HRWatchdog

MARCH 15, 2024

According to the bill’s language, in federal fiscal year 2022, more than 43,000 foreign agricultural temporary workers were admitted to California under the federal H-2A visa program — a dramatic increase over prior years. Additionally, if an employee requests the notice in English , employers must provide the notice in English.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 27, 2024

Huerta argued that the employer had sufficient control of workers during the time spent at the security gate as well as driving between the gate and the parking lots such that it counts as “hours worked” and should compensable under California law. Yes, according to the Califiornia Supreme Court. In Frlekin v. Apple, Inc. —

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Workers’ compensation is a no-fault insurance system that employers are required to have so that if an employee gets injured on the job, they can receive temporary disability benefits while they’re off work and recovering from their injury. Not a member? Learn how to power your business with a CalChamber membership.

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

We have an employee with an active workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation claims can create complex employee management issues, but with a complete understanding of what workers’ compensation is and is not, employers can navigate these claims with a clear path. What recourse do we have?

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Genesis HR Solutions

JUNE 27, 2022

Are HR departments required? But for a successful small business, an HR function is required. In this article, we explain why you need an HR function for your business, no matter the size, but also what it means to have an HR function. Do we need an HR department—or something else? Keep reading to learn more.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 12, 2024

In 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule updating its joint-employer test, greatly expanding who may be considered a joint employer of a worker under the National Labor Relations Act standards. Not a member? Learn how to power your business with a CalChamber membership.

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HRWatchdog

JULY 10, 2017

AB 1897 holds business entities responsible for wage-and-hour violations of their subcontractors, staffing agencies or other labor contractors to supply workers. According to the Labor Commissioner, the subcontractor shorted its workers, not paying them for four weeks. Not a member? See how HRCalifornia can help you.

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

When an employee gets injured on the job , workers’ compensation — a no-fault insurance system that employers are required to have — kicks in. Once an employee’s workers’ compensation claim has been accepted, that individual receives temporary disability benefits while being off work and recovering from the injury’s effects.

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We have an employee who has been on workers’ compensation leave for a few months. Workers’ Comp Ruling. In 2002, however, the entire panel of workers’ compensation judges decided in the case of Navarro v. This means that workers’ compensation does not protect an employee’s health benefit plan.

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Federal and California law requires new employees to receive several pamphlets and notices about laws and programs like workers’ compensation, workplace sexual harassment, state disability insurance and paid family leave. One required employee notice — the Notice to Employee pursuant to Labor Code section 2810.5 Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

MAY 22, 2023

We are a smaller employer with only 16 employees, and we have an employee who has been on workers’ compensation for more than eight months. This code section goes on to set forth penalties and increased compensation if an employer is found in violation of this policy. Can we terminate his employment? Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While the issue of the right to control is often a key test in determining joint-employer liability, California businesses that use staffing agencies or other labor contractors may also be held strictly liable for wage-and-hour violations regardless of who exercises control over the workers. California Labor Code section 2810.3 Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 17, 2017

Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal asked the California Supreme Court to help resolve the question of whether Apple’s store workers should be paid for time they spend undergoing security checks at the end of their shifts. But, California law provides greater protections to workers than the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rates will increase on January 1, 2022: The minimum TTD rate will increase to $230.95 (from $203.44); and The maximum TTD rate will increase to $1539.71 per week (from $1356.31 Department of Labor.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Editor's Note: Here, for a little midweek fun, we bring you Jim Brennan and his long-awaited, utterly authoritative and instantly gratifying dictionary of compensation decisions. The Compensation Cookbook will solve all your problems. Imagine having the solution to every pay issue in one volume!

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Compensation Cafe

MARCH 31, 2017

Editor's Note: In today's post, Jim Brennan serves up his Classic tale of The Answer to our compensation design and practice challenges. . The Compensation Cookbook will solve all your problems. No compensation chef should be without this essential guide to serve up the ideal menu in your café, restaurant, or eatery .

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

The employee filed for workers’ compensation benefits, so I know his job is protected by the workers’ comp laws, but I want to know if his leave is also covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or California Family Rights Act (CFRA)? Continuation of Benefits. Not a member? See what CalChamber can do for you.

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HRWatchdog

JUNE 29, 2021

Over the past year-plus, full-time remote work has become the norm for many workers, and employees want to maintain this option post-pandemic — but they won’t tolerate being paid less for doing so, according to a new Salary.com survey. CalChamber members can read more about Remote Workers/Telecommuters in the HR Library.

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Over the last decade, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has a pattern of overruling itself in how it determines whether an entity can be considered a joint employer of a worker and, thus, be subject to National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) claims from the worker. Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In an effort to keep our workers’ compensation costs lower, can we ask if applicants for employment have an active workers’ compensation claim or if they have ever filed for workers’ compensation benefits? We work in an industry that is at a higher risk for workplace injury. Questions for Applicants.

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

An employee whose workers’ compensation claim has been accepted will receive temporary disability benefits when the employee is off work and recovering from the effects of the injury. CalChamber members can read more about Benefits During Workers’ Compensation in the HR Library. per week (from $1,299.43

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

“The prevalence of signing bonuses to attract workers in high demand and short supply has proven to be a short-term phenomenon, as organizations move to a post-pandemic reality,” said Salary.com compensation consultant Garry Straker, who also co-authored the study, in a press release. Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

JULY 19, 2022

seeks uncompensated wages and meal period premiums related to requirements that workers enter and exit the worksite through a main security gate where employees must drive personal vehicles under specific employer rules to parking lots as well as requirements to remain onsite during meal periods. The lawsuit, Huerta v.

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Insperity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Do you need to worry about workers’ compensation for remote employees? When your organization adopts or expands a work-from-home policy, it’s a good idea to take a fresh look at your workers’ compensation coverage and processes. In short, yes. How can your organization promote workplace safety when your people are remote?

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 25, 2021

You will need to work with your workers’ compensation carrier, or an insurance broker to secure coverage in each state in which your employees are working. David Leporiere, HR Adviser, CalChamber. CalChamber members can read more about Remote Workers/Telecommuters in the HR Library. Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1159 , which goes into effect immediately, expanding workers’ compensation coverage for employees who contract COVID-19 through the year 2022. SB 1159 was the only bill passed and signed into law. Presumptions. SB 1159 has three key components employers should be aware of.

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HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Department of Labor (DOL) has grappled with compensation rules for tipped workers when they perform tasks that are incidental to their regular work, such as maintenance as well as preparatory and closing duties that don’t usually result in tips for tipped workers. For decades, the U.S. hour for the non-tipped work. Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This is true even where the employee is receiving benefits through either state disability insurance or workers’ compensation coverage. Dana Leisinger, HR adviser, CalChamber. CalChamber members can read more about the different Leaves of Absence in the HR Library. Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

So, for employers who have physical offices in cities or counties without a local minimum wage but have remote workers in other cities or counties, they’ll need to ensure that they’re complying with any appropriate local ordinance. The post Employer Tips for Remote Workers Moving Away appeared first on HRWatchdog by Matthew J.

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

An Institute of Labor Economics study gathered 18 years of California’s workers’ compensation system claims and compared it to the daily temperature data, and found that hotter temperatures cause approximately 20,000 injuries each year. Younger workers and men were more substantially at risk for injury. Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 8, 2022

If your employee’s current base period wages were negatively affected by military service, a workers’ compensation injury, a trade dispute, or long-term unemployment, California law allows her to ask EDD to recalculate using a special base period that might provide higher benefits. Ellen Savage, HR Adviser, CalChamber.

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HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

million workers in the U.S. Workers’ compensation and workplace safety rules also apply to remote employees, which means a remote worker can make a claim for workers’ compensation benefits if they’re injured in the course and scope of their remote work. quit their jobs in August 2021.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

SDI provides short-term benefit payments to eligible workers who have full or partial loss of wages due to a non-work-related illness, injury or pregnancy. CalChamber members can read more about SDI and PFL in the HR Library as well as read a recent HRCalifornia article on Employers: Plan Now for the Coronavirus.

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HRWatchdog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Not properly maintaining workers’ compensation insurance coverage is costly for employers. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reminds employers that they must maintain valid workers’ compensation insurance coverage for all workers, including part-time employees. Katie Culliton, Editor, CalChamber.

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The proposed regulations will mitigate costs associated with COVID-19-related company shutdowns, employee absences, hospitalizations, death, responding to agency investigations, increased workers’ compensation insurance rates, personnel replacement expenses, and lost production.”. Brief Summary. Mel Davis, Cal/OSHA Adviser, CalChamber.

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

workers seek new employment, according to the latest PwC US Pulse Survey , employers should be mindful of resumes coming in. CalChamber members can find more information about applications, including sample job applications , in Application for Employment in the HR Library. As 65 percent of U.S. The reason? Not a member?

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HRWatchdog

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court handed down another employee-friendly opinion, ruling that premium pay for missed meal and rest periods are wages under California law, subject to the same timing and reporting rules as other forms of compensation. Superior Court creating the ABC standard for worker classifications; Donohue v.

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