Dear HR, We are going to be laying off employees sporadically throughout the winter. We won’t be able to predict precisely when because our business […]

Clarifying your company policy on various time-off claims is essential! What is it … sick time, family leave, paid time off, or just a non-paid […]

Dear HR, One of our new hires failed to follow appropriate call-in policy before missing work.  We are aware that they had a death in […]

California residents are without power due to the PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff program.  As a business owner affected by these outages, do you send […]

The World of Employee Benefits is Evolving   Employees usually say that the most important things they want in a job first and foremost is […]

Dear HR: My employee is being tested for cancer. While there is a definite cancer diagnoses – my employee’s doctors are still doing tests to […]

Employers need to be ready for emergency closures before they happen! Californians aren’t subject to dangerous hurricanes or tornadoes, but many business owners have had […]

With an ever-increasing number of employment laws on the books, it has become  vitally important to stay current with California’s complex landscape of employment law.  […]

Nothing is more frustrating to employers, supervisors, HR managers and staff than when an employee fails to show up to work!  The immediate effects are […]

Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court clarified rules around who is a contractor and who an employee. The good news is that the court […]