In California, Worker’s Compensation Insurance is required for all employers. If your business is in California and it employs people, make sure you have a policy in place. Understanding workers compensation laws is crucial for employers to ensure compliance, protect...
HIPAA and Employers HIPAA compliance is confusing for many employers who are not in the medical industry. It is the most complex health care industry regulation ever put into place. It has many facets and details that regulate the privacy of individually identifiable...
Correctly Classifying Employees Many small business owners share common false assumptions regarding employee classifications. One is that the classifications of independent contractor and employee are interchangeable. Another common misconception is that all employees...
Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Harassment and Sexual harassment prevention are one of the most important things you can do for your business to limit the risk of expensive employee lawsuits. Both the dept of labor, through title 7 of the Equal...
Instead of receiving separate allotments for sick, personal or vacation days, PTO is given as a single account to draw from. Employees can earn or accrue PTO over a period of time based upon their hours worked and given each pay period. Or it can be given in a lump...
An important element of the HR system that is often overlooked is having job descriptions in place and using them for hiring, training and employee performance purposes. There are no state or federal requirements that employers must provide a job description. However,...
More workers are leaving current employers to change careers, start their own enterprises or leave the workforce completely for various reasons. The ramifications for smaller employers are high. Wages and benefits are rising at...
Continued high resignation rates in California and the need to keep employees off work for COVID-related reasons are creating staffing shortages that are impacting resources for business, large and small. For smaller companies, this staffing shortage is straining...
What is an Employee Development Plan? Employee development plans are formally written plans that address areas where improvement is needed. These plans are usually put together by the direct manager(s) and employee. Creating these plans are not only great for employee...