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State Disability Insurance Benefits

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The California State Disability Insurance (SDI) program provides short-term Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) wage replacement benefits to eligible workers who need time off work. Employees may be eligible for DI if they are...

Two Week Notice

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One question most employee ask when they find a new job is, "Do I have to give my current employer two weeks’ notice?” Currently, there are no federal or state laws that require an employee to provide two weeks’ notice to their employer before...

Work Related Expenses

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California Labor Code Section 2802 requires an employer to indemnify its employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct consequence of the discharge of their duties, or of the employee's obedience to the...

Workplace Discrimination

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The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is responsible for enforcing state laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee because of a protected characteristic. ​ View Our Catalog View Product Info

Independent Contractor vs. Employee

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On September of 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 5 into law. The new law addresses the “employment status” of workers when the hiring entity claims the worker is an independent contractor and not an employee. The new law requires...

Bereavement Leave

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Currently, there are no federal laws that require employers to provide employees either paid or unpaid leave. Moreover, California law does not require private sector employers to provide bereavement leave or leave to attend funerals, either...

Holiday Leave

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Attorney/Law
Private employers in California are not required to close on any of the listed holidays. Additionally, private employers are not required to allow employees to take either paid or unpaid time off on the holidays nor are they required to pay...

Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination

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The federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination under...

Work Sharing Unemployment Insurance Program

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Attorney/Law
California’s Work Sharing Unemployment Insurance Program was the first program of its kind in the nation. The objective of the program is to help employers and employees avoid some of the burdens that accompany a layoff situation. If employees...

Overtime Pay

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Attorney/Law
In California, the general overtime provisions are that a "nonexempt" employee 18 years of age or older, or any minor employee 16 or 17 years of age who is not required by law to attend school and is not otherwise prohibited by law from...

OSHA Unveils Program to Protect Workers from Heat Hazards

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Attorney/Law
In April 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new national emphasis program to reduce “workplace heat-related illnesses and injuries”, and to immediately “improve enforcement and compliance efforts, while...

Jury Duty Leave

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Attorney/Law
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for time not worked, including jury duty. This type of benefit is generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative)....

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