By now, most Californians know that beginning in January 2023, certain employers must include a pay scale in their job postings. In addition, all employers must provide current employees with their pay scales upon request. Although applicants and employees likely welcome the enactment of Senate Bill 1162, or the “Pay Transparency Act,” employers face some new responsibilities.
Archives for January 4, 2023
Complying With New Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
The new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP For Nursing Mothers Act) were adopted when President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on Dec. 29, 2022.
Retail Industry Workplace Law Update – Winter 2023
Workplace violence remains an important and challenging issue for retailers facing customer and coworker misbehavior. We discuss establishing a workplace violence prevention plan, identifying and evaluating environmental risk factors, and implementing corrective measures.
California Private Attorneys General Act – A Look Back at 2022
Thousands of cases are filed under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) each year and many of them made the headlines in 2022.
Minimum wage just increased in 23 states and D.C. Here’s how much
Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year’s holiday, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
How to Motivate a Top Performer — When You Can’t Promote Them
Talented employees may feel demoralized by slow career advancement. These interim strategies can help ensure their underlying needs are met.
5 Reasons to Leave Your Job — Even in a Downturn
You don’t have to stay in a bad situation.
‘Quiet hiring’ will dominate the U.S. in 2023, says HR expert—and you need to prepare for it
A new year is here, and with it, a new workplace phenomenon that bosses and employees should prepare for: quiet hiring.
2023 Is The Year Of ROI In The Workplace
After almost three years of unpredictable crises affecting business – pandemic, supply chain snarls, interest rates soaring – 2023 looks like a year of more familiar challenges.
Microsoft Workers to Form Company’s First Union in the U.S.
Around 300 employees at company’s videogame unit ZeniMax vote to organize with Communications Workers of America
Accommodating Pregnant Workers: New Workplace Law Explained
Employers will soon be required to grant reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers similar to those that are already required for disabled employees, under a newly enacted law that drew support from both worker advocates and business groups.
New suit sounds warning: Hairstyle bias can violate Title VII
Hairstyle bias can be unlawful religious discrimination under federal law, as a new lawsuit shows.
Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft
The outcome, involving about 300 employees, is one of organized labor’s biggest victories at a major U.S. tech company.
EEOC: Company settles ADA suit over refusing remote work for employee at risk for COVID-19
A facility management company agreed to pay $47,500 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that it refused to let a disabled employee at high risk for catching COVID-19 work part-time from home, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Biden Brings Back Nominees for EEOC Commissioner, Top Lawyer
President Joe Biden late Tuesday tapped Kalpana Kotagal to be an EEOC commissioner and Karla Gilbride to be the agency’s general counsel, giving their nominations a second shot after they failed to make it past opposition in the Senate last year.
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