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What Are California Employment Laws 2024?

HR Lineup

California has long been a trailblazer when it comes to employment laws in the United States. As of 2024, California’s employment laws continue to evolve, reflecting the changing needs of its workforce and the broader societal landscape. The post What Are California Employment Laws 2024?

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West Hollywood’s New Guaranteed Leave Provisions

HRWatchdog

On July 1, 2022, as part of the city’s minimum wage ordinance , West Hollywood employers must now provide at least 96 compensated hours and 80 uncompensated hours of leave to employees for sick leave, vacation or personal necessity. Sarah Woolston, Employment Law Subject Matter Expert, CalChamber.

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Stock Options Are Not “Wages” in California

HRWatchdog

In startup businesses, it’s not uncommon for employees to accept less cash compensation in exchange for stock options — the option to buy the company stock at a predetermined exercise price. In the future, if the stock’s value exceeds the exercise price, the individual can buy the stock at the lower price for a profitable investment.

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Contracting for Labor? Employers Cited for Subcontractor’s $1.6 Million in Wage Theft

HRWatchdog

The two grocers were held responsible for the subcontractor’s workplace violations because the grocers were considered joint employers of the subcontractor’s workers. Under the client-employer law, a client employer may have to pay for the subcontractor’s owed wages, damages and penalties, as well as workers’ compensation violations.

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Changing an employee’s job title? What employment laws have to say

Business Management Daily

She wonders what employment law says about an employer changing such things without her consent. Title changes under at-will employment. The first thing Anne and any other employee in this situation needs to consider is their type of employment arrangement. Employees tend to resent this behavior.

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15 Job Titles for Human Resources: A Comprehensive HR Job List

Analytics in HR

HR Specialist Job description An HR Specialist is someone who performs specific HR functions like recruitment, training and development, compensation and benefits, or employee relations. It is common for an HR Specialist to be involved in recruitment and employment, training and development, and employee relations.

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HR Generalist Job Description: Everything You Need to Know

Analytics in HR

Managing or supporting HR-related processes , such as employee relations , recruitment, performance management , compensation & benefits , succession planning , and learning & development. The ability to manage labor relations is one of the most in-demand competencies by employers. Labor relations management.