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Print Production for Designers

Great print design is a combination of visual appeal and technical precision. Print Production for Designers will reveal the lifecycle of a printed job and explore what it takes to design and build files that print, fold, trim, and finish properly. The good news is you don’t need to be an expert prepress press operator—you

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Print Production for Designers

Great print design is a combination of visual appeal and technical precision. Print Production for Designers will reveal the lifecycle of a printed job and explore what it takes to design and build files that print, fold, trim, and finish properly. The good news is you don’t need to be an expert prepress press operator—you

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The California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect on January 1, 2020. The Act applies to businesses with locations in California or who operate business online with California residents and places restrictions on how these businesses collect and use personal information on their customers. This new law is important for printers, mailers, agencies or anyone

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AB 5 – New Freelancer Law

Employee or Freelancer? That is what AB 5 aims to answer. In September, Governor Newsom signed the controversial Assembly Bill 5 into law. Of Interest to both individuals and companies, AB 5 affects freelancers status (with certain exceptions) throughout California. The new law—Assembly Bill 5—codifies and expands on the California Supreme Court’s decision in the

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Dear David: Can we pay our nonexempt employees a salary?

Question: Can we pay our nonexempt employees a salary? Answer: Yes. Nonexempt employees may be paid an hourly wage, salary, commission or fee as long as they are compensated for all hours worked at a rate not less than the state (or local) minimum wage and are compensated at one and one half times their

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New Booklet Helps Employers Set Up Safe Driving Programs

OSHA has published a set of guidelines to help employers reduce accidents among their driving employees. The document is not a set of new regulations or a new standard. It is only advisory ― the federal agency describes it as “informational in content” ― and is intended to assist employers in providing a safe and

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Driving Risk: When Employees Run Business Errands

Have you ever sent an employee out to pick up needed supplies? Offered to buy lunch for the crew and asked an employee to pick it up? Unless you only send employees who are insured to drive your company vehicles, you may be putting your business at risk. Your business may also incur liability if

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New Overtime Exemption Regs Take Effect Jan. 1, 2020

New federal overtime regulations have finally been introduced for non-exempt workers after years of wrangling over the issue. Under the new rule, employers will be required to pay overtime to certain salaried workers who make less than to $684 per week – or $35,568 per year – up from the current threshold of $455, or $23,660 in

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New Law Prohibits Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

After years of trying and rejections by former governors, a bill banning mandatory employment arbitration agreements in California has become law. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 10 signed into law Assembly Bill 51, which prohibits almost all employment arbitration agreements, starting Jan. 1 next year. But because the new law conflicts with federal law, it

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