State Disability Insurance (SDI) Wage Cap Eliminated in 2024: Employer Options & Action Items
Beginning on January 1, 2024, all California wages will be subject to the SDI tax, as the wage cap on...
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California Proposes State-Wide Long Term Care Insurance Program
In October 2019, California enacted Assembly Bill 567 (AB 567) after research on public opinion indicated Californians are concerned about the costs of ...
California SDI/PFL Benefit Enhancements and Removal of Taxable Wage Limit in 2024
In 2018, California’s State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits were temporarily enhanced to increase wage replacement ...
Pay Disclosure Law Updates: California & Washington State Issue Clarifying Guidance & New York State Passes New Requirements
As previously discussed, the beginning of 2023 brings significant pay disclosure requirements in California and Washington state. Both states recently issued ...
[Updated] 5 Things You Should Know About California’s Retirement Plan Mandate
California small businesses or nonprofits with at least five employees must now offer a retirement plan to all adult employees, ...
[Updated] California Approves Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved emergency temporary COVID-19 standards (“emergency standards”) for health and ...
California Renews COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in 2022
On February 9, 2022, California (CA) Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 which revives and expands the state’s COVID-19 supplemental paid ...
[Updated] California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Issues Guidance on Employer Pay Data Reporting
On November 23, 2020, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) released guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (“...
Cal-OSHA Re-Adopts and Expands COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
On December 16, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Cal-OSHA”) formally readopted and expanded the state’s existing COVID-19 ...
2021 Legislative Roundup of California’s Recently Enacted Bills
Governor Gavin Newsom signed numerous employment-related bills during the 2021 legislative session. This article provides an overview of key changes taking ...
[Updated] California Re-Enacts and Broadens COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave in 2021
On March 19, 2021, California (CA) governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 which revives and expands the state’s COVID-19 supplemental paid ...
[Updated] Expansion of State/Local Sick Leave in Response to COVID-19
UPDATED August 2021 to reflect extensions of local ordinances into 2021. This article will be updated as we continue to...