With 2023 here, it's time for employers to comply with new California labor laws. Below is a highlight reel of these changes.
Effective July 1, 2022, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) was renamed the California Civil Rights Department (CRD). The CRD has the same existing powers and authorities as the DFEH, which include investigation of discrimination by employers or businesses, human trafficking, and sexual harassment in business, service or professional relationships. The purported purpose of the rename was to more fully capture the services that the department provides. The primary impact of the change is that the Department's website URL changed and it is releasing new posters and forms under its new name. Practically, employers should update references to the DFEH in handbooks and other documents to refer to the CRD.
In time for the resurgence of COVID, flu, RSV, and all the other transmissible diseases out there these days now, California paid sick leave and family leave cover more than just caring for yourself or a family member.
Since 2015, California Paid Sick Leave provides three days or 24 hours of paid sick leave to California employees who have worked for an employer in California for 30 days or more. However, some city...
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