Learning Solutions Leadership Series

Voters in the city of San Diego supported a ballot measure that imposes a citywide minimum wage and also requires employers to provide paid sick leave.  The ordinance is now in effect while an implementing ordinance (“IO”) amending the sick leave requirements remains pending. While the IO requires a second read before it is effective, the City Council has set July 11, 2016 as the effective date for employers to comply with the ordinance’s original requirements. This communication summarizes the current ordinance and highlights changes and clarification provided by the IO.

Our sick leave toolkit which includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and model sick leave policies for jurisdictions with sick leave laws has been updated. The updates reflect new sample policies for Los Angeles, CA and San Diego, CA.

On June 23, emails were sent to those employees who applied for the Aspire with ADP TotalSource® Scholarship program.  Winners of the $2,000 award were congratulated and those who were not selected received a thank you for taking the time to apply.  

Section 6106 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now requires long term care facilities to electronically submit direct care staffing information based on payroll and other auditable data. To streamline this effort, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed a new system for facilities to submit their staffing and census information called the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). Employers must report total direct care hours worked (including agency and contract staff), employee hire and termination dates and facility census data. Click here to learn more.

What steps can you can take now to help mitigate the risks to your business and your employees? Learn more about employee safety, paperless tools and Frequently Asked Questions about worksite closures.

San Francisco, California requires that employers must post the Minimum Wage Poster at each workplace or jobsite as of July 1, 2016.

California has amended Section 6404.5 of its Labor Code to expand its prohibition on the smoking of tobacco products in a place of employment.  In addition to bringing owner-operated businesses into the gambit of environments in which smoking is prohibited, the law eliminates most of the exemptions that permitted smoking in certain work environments, such as hotel lobbies, bars and taverns, banquet rooms, warehouse facilities, and employee break rooms.

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed legislation (Senate Bill 59) that requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and pregnancy-related conditions.