In its current iteration, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) requires California public employers and private employers with 5 or more employees to provide qualified employees with up to a total of 12 workweeks of leave in a designated 12-month period for family care and medical leave.
Archives for October 10, 2022
More Businesses Want to Hire People With Criminal Records Amid Tight Job Market
Companies including banks, pharmacy chains and railroads have recognized so-called second-chance hiring can help them find more workers
U.S. Players Won Their Equal Pay Fight. Their Rivals Took Notes.
The success of the U.S. women’s soccer team on the field and at the negotiating table has been a model for players elsewhere. In other countries, those battles are heating up.
Research: Men Are Worse Allies Than They Think
A survey of workers at Fortune 500 companies reveals that men and women have different perceptions of how men are — and aren’t — showing up.
The Power of Work Friends
Data shows that having a best friend at work is strongly linked to business outcomes, profitability, safety, inventory control, and employee retention.
Talking About Burnout Is Still Taboo at Work
Eighteen questions to help managers spark a healthy dialogue with their teams.
Governor’s Veto Will Likely Result in Continued Delayed or Non-Performable Background Checks in California
A May 2021 court decision in California, All of Us or None v.
USCIS Extends Waiver of 60-Day Rule for Medical Examination Form I-693
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the temporary waiver of the requirement that a civil surgeon’s signature on Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, be dated no more than sixty days before the date it is accepted by USCIS.
New California Law Modifies and Extends California Labor Code COVID-19 Exposure Notification Requirements, But Adds Confusion to Existing Employer Obligations
California Assembly Bill (AB) 2693, signed into law on September 29, 2022, made changes to COVID-19 notification requirements by amending California Labor Code section 6409.6 (Duties of employer when notified of potential exposure to COVID-19) and extending its provisions until January 1, 2024.
‘Quiet Quitting’ Not a Hot Topic for Employers, U.S. Labor Secretary Says
Quiet quitting” may be a trending topic on social media, but U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says it hasn’t come up in his talks with employers.
Labor Market Strength Is Also a Sign of Dysfunction
The biggest puzzle in the US economy this year has been two straight quarters of negative real economic growth accompanied by booming job growth.
Will Black Workers Gain An Edge In An Economic Downturn?
There’s an old saying: “When America catches a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.”
The NLRB’s Latest Mail-Ballot Election Decision Provides Some Light at the End of the Tunnel
It has been almost two years since the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in Aspirus Keweenaw in 2020, setting forth the standards that Regional Directors use to determine the efficacy of manual-ballot elections in a post-COVID-19 world.
California Takes Initial Steps to Adopt Revised Heat Illness and Wildfire Smoke Standards
On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 2243, an amendment to section 6721 of the California Labor Code that will ultimately lead to changes to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) heat illness and wildfire smoke standards (sections 3395 and
How HR Can Help Organizations Create An Agile Workforce
Organizational agility is currently a popular topic because the past couple of years have demonstrated the importance of adapting quickly to market changes and pivoting to address unexpected challenges.