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Workplace Whirlwind
Workplace Whirlwind: Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Family Leave Changes The employment landscape is rapidly changing! Sierra HR Partners is here to ensure you stay informed. This newsletter...
Protecting Employee Data
Protecting Employee Data As an employer, are you taking the necessary steps to keep your employee information confidential and secure? In today's information age, data breaches are a too common...
Dealing with Workplace Violence
What would you do if a client started to threaten one of your coworkers? Or if you were asked to terminate an employee who has a history of aggressive outbursts? Or if you were worried about an...
When Are My New Employees Officially On the Clock?
In an effort to make a new employee’s first day of work as productive as possible, many companies schedule an earlier date for New Hire Orientation (NHO) or onboarding activities such as completing...
Time Off For New Fathers?
Every June, we celebrate the fathers in our lives and appreciate that, in general, men are more involved in childcare than previous generations. However, according to a nationwide study conducted by...
State Mandated Paid Sick Leave (AB 1522) Effective July 1, 2015
Touted as the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014,” the State of California has mandated paid sick leave starting July 1, 2015. By law, an eligible employee accrues paid sick leave...
Disability and Accommodation: California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act
According to the U.S. Census Bureau Americans with Disabilities 2010 Report, there are 56.7M people living with a disability in the United States, or nearly 1 in 5 Americans. With such a large...
At a Premium: Paying Employees NOT to Work
As managers and HR professionals, we know that accurately tracking and paying employees’ hours worked can be tricky. The matter becomes even more challenging when you consider certain types of...
Are You Ready for 2015?
It’s hard to believe that we are quickly approaching the end of another year. January 1st is just around the corner and with it comes many new laws that will affect your workplace. If you are a...
Document Retention
Employment records can really pile up over the years and it may not be clear what you have to retain as an employer, and for how long. To add to the confusion, document retention is governed by...
HR News
What are wage and hour claims?
The term “wage and hour claims” can be confusing, seeing as it covers such a wide array of violations. To help California employers gain a better understanding of wage and hour law, Fishman, Larsen & Callister has put together this concise overview on the topic....
UPDATE COVID-19 Sick Leave Payable Into October
In an HR Headliner published on September 23, we let you know that federal and state COVID-19 paid sick leave was set to expire on September 30, 2021. Employers with 26 or more employees should note that under California law, if an employee's qualifying absence for...
Important Updates on COVID Sick Leave and Background Checks
Expiration of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave State and federal COVID paid time off benefits – emergency paid sick leave, expanded FMLA, and supplemental paid sick leave – have existed in some form since April 2020. Despite the ongoing pandemic, these benefits are set to...
COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Mandate for Employers of 100+
On September 9, President Biden announced that he would instruct the U.S. Department of Labor to issue an emergency rule requiring private employers with 100+ employees to ensure that all workers are fully vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID testing. Employers would...
