Even before the recent economic recovery, California was always one of the most complicated states in which to be an employer. This has always been an especially difficult burden for small to mid-sized employers. Now, however, with economic activity increased in most industries and virtually all areas of the Golden…
Last week, Governor Brown signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 with an effective date of 1/1/2015. The law mandates that most employers provide paid sick leave to employees. In addition, at least 3 California cities have passed their own paid sick leave laws, meaning that…
Most companies are required to post their annual OSHA injury summary (300A) by February 1, 2014. The summary must be posted from 2/1/14 to 4/30/14 and it must be posted whether or not there were recorded injuries. If your company had ten (10) or fewer employees at all times during…
In every discipline, be it accounting, manufacturing, or human resources, implementing Best Practices means leveraging the experience of others by using techniques that have been proven in the real world to work more effectively and efficiently…GOOD IDEA! However, in the highly regulated world of HR for California employers…NOT GOOD ENOUGH!…
The Difference Could Be Costly to Your Business In the world of Human Resources the difference between being in compliance with the myriad of state and federal HR regulations and taking the position that nothing has ever happened to your company so it probably never will, could cost you dearly…
