Employers’ Right to Refuse Property Access
May 12, 2021The State Labor Commissioner’s Office has announced that, working in conjunction with Cal/OSHA and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB), it intends to contact…
Read MoreDFEH/EEOC Compliance News & Resources
April 9, 2021April 9, 2021: On March 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that qualifying employers (see qualification criteria below) will be required to…
Read MoreUSDOL Announces Ag Enforcement Initiative
April 9, 2021The U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division announced on March 25 a “nationwide education, outreach, and enforcement initiative to ensure workplace protections”…
Read MoreCalifornia UI Taxes to Rise Soon?
April 9, 2021Massive unemployment insurance payments (and fraud) have caused California’s Unemployment Trust Fund debt to the federal government to skyrocket. As of April…
Read MoreCalifornia 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
February 4, 2021As we previously announced, California is reintroducing COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in 2022 (“2022 SPSL”). The proposed Assembly Bill (“AB 84”) was…
Read MoreDept. of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) Furnishes Guidance on SB 973 Compliance
January 15, 2021The California Legislature passed SB 973 (Jackson) in 2020, becoming effective on January 1, 2021. (See “California Passes Employer Pay Data Reporting Requirement”…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Form 300A Posting and Data Uploading Requirements
January 15, 2021The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the California Department of Industrial Relations (Cal/OSHA) requires covered all employers to post their Form 300A injury…
Read MoreFFCRA Leave Mandate Expired 12/31/20
January 15, 2021In March 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. FFCRA included mandates for up to 80 hours of emergency…
Read MoreSocial Security Number/Name No-Match Update
January 8, 2021FELS has learned that the federal Social Security Administration (SSA) began sending "Employer Correction Request" (ECR) or “no-match” letters in December. Similar…
Read MoreUPDATE: Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency Standard on COVID-19 Prevention
December 2, 2020The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board rolled out emergency temporary regulations on COVID-19 prevention governing employers and workplaces…
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