Important HR updates from Silvers HR

Bottom Line Human Resources Issues

Spring 2023

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Read on for important overtime pay information, Covid-19 and workplace myths.

Upcoming Webinars

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Top 10 Do's and Don'ts for Managing Workers' Compensation Claims with ESM Insite

April 26, 2023

9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

We’ve prepared a one hour training to discuss the tips, tricks and pitfalls of managing workers’ compensation claims. Highlights include Do’s and Don’ts surrounding:

Communication with all players involved in the claims process
Claims investigations
Timely reporting of injuries
Properly representing and relaying the facts
Return to work initiatives
Staying informed and knowledgeable on continuously changing regulations

Respect in the Workplace Webinars

Registration is open for all dates at the link below.

Manager Webinar: June 14, 2023

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Non-Manager Webinar: March 30, 2023

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Non-Manager Webinar: June 20, 2023

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

How do I pay overtime when my employees have multiple rates of pay in a workday or workweek?

By Stacey Sommerhauser, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-SCP

We all know if a non-exempt employee works in California for more than eight hours in any one workday or more than 40 hours in a workweek, then overtime wages are due at the rate of one and one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay. But how is the overtime calculated when a non-exempt employee earns two different rates of pay in a workday?

It Is Time to Update Your COVID-19 Prevention Program- Again!

By Jennifer L. Lippi, JD, SPHR, PHRca

As you are likely aware by now, under Cal/OSHA’s new COVID-19 “Non-Emergency” Regulations adopted on February 3, 2023, an employer must develop a written COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP) or ensure its elements are included in an existing Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP).

Employers need to update their written COVID-19 Prevention Program yet again to ensure compliance with the new Non-Emergency Regulations. The good news is the required elements are much simpler than in that past.

The employer must ensure their written COVID-19 Prevention Program addresses how they will do the following:

Setting the Record Straight—Common Workplace Myths

By Kate Kriner, PHRca

We are well into the 21st century and many of the workplace practices and benefits have been around so long we just assume they are based on laws, regulations and rules. In fact, many of these practices have no legal basis. Let’s separate some fact from fiction, or what employees think is fact.

Fiction: If I work on a holiday, I should be paid at time and a half.

Fact: The answer is not always “yes.”

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This ezine is intended as a communication and thought provoking tool for our clients and friends.

It is not legal advice.