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How to Handle Religious Holiday Requests

APPLIES TO All employers EFFECTIVE March 1, 2015 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 With spring comes many religious holiday observances likely to affect your business. How would you handle an employee’s request to have Good Friday or Passover off?

Osha Form 300A Posting Deadline

APPLIES TO Employers with 10+ Employees EFFECTIVE February 1, 2015 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Employers with over 10 employees are required to maintain a yearly log of work-related injuries and illnesses. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) additionally requires employers to post this log of 2014 work-related injuries and illnesses on OSHA […]

CA Supreme Court Rules Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Enforceable

APPLIES TO Employers with arbitration agreements in place or employers considering implementing arbitration agreements EFFECTIVE Immediately QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The California Supreme Court has recently ruled that class action waivers contained in arbitration agreements are enforceable.  These arbitration agreements with class action waivers create guidelines where an employer would only engage in […]

Supreme Court Rules Businesses Can Opt Out of Providing Contraceptives for Religious Reasons

APPLIES TO All Employers and Employees EFFECTIVE June 30, 2014 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In a landmark ruling on June 30, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that for-profit employers with religious objections may opt out of providing contraceptive coverage to employees under the Affordable Care Act for religious reasons. […]

California Minimum Wage Increases July 1, 2014

APPLIES TO CA Employers and Employees EFFECTIVE July 1, 2014 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The California minimum wage will increase to $9.00 per hour on July 1, 2014. This increase will impact exempt and non-exempt employees, commissioned inside salespersons, payroll processing, and may have a further financial impact upon the organization.

U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Model COBRA and CHIP Notices

APPLIES TO All Employers offering single employer health plans with 20 or more employees EFFECTIVE May 2, 2014 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced updates to model notices that employers, who offer single employer health plans under federal guidelines and have twenty or more employees, must provide […]