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New Employment Laws Starting in 2024

HRWatchdog

This year’s legislative session ended with a flurry and, as usual, hundreds of bills were sent to California Governor Newsom’s desk, many of which impact employment law. Leaves of Absence Governor Newsom signed SB 616 , a major expansion of the state’s paid sick leave (PSL) law, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014.

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Freelance and Contract Workers: Why Comprehensive Background Checks are Important

Cisive

While this impacts talent acquisition and management, one question keeps coming up: Should companies screen temporary or contract workers? As employers, we’re responsible for a safe workplace for our employees and customers, and that means doing our due diligence whether it’s for a full-time employee or a contractor. In short, yes.

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‘Bag Check’ Settlements Have Lessons for California Employers

HR Daily Advisor

Supreme Court almost 2 years ago ruled that Amazon warehouse workers were not entitled to compensation for time spent waiting for and undergoing security screenings. 513 (2014). This recent focus on security screenings is attributable to several factors, Flores told HR Daily Advisor. Busk , 135 S. So what’s actually compensable?

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5 Reasons Why HR Compliance is More Complicated Than Ever

Cisive

Because compliance is changing so quickly on the state and federal level, HR departments are finding it more and more challenging to keep up with current regulations and changes to employment law. Increased adoption, risk and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in candidate vetting, screening and hiring.

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Your employee uses medical marijuana. Her drug test is positive. But, how do you know if she was high at work?

The Employer Handbook

“I want to blog about this important, brand new medical marijuana employment law decision. This is a burgeoning area of the law, and this particular decision will enlighten my readers like few others I’ve written about.” Image Credit: Pixabay ([link]. “Let’s see,” I said to myself.

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Paid Sick Leave Laws Gain Ground Across Cities and States

Sterling Check

The many changes to employment laws in the past year and what updates could be on the horizon for 2018 can be quite overwhelming to an employer. ” webinar to share compliance-related updates that have taken place in 2017 and how they affect the background screening industry. Paid Sick Leave Laws. Jennifer L.

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On the Leading Edge: 2020 Ban the Box & Marijuana Laws

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Poised on the threshold of a new decade, employers are wondering where they stand in terms of two legislative movements that are rapidly changing the employment laws and affecting the hiring practices they must follow.