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Free White Paper: Employee Handbooks Are Essential

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But the benefits of creating and maintaining an employee handbook are many — not only for employees, but also for employers themselves. The Employee Handbooks: A Workplace Essential white paper is now available for nonmembers to download. CalChamber members can access this white paper on HRCalifornia. Not a member?

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Free 2019 Midyear Employment Law White Paper

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Download this free white paper now. We are over halfway through 2019, and as always, you can count on the Golden State for interesting developments in employment law. Regardless, be sure you’re compliant with new and updated hiring, wage and hour and leaves of absence requirements. Not a member?

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DOL Pulls Independent Contractor and Joint-Employer Guidance

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The short DOL statement notes that removing the guidance “does not change the legal responsibilities of employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, as reflected in the department’s long-standing regulations and case law.”. Labor Code section 2810.3 Not a member?

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Federal Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard Released

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Covered Employers’ Mandatory Vaccination Policy. A covered employer’s mandatory vaccination policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and new hires to be fully vaccinated as soon as practicable. Roberts, Employment Law Counsel/Subject Matter Expert. CalChamber members can access the white paper here.

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California Paid Sick Leave Changes Guidance Released

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As we rapidly approach January 1 — the date most new employment laws that Governor Newsom signed this year become effective — the one that looms largest for all California employers is the expansion of California’s mandatory paid sick leave law, also known as the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act.

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DOL Issues New Independent Contractor Rule

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If hiring entity is unable to prove that the individual worker meets all three of the above criteria, the worker will be classified as an employee rather than an independent contractor. Employers can review additional guidance on the new rule from the DOL on its Frequently Asked Questions page. Greene, J.D.,

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Governor Signs New Employment Laws for 2019

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Governor Jerry Brown signed several key employment law bills that businesses need to be aware of for the coming year. With a few strokes of his pen on September 30th, 2018, the last day to sign or veto bills, Governor Jerry Brown altered the landscape for California employers in a number of significant ways. Not a member?