Jan 14, 2019 | Articles, Newsletters, Winter 2019 Newsletter
Although we share this reminder with our retained clients each December, we want to ensure employers are up to speed on the minimum wage ripple effect. Savvy employers know the minimum wage for non-exempt/hourly employees has risen once again (and will continue to do...
Jan 14, 2019 | Articles, Newsletters, Winter 2019 Newsletter
By Jennifer L. Lippi, SPHR, PHRca California’s Assembly Bill 450 (“AB 450”), also known as the “Immigration Worker Protection Act,” was passed in 2017 in response to expected immigration actions by the Trump Administration. As we told you way back then, AB 450 in...
Jan 14, 2019 | Articles, Newsletters, Winter 2019 Newsletter
By Stacey Sommerhauser, SPHR, PHRca Last year we wrote about the ban on asking applicants about their salary history (AB 168) prior to employment. This CA law was based, in part, on the belief that pay based exclusively on prior wages can be risky as it further...
Jan 14, 2019 | Articles, Newsletters, Winter 2019 Newsletter
By Laurie Nooren, SHRM-CP, PHR, PHRca The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently awarded $90,000 (in addition to a severance package) to three Latino workers, who filed a discrimination case against Forever 21 Retail, Inc. for...
Oct 4, 2018 | Fall 2018 Newsletters
By Beth Harrington, President, Benefit Resources, Inc. If you sponsor a retirement plan, then you have a lot of responsibilities. Beyond making contributions every pay period, the fourth quarter of each plan year brings additional requirements. Benefit Resources,...
Oct 4, 2018 | Fall 2018 Newsletters
By: Robin E. Largent, Partner Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger, LLP Fall is upon us and with that comes a deluge of new employment laws. (Think “sex” and you’ll cover many of them!) Robin Largent, partner at CDF, shares below the highlights of...
