California Chamber of Commerce Launches New Human Resources Website; HR California Gives Employers Everything They Need to Know to Stay In Compliance with Labor Laws.Business Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000 The California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Chamber of Commerce today launched its new human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. website, HR California, that provides information to ensure employers stay in compliance with state and federal employment laws. HR California is a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for employers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. answers to employment law questions. HR California allows employers to: -- Search comprehensive, easy-to-understand California labor law information. -- Navigate through the continually updated online version of the California Chamber's "Labor Law Digest" and the "Labor Law Update" newsletter. -- Customize and print out key HR forms and checklists. -- Compare wage and salary ranges and benefits packages to other California businesses. -- Get answers to frequently asked questions on labor law topics and other important HR issues. -- Shop the California Chamber of Commerce store for more than 70 compliance books, videos, software and posters. -- Access national job postings and resumes at the Hiring Center. -- Stay up-to-date on California employment law with the Hot News link. Employers should use HR California to keep up with the new labor laws labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. taking effect January 1, 2001. Some of these laws include: -- minimum wage increase; -- changes in disability law; -- mandatory independent contractor A person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor is not subject to another's control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job. reporting requirements; -- overtime exemption for computer professionals; -- expanded paid leave for victims of domestic violence; and -- expanded access Expanded access refers to the inclusion of patients in a clinical trial for a new therapeutic treatment or chemical entity, where those patients would not satisfy the enrolment criteria for the scientific study in progress. for employees to view their personnel files. "HR California gives employers the type of information they need to ensure that their businesses are not only successful but are complying with state and federal laws," said Allan Zaremberg, president, California Chamber of Commerce. "This website provides easy access for employers who need the correct information quickly with little hassle Hassle () is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. It comprises a large bronze cauldron which contained two Bronze Age swords of the Hallstatt type, a pommel of bronze, two bronze buckets with ." "Our company already purchases products from the Chamber and we know that they are good quality products," said Lynn Thomas of Eibach Springs in Irvine. "If it's got the Chamber's name on it, it's the best out there. We purchased HR California prior to seeing it, because our company knew that it would give us all of the information we needed to know at the touch of our fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ." HR California can be found by accessing the website at www.hrcalifornia.com or by going to the CalChamber website, www.calchamber.com, and clicking on the HR California link on the first page. Subscription price is $250 annually. Already, more than 1,800 employers have signed up to use the service. Reporters can receive free access to the site by calling Kathy Fairbanks or Michele Forget at (916) 444-6670 and giving your first and last name, company name and e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address . The California Chamber is the largest broad-based employer representative in California. Membership represents one quarter of the private sector jobs in California and includes firms of all sizes and companies from every industry throughout the state. The California Chamber also offers publications and services to help California businesses comply with both state and federal employment law. The California Chamber also promotes international trade and investment in order to stimulate California's economy and create new jobs. Please visit our website at www.calchamber.com. |
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