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THE CIRCLE TURNS
Clear, written employee policies are the foundation for workplace legal compliance and productivity. Prolonged pandemic conditions and California’s earned reputation as a litigation hotbed underscore the importance of sound, across-the-boards written rules and protocols.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2022
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATES
The Internal Revenue Service has announced its 2022 optional standard mileage reimbursement rate for employee business use of a personal vehicle, effective January 1, 2022, up from 56 cents to 58.5 cents/mile.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2022
GOING THE DISTANCE
On December 16, 2021, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Boardreadopted and revised the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to incorporate the latest California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2022
PROVE IT
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits employers from discriminating, harassing, or retaliating against workers on the basis of protected classifications such as race, religion, gender, disability, and the like.
EMPLOYERS’ HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE
Employers planning end-of-the-year holiday parties should maintain sensible guidelines to carry off a safe and successful gathering. Management must ensure the event acknowledges production and promotes morale without becoming a fertile ground for harassment incidents or worse.
FAIR WARNING
The California Fair Chance Act (the Act) seeks to enable job applicants with criminal histories to obtain gainful employment. Under the Act, employers with five or more on payroll cannot obtain criminal background information until after extending a conditional offer of employment.
NEW YEAR, NEW LEAF
With the blank slate of a coming new year come the resolutions. No matter the size of an operation, making sure a business has an adequate and up-to-date employee policy manual should be high on the list.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2022 THE DOCTOR IS IN
California Labor Code section 515.6 exempts certain licensed physicians and surgeons from overtime compensation upon receipt of specified minimum hourly compensation.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2022
CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE RATE INCREASES FOR JANUARY 1, 2022
On January 1, 2022, California minimum wages will increase as mandated by Senate Bill (SB) 3: $15.00/hour for employers with 26 or more; $14.00/hour for those with 25 or fewer employees; See California’s Gradual Increases in Minimum Wage, to Reach $15.00 Per Hour by January 1, 2022 (April 20, 2016).
NATIONWIDE MANDATORY WORKPLACE VAX RULES ARE ON HOLD
On November 5, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)issued Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) implementing the President’s ordered mandatory vaccinate-or-test rules. The ETS directs all employers with 100+ on payroll to require worker vaccination or weekly testing.