2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Expires on Sept. 30, 2021

From January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021, California requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide their workers up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) for COVID-19 related reasons. Employers must provide this paid time off for employees who need to stay home due to COVID-19 illness or exposure, caring for a family member, a COVID-19 test or vaccine, recovering from side effects, and more.

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Jason Resnick

California Labor Commissioner Takes A Hardline on COVID Leave Rules

In a July 2021 ruling, California’s Labor Commissioner levied $448,000 worth of fines against three El Super grocery stores for violations of California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) laws. After receiving complaints from El Super employees and a referral from the worker’s labor union, an investigation was launched by the Division of Labor Standards (DLSE) resulting in substantial fines.

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Teresa McQueen

Best Practices: Performance Reviews

Performance reviews, or employee evaluations, are an important tool for supervisors and managers to strengthen employees’ performance and acknowledge high achievers. No matter how formal, and regardless of the format, a review of this kind is the process of determining how well an employee is doing their job, the criteria for future performance, and mutual expectations for performance.

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Teresa McQueen

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