California

California Employers Must Post a “Paid Time Off for Voting” Notice by Oct. 26 

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Have workers in California?   Employers Must Post a “Paid Time Off for Voting” Notice by Oct. 26  Under California Elections Code Section 14001, employers who have staff that work in California are legally required to post a notice to employees that explains their rights to take time off for voting.     This notice must be posted at least 10 days before a statewide election [a date that coincides with November 5, National Election Day.] This […]

POLICY REVIEW 2024  | The California Privacy Rights Act 

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If you employ workers or do business in California, here is a brief review of the recently updated California Privacy Act.    What is it?  The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provides comprehensive regulation of the personal information (PI) of California residents. PI includes any “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.”    Who does […]

California Employers – New Labor Laws For 2024 

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Increase in Number of Employee Paid Sick Days | SB-616 Effective January 1, 2024  The new law guarantees employees five paid sick days per year, up from three days.     New Leave for Reproductive Loss | SB 848 Effective January 1, 2024  A subset of California’s bereavement leave law allows up to five days off work for reproductive-related losses, such as miscarriage or stillbirth.   California employers with five or more employees are covered under the […]

New California Background Check Requirements Effective Oct. 1

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If you employ in California, you will need to make changes to your background check process to comply with the new Fair Chance Act (FCA) regulations   CURRENT LAW – The California Fair Chance Act The original law went into effect in 2018. It prohibits employers from asking about an applicant’s criminal history until after a conditional offer of employment has been made to the applicant. If an employer contemplates not hiring an individual because […]

New COVID-19 Compliance Regulation Issued by Cal/OSHA 

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Effective Immediately    WHAT’S UP  On October 13th, The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) made significant changes to the state’s definition of “close contact,” and to the potential two-year extension of California’s COVID-19 regulation that all employers must implement. The CDPH changed the definition of “close contact” via an immediately effective order, which will change enforcement for both large and small workplaces in California.    […]