Building off of our last article, which dove into recent COVID-19 bills and extensions, this post offers a more exhaustive list of current and soon-to-be active California employment laws. Whether it be the constantly changing COVID-19 guidelines, new pay data … Read More
As a continuation of the discussion in my book – The Workplace Transformed: 7 Crucial Lessons from the Pandemic & Beyond, this blog provides an update on some of the recent COVID-19 laws passed by the California Legislature. The California … Read More
Greater pay transparency has swept the nation over the past year or so, and now, California is getting its turn. With the approval of SB 1162, California employers will be required to disclose pay scales to current employees and postings … Read More
With a recent amendment of California Assembly Bill 2188 (AB 2188), California employers could soon see restrictions on hiring and other employment decisions based on off-duty cannabis use. On August 30, 2022, the bill passed the California legislature and proceeded … Read More
Thanks to a recent TikTok trend, young professionals have sparked a new workplace practice to establish boundaries and prevent hustle culture. Dubbed “quiet quitting,” the phrase generally refers to coasting through your job. However, it’s apparent that the trend is … Read More
After experiencing enormous stress, decreased revenues and unprecedented safety concerns during Covid-19, many organizations have come to realize that the amount of effort they spend planning for disaster ahead of time can spell the difference between failure and survival. Evidence … Read More
After clearing Congress on August 12th, the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed into law last Tuesday by President Joe Biden. Within the IRA are a set of major federal policy changes which will impact the … Read More
Employee activism, a movement associated with actions employees and workers take to deal with specific issues, events, and experiences, has been on the rise since the start of the global pandemic. Some of these issues involve a company’s policies, practices … Read More
As inflation continues, the power of choice held by employees during the recent Great Resignation may soon shift to the employer’s side. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. job market has regained strength, encouraging employees to either ask for promotions … Read More
When the global pandemic swept the world, people of all ages, all walks of life and of different socio-economic backgrounds were caught by surprise. The threat was real, and everyone was struggling to make sense of the rapidly spreading disease. … Read More