News Alert: from Sweeney Mason LLP
By: Roger M. Mason, Esq., Rachael E. Brown, Esq., Caitlin E. Kaufman, Esq.
California recently updated two pamphlets that employers must provide to new hires:
(1) The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Workers Compensation updated its Time of Hire pamphlet. This document explains what workers' compensation is, how to file a claim, and how to navigate obtaining workers' compensation-related medical care;
(2) The Employment Development Department (EDD) updated its For Your Benefitpamphlet. Employers must provide this document upon hire and at the time employment ends. The document explains what state-provided benefits are available upon the termination of employment and during certain leaves of absence. It also provides information on how to obtain unemployment insurance benefits and eligibility for state disability insurance.
Employers should take this opportunity to make sure that all of their new hire forms, including these required pamphlets, are up to date.
For more information about any of these employment legal updates, please contact our employment team at 408-356-3000 or via email: Roger Mason at rmason@smllp.com, Rachael Brown at reb@smllp.com, or Caitlin Kaufman at ckaufman@smllp.com.