Archive for March 2017
Oakland Sick Leave Laws Rules, Employer Obligations, & Minimum Wage Increases
Oakland Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws The City of Oakland Sick Leave Laws took effect March 2, 2015. And, Although the State of California also has sick leave laws, there are some key differences between Oakland Sick Leave Laws (measure FF) and California’s Healthy Workplace, Healthy Families Act (AB1522). Be aware: Whenever there is…
Read MoreBerkeley Sick Leave Ordinance, and Minimum Wage increases, Means Employee Handbook Revisions
Berkeley Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Starts October 1, 2017 August 2016: When city officials of Berkeley, California, passed a new sick leave ordinance, the law stood on fairly shaky ground. The upcoming elections meant that voters of Berkeley could pass one, both, or none of the paid sick leave initiatives on the ballot. If either of…
Read MoreCalifornia Sick Leave Law has Implications for Business
California Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act California was the second state in the United States to require sick leave for employees. The law called the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act was signed into effect in 2015. It became effective for employees on July 1, 2015. Even so, for employers with employees throughout California and in…
Read MorePlainfield NJ Sick Leave Law Fails to Provide Clarifications for Business Owners
Plainfield follows the sweeping tide of Sick Leave Laws across New Jersey On March 14, 2016, Plainfield became the 12th city in New Jersey to pass a paid sick leave ordinance. Unfortunately, the city didn’t follow the lead of New Brunswick, whose ordinance provides greater clarification and compliance requirements. Instead, Plainfield copied the ordinances passed…
Read MoreMorristown’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance: Important info for Business Owners
Morristown is the 13th city in New Jersey to Enact a Forced Sick Leave on Private Enterprise. On January 11, 2017, the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance of Morristown became effective. The new law requires paid sick leave for all private employers, but conveniently leaves out the City of Morristown from the obligation of providing paid…
Read MoreNew Brunswick Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Brings Clarification for Busineses
New Brunswick’s New Sick and Safe Time Ordinance follows a Wave of Sick Leave Laws in New Jersey In September, 2013, Jersey City passed the first local sick leave ordinance in the state. Since that time, 12 more New Jersey cities have passed sick leave ordinances. However, most of the initial sick leave ordinances failed…
Read MoreThe Importance of Customer Loyalty
The Importance of Customer Loyalty Like a Thief in the Night – So is Your Competition Written by Justin Williams – Former Managing Director of Channel for SwipeClock “Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves.” – Steve Jobs Warren Buffett’s…
Read MoreTrenton City Paid Sick Time Ordinance follows New Jersey Trend
The History behind the Trenton Paid Sick Leave Law In November, 2014 Trenton and Montclair passed identical paid sick leave laws, becoming the fifth and seventh and eighth cities in New Jersey to implement a sick leave law for employees. The Ordinance is officially called “An Ordinance To Add a New Chapter To The Ordinances…
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