Beza Sileshi January 24, 2022 HR Watchdog - https://hrwatchdog.calchamber.com/2022/01/pay-transparent-or-not-either-way-remember-californias-legal-requirements/ Pay transparency continues to be a hot-button issue in California as employers navigate a tough hiring...
Prepare to Post Form 300 A Annual Summary for Cal/OSHA Compliance. In 2020 Cal/OSHA amended its regulation regarding IIPP’s by an obscure change in the “exceptions” portion to require access to an IIPP by employees. We suggest adding a reference to this right to a...
Matthew J. Roberts, Esq. January 13, 2022 https://hrwatchdog.calchamber.com/2022/01/u-s-supreme-court-halts-oshas-general-employer-vaccine-mandate/ On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order staying the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health...
Jessica Mulholland January 6, 2022 https://hrwatchdog.calchamber.com/2022/01/california-extends-indoor-mask-mandate-through-february-15/ Less than a month after the California Department of Health (CDPH) announced the requirement that all individuals must wear face...
By Christopher T. Patrick on January 3, 2022 https://www.californiaworkplacelawblog.com/2022/01/articles/wage-and-hour/new-year-same-old-california-pay-data-reporting-requirements/ After many delays, employers nationwide just filed their 2020 EEO-1 reports in...
By Courtney M. Malveaux, Melanie L. Paul, Patricia Anderson Pryor, Catherine A. Cano, Sheri L. Giger and Katharine C. Weber December 18, 2021 https://www.jacksonlewis.com/publication/sixth-circuit-dissolves-stay-osha-covid-19-vaccine-ets?utm_source=elinfonet The U.S....
By Sean Paisan on December 10, 2021 https://www.californiaworkplacelawblog.com/2021/12/articles/calosha-2/will-they-or-wont-they-cal-osha-scheduled-to-vote-on-ets-readoption/ The federal OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is currently paused while the...
HRWatchdog December 1, 2021 https://hrwatchdog.calchamber.com/2021/12/allowing-use-of-sick-time-for-vacation-could-prove-costly-for-employer/ My employee wants to take a few days off to take a trip with her family, but she is out of vacation time. Can I let her use...
By Nathan W. Austin & Chistopher J. Truxler on November 22, 2021 Posted at https://www.californiaworkplacelawblog.com/2021/11/articles/wage-and-hour/getting-ready-for-the-holidays-and-pay/ As we approach the holiday season, employers may have uncertainty about...
Beza Sileshi November 15, 2021 HR Watchdog California’s labor shortage is immense. A recent column in CalMatters noted that while the state has one of the highest unemployment rates, employers also “have hundreds of thousands of jobs going unfilled, from teachers,...
By Eli Rosenberg and Ann E. Marimow Nov. 12 - The Washington Post A federal appeals court in New Orleans has halted the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement for private businesses, delivering another political setback to one of the White House’s...
Alert- Not a surprise but causing unfortunate confusion, is all the news about Federal OSHA’s latest COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard regarding vaccination policies and the alternative of weekly COVID-19 testing. First- this is a Federal Rule and not now...
