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California Employment Laws Starting 2025

HRWatchdog

Now California employers have a few scant months to prepare for new employment laws taking effect January 1, 2025. Here’s a quick look at the employment law changes ahead for 2025. Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Two signed bills prohibit certain employer actions.

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Common Workplace-Related Holiday Questions

HRWatchdog

” If you find that pot brownies entered your workplace, take serious and immediate action. In addition to disciplining and even firing the browner baker, inform employees and provide immediate medical attention to those who ingested them. The primary consideration here is consistency. For $99.99

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New Sonoma County COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Applies to All Employers

HRWatchdog

The urgency ordinance took effect immediately upon passage, and its expiration date was extended to June 30, 2021. However, the ordinance only applied to employers with 500 or more employees. The ordinance took immediate effect upon adoption. Bianca Saad, Employment Law Counsel/Subject Matter Expert, CalChamber.

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First impressions of OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate

Business Management Daily

Immediately remove any employee, regardless of vaccination status, who receives a positive covid-19 test or is diagnosed with the virus and keep them out of the workplace until return-to-work criteria are met. You don’t have to pay for these tests. Require employees to promptly notify you if they test positive or are diagnosed with the virus.

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Consistent Treatment, Documentation Key to Reducing Retaliation Risks

HRWatchdog

Avoid Retaliation Retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse employment action against an employee for exercising their rights under the law otherwise known as a protected activity. Protected activities include actions like reporting discrimination, harassment, wage issues or unsafe working conditions.

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Free 2021 California Employment Laws White Paper

HRWatchdog

Even in a months-long pandemic, the California Legislature passed a bunch of new employment laws — some COVID-19-related, some not — that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on or before his September 30, 2020, deadline. The post Free 2021 California Employment Laws White Paper appeared first on HRWatchdog by HRWatchdog.

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New California Employment Laws Effective Now, Coming January 1

HRWatchdog

It’s the first day of October, which means the leaves are starting to turn red and orange, pumpkin spice is everywhere, everyone is looking longingly at their sweaters — and new employment laws are here! The bill went into effect immediately upon signing and remains in effect until January 1, 2023. Wage and Hour.