An excerpt from Doug Larsen's recent article: "On November 30, 2020 Cal/OSHA adopted Emergency Temporary Standards to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers quickly and begrudgingly complied, spending significant time and energy implementing a COVID Prevention...
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DFEH Guidance: Keeping Workplaces Safe While Protecting Civil Rights
DFEH Guidance: Keeping Workplaces Safe While Protecting Civil Rights Written by Doug Larsen, of Fishman, Larsen, and Callister On March 4, 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) issued new guidelines to help employers maintain...
California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: What Is It, and What Do We Do About It?
California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave What Is It, and What Do We Do About It? Last September, Governor Newsom signed a bill that created a statewide COVID-19-related paid time off benefit called supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL). While the federal government had...
Paid Leave Benefits and the American Rescue Plan Act: Extensions of EPSL and E-FMLA
Paid Leave Benefits and the American Rescue Plan Act Extensions of EPSL and E-FMLA On March 11, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The text of this bill fills over 240 pages, including an extension – and expansion – of paid leave tax...
Taking Employees’ Temperature Could be Compensable Time
Taking Employees’ Temperature Could be Compensable Time Written by Doug Larsen of Fishman, Larsen, & Callister. We have previously notified clients that time spent on the employer’s premises waiting for, and undergoing, required exit inspections or searches of...
Meal Period Rounding Rejected by the California Supreme Court
Written by Doug Larsen of Fishman, Larsen, & Callister. Pursuant to California’s wage orders, an employer must provide employees with a 30-minute meal period before the end of the 5th hour of work. A second meal period must be provided before the end of the 10th...
The Department of Labor Amends its FFCRA Regulations
From Doug Larsen at Fishman, Larsen & Callister: On August 3, 2020 we wrote about the decision of the Southern District of New York invalidating certain provisions of the DOL regulations related to emergency paid sick leave and leave under the expanded family and...
Brenda Budke goes live with KMPH FOX 26!
Our Executive Director, Brenda Budke, went live with KMPH FOX 26, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 and it's effect on local businesses during shelter in place. Thank you for having us, FOX26! Sierra HR Partners is here to help you through these uncertain times! Have...
Harassment Prevention Options
Effective January 2019, Senate Bill 1343 requires California businesses with 5 or more employees to provide sexual harassment training to both supervisors and non-supervisory staff by January 1, 2020. In addition, newly hired employees or newly promoted supervisors...
Conviction History and Salary History
AB 1008 was signed into law by Governor Brown last week, which imposes greater restrictions on an employer’s ability to question an applicant’s conviction history – prior to a conditional job offer being extended. Effective January 1, 2018, it will be an...
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UPDATE: Healthcare Minimum Wage Increase Effective October 16, 2024
On October 1, we let you know that California's increasing minimum wage for healthcare workers was likely to become effective in the near future... and we didn't have to wait long for the announcement to be made. Later that day, the California Department of Health...
UPDATE: Healthcare Minimum Wage Increase Effective Soon (We Think)
UPDATE: Healthcare Minimum Wage Increase Effective Soon (We Think) If you're in the healthcare field or your company is at all connected to the healthcare industry, you've been following the status of California's rising minimum wage for healthcare workers. The...
California’s Minimum Wage Is On The Rise Again
California's Minimum Wage Is On The Rise Again The end of the year is approaching, and your business may be budgeting for minimum wage increases. Do you know how much you will be paying on January 1, 2025? Unfortunately, due to a ballot measure planned for this...
COVID-19 Cases Are on the Rise: Reminders for Keeping Your Employees Safe and Complying with California’s Guidelines
With COVID-19 cases back on the rise in the San Joaquin Valley, we wanted to remind you of California’s current guidelines on COVID-19 in the workplace. The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety & Health Publication Unit...
