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Santa Rosa’s Temporary COVID-19-Related Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

HRWatchdog

Covered Employers/Employees. The ordinance generally covers all private employers, including those already covered by the federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), to the extent the ordinance provides additional protections than what is provided under the federal EPSL.

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Sacramento County’s New COVID-19-Related Ordinance

HRWatchdog

On September 1, 2020, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance called the “ Sacramento County Worker Protection, Health, and Safety Act of 2020 ,” which contains two major components: (1) employer safety practices and protocols, and (2) supplemental paid sick leave. Covered Employers/Employees.

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Sacramento City Ordinance Requires Supplemental Sick Leave, Health and Safety Protocols

HRWatchdog

As previously reported , the Sacramento City Council recently enacted its Worker Protection, Health, and Safety Act , an emergency ordinance that requires covered employers to provide supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19-related reasons. Covered Employers/Employees. Full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of SPSL.

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Hiring your first employee: What you need to know as a small business

Homebase

Pop the bubbly (or your beverage of choice) because it’s official—it’s time to hire your first employee. As a small business owner, hiring your first employee is a major milestone. Between the legal paperwork and onboarding, hiring a new employee is a pretty big undertaking. Are you ready to hire your first employee?

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Genetic testing: The next frontier in employee benefits?

HRExecutive

Reducing employee health risk was a factor in the company’s decision to incorporate genetic testing into its comprehensive benefits portfolio in 2018. And of particular concern to business leaders, cancer treatments were the top healthcare cost for employers in 2022, according to the Business Group on Health.