News and Updates

Employee Contribution Rate Projected to Increase from 1% to 1.5% Recently, our June 12th newsletter advised of the Employment Development Department’s 2021 forecast for the Disability Insurance (DI)...

San Francisco The Board of Supervisors met yesterday and the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO) has been tentatively extended an additional 60 days through October 15, 2020. The...

In an ideal world, we live in a utopian society where everyone is equal irrespective of race, economic status, religion, culture, or gender.We strive to build a society where everyone has equal...

Federal Court Strikes Down Several FFCRA Provisions Shortly after the Department of Labor issued the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFRCA), the state of New York filed a lawsuit...

Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division It’s been some time since the DOL added to its list of Q&As regarding the FFCRA. Four more were added earlier this week and can be found here....

California Localities in California are at it again as three more have recently passed emergency sick leave ordinances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any questions or need further...

Before you head out for the long weekend, we wanted to share two important employer notice updates: Oakland The City of Oakland has released the required employer notice for their Emergency Paid...

**July 1st REMINDERS** July 1st is almost upon us. If you need a refresher of the changes that are effective next Wednesday, see our June 12, 2020 newsletter (specifically, changes to California...

California Two COVID-19-related bills are working their way through the legislature as we speak. SB 943 would expand Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits to provide benefits to workers to care for a...

California The Golden State may have a new leave law on the books in 2021. AB 2999 has passed the assembly and is headed to the senate. The bill would require employers to provide employees with up...

California Employment Development Department (EDD) If you have a Voluntary Plan for California employees in place of State Disability Insurance (SDI), you likely received a reminder email from the...