(Source: CalOSHA) Did You Know? Employers must submit required 2022 injury and illness data to the US Department of Labor, Federal OSHA by March 2 if they have: 250 or more employees and are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records. 20-249 employees...
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Upcoming Changes in California’s Law Regarding Criminal Background Checks
Source: Rod Fliegel and Alice Wang - Littler Law Firm, January 5, 2023 California’s Civil Rights Council has issued draft revisions to FEHA regulations governing an employer’s use and consideration of a job applicant’s criminal history in making employment decisions....
2023 IRS Mileage Rates Announced
Source: HRWatchdog, January 3, 2023 On December 29, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued the 2023 optional standard mileage rates, which are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes....
California Clarifies Pay Transparency Rules: What Employers Need to Know
Source: Christopher T. Patrick & Jacklin Rad - Jackson Lewis Law Firm, December 29, 2022 The California Department of Industrial Relations has issued new FAQs to clarify its interpretation of California’s new pay transparency requirements. Among other updates, the...
Cal/OSHA Extends COVID-19 Regulation for 2 Years
Source: HRWatchdog, December 19, 2022 The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board voted 6-1 Thursday to continue California’s COVID-19 regulation until December 2024. As part of the transition from an emergency COVID-19...
Colds, Flus, RSV: What Can California Employers Do?
By Cal Chamber -December 2, 2022 After COVID-19 dominated our lives for the last few years, other highly contagious respiratory illnesses — like colds, cases of flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — are hitting California hard. Since influenza season tends to...
The City of Los Angeles Passes Retail Fair Work Week Ordinance
Originally Posted by Connie L. Chen, Leonora M. Schloss & Angela Quiles Nevarez on November 29, 2022. Posted by Jackson Lewis law firm. As of, November 29, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council passed the Fair Work Week Ordinance on the second reading. The ordinance...
Most Common CA Labor Commissioner Violations
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Eligible Employers: Register for CalSavers Now to Avoid Penalties
By Cal Chamber -November 15, 2022 Employers with five or more employees in California are required to sponsor a retirement plan or sign up their workers for CalSavers, the system of individual retirement accounts set up by the state. As of December 31, 2025 this...
New California Case Calls Into Question the Viability of Any Time Rounding Practices Where All Hours Worked Can Be Captured
By: Alison L. Tsao- California Labor & Employment Law Blog Over the past decade, California employers have reasonably relied on consistent rulings from courts as well as state and federal administrative agencies upholding the validity of time rounding systems as...
Many California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Provisions Take Effect January 1. Are You Ready?
HRWatchdog October 28, 2022 Originally passed in 2018 and effective in 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive privacy law aimed at enhancing California residents’ privacy rights and consumer protection. And to ensure those privacy rights...
Updated 2023 Laws for California Employers
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