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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New Baby Bonding Law For California Small Business Employers
Effective January 1, 2018, California small business owners will be required to provide 12 weeks of baby bonding leave to employees. On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 63 expanding on parental leave rights of California small business employees. Currently, the California Family Rights Act and Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers with …
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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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