EXEMPT SALARIES MAY INCREASE BY OVER 10% FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Effective January 01, 2023, California’s minimum wage will increase for all employees across California. Since [...]
Reductions in Force
COVID-19 “Close Contact” Changes Again
Back in June of this year, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a [...]
OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Standard Goes Into Effect Today
Yesterday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released their much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard [...]
Six Steps to Avoiding a Lawsuit After a Termination
Terminations are not easy. Most employers dread terminations because they don’t like having to give [...]
Downsizing: Common Sense in Decision-Making May Lead to a Trap
Authored by Steve Holden and Larry Ball. Published in the Sacramento Business Journal October 2011. [...]
Severance Payments Are Taxable “Wages”
The US Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an employer’s severance payment to employees were “wages” [...]
Tips for Employee Terminations
Authored by Steve Holden. Published in the Sacramento Business Journal July 2015. For most people firing [...]
Forms and Rules for the Separation Process
Terminations can be one of the hardest parts of an employer’s job. Sometimes good employees [...]