A CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER’S GUIDE TO NEW LAWS 2014: OVERTIME RIGHTS FOR NANNIES AND PERSONAL ATTENDANTS
Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Extends Wage Order Protections to Caregivers Our articles “Caring for Caregivers” and “Private Household Workers in California” caution that misunderstandings about California’s rules for household employees can be expensive. California’s Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR), effective January 1, 2014, drives home the need to properly pay the wages and […]
A CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER’S GUIDE TO NEW LAWS 2012: GENETICS INFORMATION DISCRIMINATION
Revisions to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act On January 1, 2012, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) will prohibit businesses from discriminating against applicants and employees based on genetic information. The new law will impose California standards tougher than the federal 2008Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA). Both the federal and California law are aimed at curbing discrimination of qualified and performing employees due to […]
EXPANDED PREGNANCY HEALTH BENEFITS LAW FOR MOST CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed Senate Bill 299 into law extending health insurance coverage benefits for employees out on pregnancy disability leave, effective January 1, 2012. As covered in “Pregnancy Disability Leave,” California employers with five or more persons on payroll (whether full- or part-time) must provide any female employee up to four months […]
WHAT’S NEW 2021 GETTING UNDER THE HOOD NEW TOOLKIT FOR WORKPLACE LEAVE COMPLIANCE
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has published an important toolkit for employer compliance with the 2021 expanded California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and the Pregnancy Disability Leave law (PDL). See, California’s Expanded Family and Medical Leave Significantly Impacts Small Business. (November 12, 2020)
WHAT’S NEW IN 2021 WORKPLACE TIME OUTS
California’s Expanded Family and Medical Leave Significantly Impacts Small Business Under existing law, employers with 50 or more on payroll are required to provide unpaid family and medical leave under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and those with 20 or more on payroll had to provide unpaid baby-bonding time off under the New Parent […]
ABOLISHING WORKPLACE BIGOTRY: A WORK IN PROGRESS
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and its federal counterpart, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, are designed to protect employees from unlawful discrimination. The FEHA also established the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to investigate, mediate and prosecute workplace discrimination complaints. It is the largest state civil rights agency in the […]
STICK TO THE SCHEDULE
Keeping Employee Tardiness and Absences to a Minimum It would seem unnecessary to have a written policy requiring workers to show up in order to keep their jobs and be paid. Yet employers often experience problems with no shows and tardiness, so it’s best to issue clear written directives mandating attendance, laying out work hours and […]
NEW CA LABOR LAWS 2013 PREGNANCY DISABILITY LEAVE REGULATIONS
Starting December 30, 2012, California employers are responsible for implementing new regulations on the state’s Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) law. Among the significant changes are: – Definition of “Four Months” Entitlement – PDL is part of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) , requiring employers with five or more employees to provide up to […]
NEW CA LABOR LAWS 2013 POSTED NOTICE AND PAMPHLET REQUIREMENTS
2013 brings more changes on the notices that must be posted and the pamphlets that must be distributed in California workplaces. These include: – Pregnancy Leave and Family Leave Notices: Any California employer with five or more persons on payroll is subject to the pregnancy disability leave (PDL) law . Any California employer with 50 […]
REQUIRING USE OF PAID VACATION FOR UNPAID LEAVES
Time Off Work for Illness is No Vacation, or Is It? California businesses with 50 or more employees must comply with the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). For eligible employees, both acts are essentially “you will have your job waiting for you” laws. Neither FMLA nor CFRA […]