According to Fast Company, there are 10 things you should be doing to be a better employee in 2017: (1) Strengthen your “soft skills,” especially your emotional intelligence and active listening. (2) Show gratitude to colleagues. (3) Make more connections and collaborate more across your company. (4) Create your own development program for learning that… Read More
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New IRS Mileage Rates for 2017
Beginning January 1, 2017, the new standard IRS mileage rates are: (a) $0.535/mile for business miles driven; (b) $0.17/mile for medical or moving purposes; and (c) $0.14/mile for service to charitable organizations. Employers that use the standard IRS rates for employee reimbursement purposes should review and adjust their expense reimbursement policies to be consistent with… Read More
California Minimum Wage Increases to $10.50 on January 1, 2017
For businesses with more than 25 employees, the state’s minimum wage will increase from $10.00/hour to $10.50/hour starting on January 1, 2017. [Note: Employers in San Francisco and Oakland (and many other municipalities), however, this new state minimum wage is still lower than the local minimum wage required by municipal law. For example, the San Francisco… Read More
Governor Brown Signs AB 1732, Requiring Single User Restrooms to be Available to Both Genders
Earlier today, Governor Brown signed AB 1732 which prohibits businesses from labeling a single-user restroom as either “male” or “female.” Instead, as a result of this new law which takes effect on March 1, 2017, if a business has a single-user restroom it must make that restroom available to all genders. This new law will impact… Read More
75% of Workers Report Experiencing “Workplace Bullying”
According to a recent article in Forbes magazine, workplace bullying is “frighteningly common,” with 75% of all workers reporting that they have been the target of abusive behavior at work. Workplace bullying is defined by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) as “repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators.” It… Read More
SF Minimum Wage Increases to $13.00/hr
Today, the minimum wage for workers in the City & County of San Francisco goes up to $13.00 per hour, up from the previous $12.25 per hour. This contrasts with the state’s current minimum wage, which is $10.00 per hour. In addition to San Francisco, several other California cities have local ordinances that set the… Read More
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Overtime Regulations
Determining when an employee gets overtime — and when an employee can be considered “exempt” from overtime — is tricky business in California. Penalties can be extraordinarily severe for an employer who improperly classifies a worker as “exempt.” In general, under current California law, every employee who works over 8 hours in a day or… Read More
California Raises Minimum Wage to $15/Hour
California Governor Jerry Brown announced that a deal had been reached with the California legislature to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. This would give California the highest state-wide minimum wage in the country. Under the new law, the state minimum wage will increase from the current $10 an… Read More
Q3 2015 Halo Report Shows Jump in Angel Investing
The Angel Resource Institute and PitchBook just released their Q3 2015 Halo Report. The report shows that angel investment for the quarter has increased dramatically, with the median round size ($725K) up 45% from Q2 2015 levels ($500K). Other notable findings include: 1. Software, commercial services, and healthcare deals constituted over 64% of all deals… Read More
California Reclaims Spot as #1 “Judicial Hellhole” in America
California has once again been ranked the #1 “Judicial Hellhole” in America by the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF). This is the third time in four years that California has claimed the title. The exception was last year, when New York stole the top ranking due to “monumentally egregious corruption” in the city’s asbestos court…. Read More