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SECURE 2.0: Key Changes & Updates for 2025
The SECURE 2.0 Act passed in December 2022, builds upon the original SECURE Act of 2019 and aims to enhance retirement savings and expand access ...
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Understanding the 2024 PAGA Reform
The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has been a pivotal element in California’s wage & hour labor law landscape, allowing employees to sue employers for ...
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Spring Cleaning Newsletter: Laws & Policies
General Now that we are well into 2024, it is very important that you conduct an internal semi-annual review to ensure your company’s policies and ...
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CA Expands Paid Sick Leave in 2024
On October 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 616, which amends the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act by expanding the mandatory requirements for ...
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Securing Your Retirement Future – What You Need to Know About the Secure 2.0 Act
What is Secure 2.0? On December 29, 2022, the Secure 2.0 Act was signed into law by President Biden as part of the Consolidated Appropriations ...
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CA Pay Transparency Law [SB1162]
On Sept 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162, also known as the Pay Transparency Act which went into effect Jan 1st 2023. ...
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CalSavers Retirement Program
It is no surprise that a large portion of American workers are not prepared for a comfortable retirement. With the relentless rising costs in California, ...
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I Finalized Payroll – Now What?
Congratulations, you completed another payroll! While it may feel like your job is done, there are important post-payroll to-do’s that are not a part of ...
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FFCRA & California’s New COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave Requirements
The passage of legislative changes in March 2021 regarding the extension of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave and CA Supplemental Paid Sick Leave ...
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Understanding the Federal W-4 Form
Whether you are a new employee or just needing to update your withholdings, your employer will request you to fill out the Federal W-4 Form. ...
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Sonoma County: What should I do if an employee tests positive for COVID-19?
As states begin to ease restrictions, vaccine distribution increases, and speculation about getting “back to the office” ramps up, it is crucial to make sure ...
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Understanding Your Pay Statement
It is pay day, finally! Although most people are ready to pull off the stub & cash in, its important to review your entire pay ...
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Understanding Your W2
It is that time of year again – Tax Filing! By now, you should have received your 2022 W2 Form. Although it may look like ...
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Out of State Employees
Hiring your dream team?! Employment does not have to stop at the state line! Whether you have remote employees, live near a border, or are ...
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Relief for FSA Accounts
To help ring in the new year and to ease the ongoing financial impacts of COVID-19, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) were recently awarded temporary relief ...
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