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In this era of connectedness, increased telecommuting, smartphones that keep staff connected to the office and cyber criminals constantly waging attacks on businesses, you need to do all you can to protect your firm’s, employees’ and customers’ data. It’s a heavy lift to try to set up protocols for the various areas where hackers and
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) outlines the qualification and procedures for applying for the Work Sharing Program. An employer can apply for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Work Sharing program as a temporary alternative to layoffs if a company’s work activity has been reduced. Under Work Sharing, employees whose hours and wages have been reduced
As businesses begin to reopen and many workers return to work, one of the main provisions of the CARES Act is set to expire on July 31, 2020. Created as a short-term benefit, federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program provides all individuals who receive state unemployment benefits an additional $600 per week for up to
The Department of Insurance has approved emergency workers’ compensation rules dealing with COVID-19 and California employers. The rules were recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau to bring fairness for employers’ experience rating during the COVID-19 pandemic amid shelter-at-home orders and for dealing with claims of workers who contract COVID-19 on the job. The
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s workers’ compensation rating agency plans to implement a new class code for telecommuting employees on Jan. 1, 2021. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California started work on the new classification after swaths of companies ordered employees that could work remotely to start working at home after the
Employment practices and employee benefit-related lawsuits are on the rise — and employers have to be eternally vigilant when it comes to meeting their compliance obligations as plan sponsors. Take the case of Visteon, a global automotive industry supplier, which outsourced its payroll and enrollment/disenrollment functions to outside plan administrators. But because of internal mistakes
On June 16, 2020, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a checklist for employers experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 in their workplace with the following: How to prepare for identification of COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace. How to prepare to share information with the local health department and other stakeholders. Understanding requirements for
Here’s some news for California employers and employees wrestling with the question of how to return to work. Recently, California’s state agency in charge of administering unemployment benefits, the Employment Development Department (“EDD”), issued a new set of general guidance (here) regarding employees who refuse to return to work as businesses reopen across the state.
On June 18 Governor Gavin Newson signed a statewide executive order requiring people to wear face coverings (e.g., masks) in both indoor and outside locations where social distancing is not feasible. According to the Governor’s office, the goal is “to reduce the release of infectious particles into the air when someone speaks, coughs, or sneezes,
Each year, regional affiliates, including PIASC, conduct a detailed survey of the wages, benefits, and human resources policies of the printing, packaging, and related industries. This is the most comprehensive industry survey of its kind! Data is collected nationwide, and then reported at a very granular level. The top three reasons to participate You’ll get
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