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February 2025

February 2025 Kim’s Message: How Will You Thrive? I-9 Self Audits and Best Practices Cal/OSHA February 1 Posting Reminder Paid Sick Leave Tips for Cold & Flu Season Federal Contracting & DEI Program Changes Some COVID Rules Ending on February 3 FAQ’s: Employee Travel Time Pay Navigating Workplace Romances CEA Member Benefit + Upcoming Events

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Love is a Disrupter: Navigating Workplace Romance

Project deadlines, work responsibilities, and commitments are all part of our daily jobs, but office romance can sometimes disrupt the focus needed to meet those expectations. Given how much time we spend at work, it’s no surprise that office romances happen.

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Member Benefit Highlight + Upcoming Events

If you have read the other articles in this month’s newsletter or scanned through a recent blog article, you are probably familiar with out HR forms page. This important page of the CEA website includes hundreds of forms on topics

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I-9 Self Audits and Best Practices

With a new administration now in place, U.S. immigration is expected to be a top priority. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to dramatically ramp up I-9 audits this year as they are the most common type of immigration worksite enforcement.

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FAQ’s About Non-Exempt Employee Travel Time Pay

Travel time pay is always a popular topic for questions that come into the HR hotline. So we have gathered the most frequently asked questions. CEA also has fact sheets on travel pay as well as calculating overtime available to our members.

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On-Demand Harassment Training

On-Demand Harassment Training Posted by California Employers Association on January 1, 2025 Tags: Employers Report CEA Membership Highlight: On-Demand Harassment Prevention Training  California businesses with 5 or more employees MUST provide harassment prevention training every 2 years (SB1343). Employees are required to have 1 hour of training. Supervisors and Managers are required to have 2…

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About…

5 Things You Didn’t Know About… Posted by California Employers Association on January 1, 2025 Tags: Employers Report What you didn’t know about…. Jackie Gunby, Product & Operations Support and Virginia Young, J.D., HR Compliance Director, have recently joined the CEA Team. Jackie Gunby, Products & Operations Support, CEA 1. What’s the best piece of…

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2025 Brings New Minimum Wages by State, City, & County

2025 Brings New Minimum Wages by State, City, & County Posted by Virginia Young, J.D., HR Compliance Director on January 1, 2025 Tags: Employers Report Happy New Year! Many hourly and even some salaried employees are celebrating the new 2025 minimum wage increases occurring across California, which went into effect on January 1, 2025. Be…

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A New Year’s Refresher on Floating Holidays

A New Year’s Refresher on Floating Holidays Posted by Virginia Young, J.D., HR Compliance Director on January 1, 2025 Tags: Employers Report As business leaders are updating their handbooks for 2025 and reviewing employee benefits, CEA has received a number of questions about floating holiday policies and personal days. While many employers provide this type…

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Tackling the “Great Detachment”

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Tackling the “Great Detachment” Posted by Kecia Hanson, Learning & Development Director on January 1, 2025 Tags: Employers Report As we step into 2025, the workplace continues to evolve, presenting both challenges and opportunities for employers. According to Gallup, this past year, employees were feeling increasingly detached from their jobs, yet struggled to make the…

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