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CHILL PILL PROTOCOL
Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Every two years, employers with five or more on payroll must provide at least two hours of classroom or other effective interactive sexual harassment prevention training and education to all California supervisory employees and at least one hour of such training to all nonsupervisory employees working on-site or remotely within California. New employees must complete this training within six months of hire.
LAST PAY MAYDAY
Final Paycheck Requirements
California employers must meet strict deadlines for issuing final paychecks or face penalties – up to 30 days of the employee’s daily wage for each day of delay. The deadlines vary depending on termination or resignation.
COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
Workplace Policy Handbook & Forms for 2025
Basic written office policy and procedures geared toward production create an easily navigable workplace, helping reduce the inter-staff confusions and production slows.
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Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Every two years, employers with five or more on payroll must provide at least two hours of classroom or other effective interactive sexual harassment prevention training and education to all California supervisory employees and at least one hour of such training to all nonsupervisory employees working on-site or remotely within California. New employees must complete this training within six months of hire.
LEAVE LAW LOWDOWN
California Vacation, PTO and Sick Leave
California employers must follow complex state and local laws when managing employee time off. With proper planning, they can either separate mandatory sick leave from vacation or paid time off (PTO) or combine them into a single policy. Each approach carries specific legal obligations.
NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
Some Now Covered by Cal/OSHA Safeguards
Under SB 1350, effective July 1, 2025, some domestic workers are now covered by Cal/OSHA employee protections.
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
Workplace Policy Handbook & Forms for 2025
We are half-way through the year. If you haven’t yet secured your 2025 updated template policy manual and “hire-to-fire” forms, the time is now.
IT’S HOT AGAIN
Ramp Up Heat Illness Prevention Measures
Cal/OSHA recently reminded employers of their obligation to prevent worker heat illness, outdoors and indoors. With temperatures rising into the 90s and 100s in some locations, such measures are necessary to prevent serious injury.
RIGHTS INSIGHTS
Employers Must Distribute Updated Victims Pamphlet
California’s Civil Rights Department has released the new “Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Rights to Leave and Accommodations” pamphlet as required by Assembly Bill (AB) 2499.
Starting January 1, 2025, AB 2499 strengthens protections for employees affected by qualifying acts of violence, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other violent threats or acts. Employers must provide protected leave, reasonable accommodation, and prohibit retaliation against those asserting these rights.
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Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Every two years, employers with five or more on payroll must provide at least two hours of classroom or other effective interactive sexual harassment prevention training and education to all California supervisory employees and at least one hour of such training to all nonsupervisory employees working on-site or remotely within California. New employees must complete this training within six months of hire.