California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, has adopted its latest COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) effective May 6, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The ETS applies to all employers, employees, and places of employment, with certain specified exceptions: Work locations where there is only one employee who does not …
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California DFEH Pay Data Reporting Portal Is Live
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 973, which enacted Government Code Section 12999 authorizing California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to receive, investigate, mediate, and prosecute complaints of unfair and discriminatory pay practices, including violations of equal pay laws. Under this new law, private California …
California’s New Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements For Employers
California Senate Bill 1343 amends Government Code Section 12950 and 12950.1 to require employers with five (5) or more employees to provide at least two (2) hours of sexual harassment training to managerial employees and at least one (1) hour of sexual harassment training to nonmanagerial employees by January 1, 2020, and once every two …
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California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Releases New Workplace Harassment Guide For Employers
In May, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released a Workplace Harassment Guide. The new step-by-step guide, available here, provides employers with specific recommended practices to prevent harassment in the workplace, to respond employee complaints of harassment, and to conduct a fair investigation of the employee’s complaint. Prepared by DFEH’s California Sexual …
EEOC Offers New Online Resource Center for Small Business Employers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new online resource center for small businesses. The Small Business Resource Center is designed to help small business owners comply with federal employment anti-discrimination laws. In addition, the resource center provides guidance on making employment decision and information on a variety of potential workplace discrimination issues. …
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