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Vaccinate or Not Vaccinate?

By Mike Hayden | September 15, 2021

To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate In the Workplace These days, we get this question asked often. Answer: it is at the employer’s discretion.  There may be a mandate in the near future for employers…

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Effective HR for Small Business

By Mike Hayden | September 2, 2021
Small Business HR

Your every day practices can make a big difference Running a small business without a full time HR department is challenging, especially during a tight labor market where businesses may be short staffed. Larger businesses…

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Managing Workplace Investigations

By Mike Hayden | August 25, 2021
How to conduct workplace investigations

In California, Employers have a duty and obligation to investigate workplace harassment, abusive conduct, discrimination, and bullying claims. Employers are also required to take actions necessary to resolve the situation and prevent any further discrimination…

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Where Are We Now: Masks or No Masks?

By Mike Hayden | June 17, 2021

So where are we now that CA has finally released some of the restrictions regarding COVID prevention, like masks, social distancing, and workplaces? Things have changed, but they are not necessarily less complex. We will…

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Mid-Year CA Minimum Wage Increase

By Mike Hayden | June 9, 2021

As we all know, California’s statewide minimum wage increased to $14 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $13 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees. But note, as described…

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Employee Retention Tax Credit

By Mike Hayden | June 3, 2021

Recent changes to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) included as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, signed into law on March 11, 2021, expand the eligibility and the time businesses…

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Top 5 HR Trends Facing Small Businesses, Part 1

By Mike Hayden | May 27, 2021

To say things have changed in the workplace in the last 18 months would be an understatement. It’s not a matter of whether it was good or bad, change is inevitable. The companies that first…

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

By Mike Hayden | May 25, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the mental health of people of all ages, and now more than ever it is critical to reducing the stigma around mental health struggles that commonly…

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5 Strategies to Survive the Current Employment Crisis

By Mike Hayden | May 21, 2021

Its basic knowledge to most employers, that we’re in an employment crisis of unprecedented severity due to several factors out of our control. These factors include the challenge of school closures and sporadic scheduling, generous…

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Employer Liability – The Devil is in the Details

By Mike Hayden | May 12, 2021

As a California employer, it’s tough enough to manage running a business, dealing with employee issues, trying to comply with a myriad of HR laws on the books, navigating COVID-19 regulations, and just staying afloat.…

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