THE STATE OF WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION CLAIMS
Aug 01, 2017
California’s 2016 Report: Sex-Based Claims Continue to Top the List The California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) has published its 2016 annual report on unlawful workplace discriminat...
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HIGH TIMES IN CALIFORNIA
May 02, 2017
HOW TO RISE ABOVE THE HAZE In November 2016, California voters approved The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, also known as Proposition 64 (California Health and Safety Code [HSC] sections 11357-11362.9) wh...
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GOVERNMENTAL MICROMANAGEMENT IN SAN JOSE
May 02, 2017
New "Opportunity to Work" Ordinance Effective March 13, 2017, the City of San Jose's Opportunity to Work Ordinance requires employers with 36 or more employees to offer additional work hours to existi...
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Workplace Accidents No Joke
Mar 13, 2017
California Seeks to Deter Mishaps by Annual Employer Posting Requirement, February through April In an effort to deter workplace health and safety hazards, California's Division of Occupational Safety...
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WORKPLACE RETALIATION ON THE RISE
Feb 17, 2017
EEOC Releases Report on Complaints Filed 2015-2016 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the number of workplace discrimination charges filed nationwide during fiscal y...
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WHAT’S NEW IN 2017 - Income Tax Credit
Jan 31, 2017
EMPLOYERS MUST NOTIFY ALL CALIFORNIA WORKERS OF INCOME TAX CREDIT Congress created the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in 1975 to incentivize low-income workers to seek employment rather than ...
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WHAT’S NEW IN 2017
Jan 19, 2017
BAN THE BOX IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES The City of Los Angeles (City) is now the second city in California after San Francisco to restrict employers from asking job applicants about criminal convictio...
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WHAT’S NEW IN 2017
Jan 13, 2017
EMPLOYERS MAY NOT REQUEST JUVENILE CRIMINAL HISTORY IN EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS California restricts the type of questions employers may ask job applicants about their criminal history. Employers may n...
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES
Dec 29, 2016
Minimum Wage Rates List Updated for 2017 California's local minimum wage ordinances continue to spread like wildfire. Since publishing our Minimum Wage Rates For 2017 article two weeks ago (December 1...
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What’s New for 2017
Dec 19, 2016
IRS Lowers Mileage Rate by One-Half Cent to 53.5 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced a decrease of its optional standard mileage reimbursement rate for ...
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