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Proposed Rules Would Relax Many Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
California employers will recall that Cal/OSHA last November issued COVID-19 emergency temporary standards that were controversial. Now the agency is looking to implement revisions to...
As Ransomware Attacks Mount, the Feds Offer Sound Advice
With the recent news of Colonial Pipeline paying nearly $5 million to hackers after the criminals had made the largest fuel pipeline network in the...
New Changes to X-Mods, Classification Rules for Multiple Location Employers
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has approved a regulatory filing that will change the premium threshold for employers to qualify for an experience modifier (X-Mod)....
DOL Nixes Trump-Era Rule on Independent Contractors
President Biden’s Labor Department has rescinded a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees under the...
Five Tips for Employing Teen Workers
As summer nears many companies are ramping up hiring of teen workers, and many companies are taking them on as they deal with the labor...
Recommendation: Workers’ Comp Rates Should Be Raised 2.7%
In an unusual move, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has filed with the Department of Insurance a recommendation that benchmark workers’ comp...
Federal Paid Sick Leave Legislation Introduced
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would require employers around the country with 15 or more workers to provide up to seven days of...
How to Bring Staff Back to Work
As the economy starts opening up again, so are offices, restaurants and other worksites, but because we’re not yet out of the pandemic woods, employers...
Second CalSavers Registration Deadline Fast Approaching
The deadline is fast approaching for employers with 50 or more staff in California, and who do not already offer their employees a retirement plan,...
Employee Theft Hits Small Firms Hardest
The majority of employee thefts are occurring in organizations with 500 employees or less and the median loss is $357,650, according to a report by...