Sep 5, 2024 | Fall 2024 Newsletters
By Kate Kriner, PHRca As we eagerly await the changing colors of the leaves and that crispness to the air, we are reminded that the autumnal season of change extends beyond the falling leaves. With the approach of the New Year, California is set to usher in a fresh...
Sep 5, 2024 | Fall 2024 Newsletters
By Jennifer Lippi, JD, SPHR, PHRca Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (‘FEHA”), unlawful harassment is “unwanted and unwelcome” conduct based on a protected characteristic. The conduct must be so “severe and pervasive” that it alters the terms and...
Sep 5, 2024 | Fall 2024 Newsletters
By Laurie Nooren, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP California’s Paid Family Leave Insurance program (“PFLI”), administered by the California Employment Development Department (“EDD”), is a wage replacement program much like State Disability Insurance (“SDI”). This program allows...
Mar 13, 2024 | Spring 2024 Newsletter
By Jennifer L. Lippi, JD, SPHR In late 2023, the Governor signed AB 636 which revised the information that must be included in the Labor Code Section 2810.5 “Notice to Employee.” Section 2810.5 requires that employers provide non-exempt employees with written notice...
Mar 13, 2024 | Spring 2024 Newsletter
By Laurie Nooren, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP Are your employees paid bi-weekly (every two weeks), semi-monthly (twice per month), or weekly (52 payrolls per year)? Of all these options, you may be thinking “who would want to run payroll 52 times in a year?” However, we...
