COVID-19-related reasons. The SPSLO is intended to fill the Read more
California Implements 2020 Minimum Wage Increase and Expands Fair Employment Protections
California Minimum Wage In California, the welcome news for low wage workers this January was a $1.00 per hour increase in the state’s minimum wage rate. Beginning January 1, 2020, employers with 26 or more employees must pay their workers at least $13.00 per hour. Employers with 25 or fewer employees must be paid no Read more
California’s New Sexual Harassment Training Deadline Coming Up
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) makes sexual harassment in the workplace illegal. Under the law, employers have an affirmative duty to take reasonable steps to prevent harassment from occurring and to promptly correct harassing conduct. In addition, employers are responsible for taking certain specified measures to ensure a workplace that is free from Read more
California’s Small Employers Must Allow Parents Leave to Bond with a New Child
The New Parent Leave Act (NPLA) – What’s New? For just over a year now, new parents in California who work for small employers have been exercising the same right to take child-bonding leave that new parents employed by large employers have enjoyed for the last twenty-five years. California’s New Parent Leave Act (NPLA), which Read more
California Employers – Reminder to Post the Revised IWC Wage Order for Your Industry
Revised 2019 California IWC Wage Order Posters Have Released In addition to posting the California All-On-One Poster, California employers are required to post the Industrial Wage Commission Wage Order (IWC) that applies to their specific business. California has 17 different IWCs regulating the wages, hours and working conditions of employees in specific industries and occupations. Read more
Accommodating Breastfeeding Working Moms in California
Working moms face tough decisions following the birth of a child, including whether to go back to work after having a baby, how soon to go back, and whether to continue breastfeeding once she’s back at work. Often, her employer’s provision of the time and a place suitable for expressing breast milk may impact those Read more