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Welcome to Compliance Couch from the California Employers Association, where we make California HR simple! In this episode, we are joined by Eli Nuñez, Human Resources Director, to learn the Top 3 Tips for Effective Hiring. Careful planning of your company's recruiting and hiring strategy will help you stay compliant with state & federal laws, attract qualified candidates, and implement comprehensive onboarding systems. Employee retention starts with smart hiring!

The months of May and June are often marked by the end of the academic school year, graduation parties, and shopping and dining out as the weather warms. With school out for the summer, you may be considering hiring a minor or intern.

Unfortunately, it isn’t as easy as it used to be to hire teens looking to make extra cash. From a compliance perspective, there are a few hurdles to consider. However, with the right steps, hiring minors can be a great way to staff up and train our next generation’s workforce!

As companies rethink their cultures and values, employees are reconsidering how they work, where they work, and why they work. Employers must take active retention efforts to keep existing employees and deploy targeted recruiting efforts to attract the best talent available in today’s market. Here are five of the top tips we’ve learned over the past two years to overcome recruiting roadblocks.

Onboarding isn’t just another fancy word for new hire orientations, onboarding programs will take your training and orientation program to the next level! Unlike a traditional new hire orientation program, which just involved signing paperwork and reading the employee handbook, onboarding is a systematic process that extends well beyond the first day of employment.

As you begin to get back to business, it may be time to hire new employees. If it’s been a while, be sure you have all the necessary paperwork ready and an onboarding plan in place. Two forms that have changed dramatically this year directly impact an employees' paycheck, so be prepared to update your new hire orientation paperwork.  

Have you been wondering how you are supposed to review the documents required to complete a Form I-9 if all of your employees are working remotely during the Pandemic? During these extraordinary times, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have in turn done something extraordinary themselves — they have temporarily relaxed the rules on the I-9 inspection of documents for some employers.

On January 31, 2020, the USCIS released the newly updated Form I-9. All U.S. employers must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. Join our webinar to be walked through the new Form I-9.