HR News
HR Headliner: July 2023
Cal/OSHA Chief Jeff Killip: “Our team is out in full force, conducting targeted high heat inspections with a focus on construction, agriculture, landscaping, and warehouse industries to ensure...
🌟✨🏠 From Our House to Yours: Supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities! 🌟✨🏠
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Sierra HR Partners is joining hands with the incredible Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Central Valley (RMHCCV) in their extraordinary "From Our...
Supporting Employee Mental Health: A Top Priority!
📢 Supporting Employee Mental Health: A Top Priority! 🌟 May is Mental Health Awareness Month At Sierra HR Partners, we understand the significance of mental health and its impact on our overall...
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COVID-19 Update: Revised Exclusion Timeline and Mask Guidance
On March 3, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced new COVID-19 guidelines that will go into effect on Monday, March 13, 2023. These new guidelines will replace current...
Are You Paying Rest and Meal Period Premiums Correctly?
The phrase "Time is Money" is perhaps never more true than when we're navigating California wage and hour law. A 2021 court ruling regarding the calculation of rest and meal period premiums may have...
COVID-19 Update: Cal/OSHA’s Non-Emergency COVID Standard
After almost three years of being in an "emergency" state, Cal/OSHA has finally published its non-emergency COVID-19 standard. Last month, Cal/OSHA submitted its non-emergency COVID regulation to...
COVID-19 Update: Cal/OSHA Is Ready to End Exclusion Pay Requirements
The “exclusion pay” requirement is almost behind us – but not quite. “Exclusion pay” refers to the requirement that an employer maintain “an employee’s earnings, wages, seniority, and all other...
High Heat Advisory for Outdoor Workers : Cal/OSHA Announces Targeted Inspections
If you're like us, you've been nervously watching the weather forecast showing local temperatures climbing over 110 degrees through the next week. Be sure your outdoor employees have the proper...
HR Headliner: September 2022
Supplemental Paid Sick Leave To Be Extended... Again Much like the cat who (we thought he was a goner but he...) kept coming back, California's supplemental paid sick leave program is sticking with...
HR News
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...
