California Labor Law and HR Topics

With rapidly changing employment, human resources and California labor laws, the HR role becomes more challenging everyday. At HRCalifornia you can access the following employment and labor law resources for the information you need to best serve your employees and organization in California.

Employee Management

Hiring
Recruit, interview, get employees started right, and ensure your hiring practices follow California labor law.
Workplace Policies
Manage your workforce with consistent policies that clearly communicate your benefits and company work rules.
Performance & Discipline
Get the most out of your employees, and effectively discipline those who don't play by the rules.
Termination
Make sure you end the employment relationship with proper procedures that follow labor laws.

Employee Benefits

Benefits
Offer benefits that attract and keep employees. Learn your responsibilities and get help with California insurance information.
Compensation
Know the rules relating to employee pay, comparable salaries for your region, and payroll resources for your California business.
Time Off
Easily navigate the complicated issues surrounding time off — from maternity leave to vacation time.

HR Legal Concerns

Discrimination & Harassment
Avoid problems and get required training on California labor law concerned with governing employees and managers.
Health & Safety
Provide a safe work environment, and encourage injured employees to get well and return to work.
Privacy
Balance employee privacy with the needs of your business.
Labor Relations
Know your legal responsibilities, union requirements and how to avoid potentially unfair labor practice claims.

California Labor Law: Where to Begin

Working in human resources in the state of California requires knowledge of a wide variety of topics. In addition to understanding labor law, human resources professionals must create company policies, communicate those policies to employees, deal with hiring and termination, and handle employee benefits.

Helping You Understand California Law on HRCalifornia

Trying to understand the law can be overwhelming, but as a member of HRCalifornia, you can find the legal information you need all in one place. Our online law library is conveniently organized by the topics that are most important to human resources professionals, including benefits, compensation, discrimination, health and safety, time off, and more. Whenever you need to know what the minimum compliance is for any HR topic or simply want a better understanding of the law, you can find it in the law library.

Keeping track of all of those topics can also be staggering. At HRCalifornia, you'll find all of the forms and checklists you could possibly need to help you handle any HR issue that arises. HRCalifornia also provides training tools and products that can help every human resources department understand and stay up-to-date on current labor laws.

Helping Employees Understand California Law

A big part of your job as a human resources professional is to make sure all employees at your company understand California labor laws and company policies. HRCalifornia has the tools you need to communicate the necessary information to your employees. One of the first steps to communicate that information is creating an employee handbook. HRCalifornia has advice and information to help its members create an employee handbook from scratch. In addition to that information, you can buy products at our store that also assist you with the process of creating an employee handbook.

Employee handbooks aren't the only way to communicate with your employees. At HRCalifornia and in our CalBizCentral store, you can find all of the posters and notices you need to remain in compliance with California and federal regulations. These posters are also useful for providing information to your employees on current laws and regulations. Training is another way to keep both you and your employees up-to-date. Whether it's training your managers on how to handle sexual harassment in the workplace or training your employees on how to be healthy and safe at work, HRCalifornia has the products you need.

Knowing California labor law is an important part of your job. Educate yourself on all of the California laws, communicate with your employees, and find the tools that make your job easier, all at HRCalifornia.