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New California Requirement for Employers
Starting January 1, 2012, California employers are required to provide nonexempt employees with specific wage information at the time of hire. The new Wage Theft Protection Act of 2011 amends the Labor Code to add section 2810.5, which requires a written notice to nonexempt employees at the time of hire. The notice contains information about rates of pay, the legal name of the employer, information about the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier, and more. Naturally, any new requirement … Read entire article »
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California Pregnancy Disability Leave Now Entitled to Four Months of Extended Health Coverage
California has upped the benefits for employees this week with SB 299, which extends group health coverage … Read more »
Volunteering at the SUPERFROG!
I had the opportunity to volunteer at the SUPERFROG Triathlon this past September 11, and it was … Read more »
Making the Move: Taking Your Business Out of California
Note: this was originally published in Working Girl: Exploring the Lighter Side of Human Capital Management, under … Read more »
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What You Need to Know About Floating Holidays
Floating holidays are a popular benefit with employees, but to avoid problems there are a few things … Read more »
California Pregnancy Disability Leave May Be Changing
With the whole alphabet soup of employee leaves available today, it gets more and more difficult to … Read more »
Splitting Hairs: Getting Split-Shift Pay Right in California
I admit I didn't know the following about split-shifts. The issue has never come up in my … Read more »
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A New Year and the Scammers are Out
I received my “FINAL NOTICE” from the California Labor Compliance, Business Compliance Department. Apparently, I needed to send them $275.00 to ensure compliance with California labor law. Pretty official stuff. And it went right into the trash, naturally. The California Labor Compliance people are not connected to any official government agency. They’re just fishing for a few quick bucks, trying to scare … Read entire article »
A List of Required Documents for California
Over the years I’ve put together a list of documents you need to supply California employees. It comes in handy, believe me. Here is my list so far (you can also download it here): NEW HIRES 1. State Disability Insurance Provisions (DE 2515). This pamphlet explains an employee’s disability insurance rights and must be distributed to all new hires and again when an … Read entire article »
Written Contracts Required for California Commissioned Employees Starting in 2013
Our California governor, Jerry Brown, has been busy signing into law a number of bills lately. This latest one, AB 1396, is important to any California employer who employs commissioned salespeople. Starting January 1, 2013, any California employee earning a commission must have a written contract that clearly spells out the terms and conditions of the commissions. No doubt this new law … Read entire article »
California Pregnancy Disability Leave Now Entitled to Four Months of Extended Health Coverage
California has upped the benefits for employees this week with SB 299, which extends group health coverage to employees on pregnancy disability leave for up to four months. Employers with 5 or more employees must continue to offer any group health coverage in place at the start of the leave. There can be no changes: if the employer is paying 100%, … Read entire article »