Mar 22, 2023 | Spring 2023 Newsletter
By Stacey Sommerhauser, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-SCP We all know if a non-exempt employee works in California for more than eight hours in any one workday or more than 40 hours in a workweek, then overtime wages are due at the rate of one and one-half the employee’s regular...
Mar 22, 2023 | Spring 2023 Newsletter
By Kate Kriner, PHRca We are well into the 21st century and many of the workplace practices and benefits have been around so long we just assume they are based on laws, regulations and rules. In fact, many of these practices have no legal basis. Let’s separate some...
Mar 22, 2023 | Spring 2023 Newsletter
By Jennifer Lippi, SPHR, PHRca As you are likely aware by now, under Cal/OSHA’s new COVID-19 “Non-Emergency” Regulations adopted on February 3, 2023, an employer must develop a written COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP) or ensure its elements are included in an...
Dec 28, 2022 | California HR Services & Consulting
By Stacey Sommerhauser, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-SCP Hopefully you’ve heard by now employers need to allow employees to designate a person to whom they may provide care for illnesses, serious health conditions or preventative care for under the California Family Rights Act...
Dec 27, 2022 | Winter 2022 Newsletter
By Kate Kriner, PHRca Wow, here we are at the end of 2022 and we have all sorts of new work words in our lexicon: quiet quitting, hybrid work, digital exhaustion, career cushioning. Today, we want to discuss remote work (FKA: telework), specifically work performed...
