Considering Allowing Remote Work?

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...

Top 5 Things on the 2023 HR To-Do List

Dec 27, 2022 | Winter 2022 Newsletter

By Laurie Nooren, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP   Holiday Greetings, all you HR nerds.  If you’re anything like this HR nerd, you make compulsive lists, if nothing but to cross things out and give you a sense of accomplishment.  As the year end approaches, what should be...

New Law Changes Pay Transparency Requirements for Every CA Employer

Sep 29, 2022 | Fall 2022

By Kim Silvers, SPHR, PHRca   Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162 (SB 1162) this week, furthering the pay information CA employers must share with applicants, employees, and the state.  This body of law has been creeping up around the country and now it’s in...

CA COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave is Extended

Sep 28, 2022 | Fall 2022

Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 152  (AB 152) extending the use of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) from the original expiration date of September 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022.  This will apply to CA employers who have more than 25 employees.  ...

San Francisco Passes Proposition G: Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (“PHELO”)

Sep 28, 2022 | Fall 2022

By Kate Kriner, PHRca There is yet another leave in effect for employees working in San Francisco. Passed by voters in June as Proposition G, the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance, or “PHELO,” becomes effective on October 1, 2022. There is some good news… This...

Paid Family Leave Small Business Grant

Sep 28, 2022 | Fall 2022

By Jennifer Lippi, JD, SPHR, PHRca California’s Paid Family Leave Insurance (“PFLI”) program provides eligible employees with up to 8 weeks of wage replacement benefits when employees are on leave for certain qualifying reasons, such as caring for a seriously ill...