HHS and Protections Against Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Health Care

Fully Vaccinated People and Masks

CA Law Update - COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

OSHA Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19

American Rescue Plan Act Extends Optional EPSL and EFMLA

Updated Resources: COVID-19, Family Leave Toolkit, and New-Parents and Pregnant Employees Advisor

Pinnacle Employee Services Announces Newly Upgraded Payroll And HR System For 2021

Berkeley, Los Angeles (city and county), San Jose, and Santa Clara COVID-19 Hazard Pay

2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Reporting to Open at End of April 2021

Updated California Law Updates

Federal Law Alerts - September 2020

California Law Alerts - September 2020

Deferring Federal Payroll Tax Obligations and COVID-19

COVID-19 and Lost Wages Assistance Program

Worker Classification Exemptions

Updated COVID-19 Guidance

COVID-19 and Safe Reopening

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors

Three Tips for Business Leaders Who Are Considering Reopening Offices

Gov. Newsom’s Alcohol Agency Issues Edict Declaring What a Bar ‘Meal’ Is

NLRB Decision Modifies Standard for Addressing Offensive Outbursts During Protective Activity

DOL Guidance as Workplaces Reopen During COVID-19

CDC Guidance for COVID-19, Tests, and Discontinuing Home Isolation

FMLA Forms Updated

Form I-9 Flexibility Extended Due to COVID-19

FFCRA and Reporting Qualified Sick Leave Wages and Qualified Family Leave Wages Paid

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Final Rules Allowing Employer-Sponsored Health Plans to Decline to Cover Contraceptives Due to Moral or Religious Objections

San Francisco Back to Work Emergency Ordinance

Why You Need Updated ERISA and IRS Benefits Plan Documents – March 2018

Bumpy Road Ahead for the Cadillac Tax

California Enacts Law Requiring Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave

Calif.: State Adds ‘Abusive Conduct’ to Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors

OSHA Announces New Injury Reporting Rules

San Francisco Bans Box

FUTA Tax. Not The Business

HR Allen Receives 2013 Best of Citrus Heights Award

Kick 9-5 To The Curb! Consider an Alternative Workweek Schedule

Rounding Time Clarified by See's Candy

EEOC Provides Guidance on Specific Disabilities in the Workplace

California Labor Law Task Force Has Record-Breaking Results

EEOC's Top Priority: GINA

Want That Promotion? Watch What You Wear

Server's Tip Credit Class Claim

Cable Company Pays Over $1 Million in Back Wages

Five Don'ts When Hiring Employees in California - Avoid A Lawsuit

California Employer Cited for More Than $1.6 Million

Summer Vacation

Is Your Business In Compliance? - Assess Your Current HR Function

Yahoo Expands Company's Parental Leave Policy

$240 Million Disability Discrimination - Largest EEOC Verdict Ever!

Job Killer Increases Liability for California Businesses

California's Health Exchange: What It Means for CA Small Businessess

Colorado Marijuana Users Can Be Fired, Says Court

Updated California Wage Orders

Employers Still Haven't Learned. Using Social Media to Hire Exposes Employers to More Liability

California Employers That Offer Piece Rate, Listen Up!

Videotapping in the Workplace. Why not?

Heat Illness Prevention - Cal/OSHA Launches 2013 Campaign

How To Calculate Overtime Pay for Hourly and Commissioned Employees

Recognize the Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Workplace Violence

Bosses Have Crazy Requests For Employees

Cal/OSHA's Top 25 Violations for California Workplaces

Religious Discrimination Suite Moves Forward for Abercrombie

New I-9 Form Effective Date

April 15 Marks One Year Anniversary for Brinker Case

Employers and Their Medical Marijuana Employees

Toys "R" Us Sued by EEOC for Discriminating Against a Deaf Person

How Can California Businesses Protect Company Information When Employees Leave

California Employers Try To Combat Employee Data Theft

Human Trafficking Posting Required for Some Businesses...Deadline April 1, 2013

Employee Complains About Sexual Jokes On Twitter, Then Fired

3 Tips To Sharpen Your Listening Skills

NFL Warned About Discrimination by New York Attorney General

California Burdensome Accommodations for Religious Observances

Tax Breaks for Employers That Hire Veterans

California's Recordkeeping and Production of Personnel Records Requirement

Love Contract: When Cupid is in The Workplace

How To Complete The New I-9 Form

New PDL Regulations for California Employers Pt. 2

New PDL Regulations for California Employers Pt. 1

New Disability Regulations by FEHC

Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Deadline Approaching

Revised I-9 Form

March 11: San José Minimum Wage Takes Effect

Workers' Comp Reform Job Killer Bill Looks to Hurt California Businesses

Don't Forget to Spring Forward

Hiring Manager Pick Who They Want to Hangout With?

Start Filing Your H-1B Visa's on April 1

Nurse Posts Mexico Trip on Facebook Lead to Firing for FMLA Abuse

Mandatory March 8th FMLA Posting for Some Public and Private Employers

President Increases Minimum Wage

Government Offers Grants for Workplace Wellness Programs

San Francisco Restaurant Pays $525K Settlement

Two Time Winner of "Best of Human Resources/Payroll Company"

Free HR Assessment Checklist

California Employers Pay Higher Tax for Unemployment Fund Deficit

California Employer Forced To Pay Over $1 Million for Pay Violations

Employers Must Post OSHA Log Summary 300

Record Highs for Immigration Audits

Positive Changes for Employers on Americans with Disabilities Act in 2013

IRS Releases 2013 Form W-4

Agencies Issue New HIPAA Proposed Rule on Wellness Programs

IRS Issues Proposed Rules on Employer “Shared Responsibility” Tax Under the Affordable Care Act

IRS Provides new Withholding Information; 2013 W-4 Still not Released

Standard Mileage Rates for 2013

Favorable Post-Brinker Cases Depublished

DOL Launches Database of “Ready-for-Hire” Candidates with Disabilities

State Unemployment Rate High, But Jobs Growth Better Than Nation

Amended Pregnancy Disability Regulations Approved

Workers’ Compensation Reform Requires Updates to Notice and Pamphlet

IRS Announces 2013 Mileage Reimbursement Rates

San Jose Approves Increased Minimum Wage

New 2013 Exempt Classification Rates

NLRB Reduces Case Backlog, Cuts Age of Cases In Half

Happy Halloween from HR Allen Consulting Services

If We Close Because Of The Storm, Whom Do We Have to Pay and How Much?

Rockin Around the Clock: California Appellate Court Issues Favorable Ruling for Employers On Rounding Employee Time Entries

Weather Emergency on East Coast a Reminder to be Prepared

IRS Releases 2013 Pension Plan Limitations

Pre-Order 2013 California Employment Law Poster

San Francisco Minimum Wage Increases in January

Two New Discrimination Laws Mean Changes for Policies, Posters

UPDATE: PDL and Disability Discrimination Regulations On Review

SDI Online Services Enhanced For Employers

What Employers Should Know as Election Time Nears

Unpaid Wages Cost California Company $5 Million

Governor Vetoes Nanny Bill

Governor Acts on Employment Related Bills

How to Outsource Your Grunt Work

In the Trenches: When Someone Leaves

How to Create a Millennial-Friendly Workplace

Are You a Micromanager? Here’s How to Tell (and Why You Should Change)

4 Strategies for Managing Workers with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome

5 Tips for Managing Part-Time Workers

September 30 Deadline Looms for EEO-1 Reports

Social Media Privacy Legislation Signed

VETS Forms' Deadline Extended

Favorable Reporting Time and Split Shift Case

Workshop Focuses On Preventing Worker Deaths, Injuries in Confined Spaces

Disability Access Reform Bill Becomes Law

New 401(k) Fee Disclosure Resource Available Online

Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill

Governor Signs Pension Reform Legislation

New Law Clarifies Religious Accommodation Requirements

Commission Agreements Deadline

5 Phrases to Avoid Saying to Your Employees

What ‘Obamacare’ Means for Your Small Business

California Court of Appeal Significantly Narrows Administrative Exemption

Disability Access Law Reform Pending​

401K Fee Disclosures Go Into Effect August 30

Continue Using Current Form 1-9 With August Expiration Date

Enforcement Sweep Targets Illegally Operating Contractors

$89.7 Million Awarded in Rest Break Class Action Lawsuit

What Should a Small-Business Owner’s LinkedIn Profile Look Like?

How to Overcome Shyness When You’re the Boss

Pay Your Nanny on the Company’s Dime and Risk Jail Time

How to Retain Employees from Day One

How to Delegate Effectively

San Jose Puts Minimum Wage Hike on November Ballot

OSHA Issues Final Rules on Two Whistleblower Provisions

Employer Settles Disability Discrimination Case Based on Obesity

Private Pension Mandate Creates Employer Liability

Federal Wage and Hour Lawsuits Hit Record High

How to Get the Most out of Interns

2 Options for Dealing with Employees When Selling Your Business

4 Ways to Help Employees Reduce Distractions

California Court of Appeal Significantly Narrows Administrative Exemption

California Creates New Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit

Court of Appeal Delivers On Newspaper Carrier Misclassification Case

IRS Releases Guidance on Tip Withholding

Sorry, But That's Not in My Contract: Court Holds that Exotic Dancers Are Not Employees under the FLSA or Arkansas Minimum Wage Act

Executive Decision: Warehouse Captains Exempt Under FLSA Despite Supervising Similar Departments

This Car Will Run: Third Circuit Holds That Enterprise Holdings Is Not the Joint Employer of Its Subsidiaries' Employees

Employee Requests FMLA – Keep Your Commentary to Yourself

OSHA & Cal/OSHA Provide Heat Illness Prevent Kit for Employers

“Evil HR Lady” on How Much Downtime Employees Should Get on the Job

The Hiring Process: Jennifer McClure on How to Read Resumes

How to Evolve from an Employee into a Consultant

FEHC Eliminated; Duties Transferred to DFEH

Prevailing Wage Laws Do Not Apply to Charter Cities

Helping Employees Cope with Non-Work Issues

1099 Contractor vs. W-2 Employee: A Decision Guide

Affordable Health Care Act Upheld

Thanks Albany: Labor Law Amendment Expands Permissible Deductions From Employees' Wages

Supreme Court Rejects DOL's Interpretation and Finds Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Qualify for the Outside Sales Exemption

Vacation Reminders

Enough Is Enough: Employers Take A Stand Against The EEOC's Enforcement Tactics

Cal/OSHA Investigates Suspected Heat Illness Fatalities

Swimming Pool Accessibility Rules Postponed

California Assembly Passes New Mandated Leave Bill

NLRB Issues Third Social Media Report

Time Off For Employees To Vote

Employee's Facebook Post Leads to Firing

3 Tips for Hiring Temporary Employees to Avoid Permanent Problems

Tips on Hiring the Best Salespeople for Your Business

4 Ways to Take the Vacation You Need

Discrimination Charges, State by State

H-2B Visa Rule Halted

Attorneys’ Fees Not Available In Meal and Rest Break Claims

Federal Court Finds NLRB’s New Election Rule Invalid

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