Newsletters
- California Employer Newsletter
A quarterly publication from EDD
Reference Books
- California Labor Law Digest - California Chamber of Commerce
The 2009 edition has just arrived - Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
The CAL/OSHA Regulations is a state depository item available at the Pleasant Hill Library. The Code of Regulations is also searchable online.
America's Dynamic Workforce
- America's Dynamic Work Force (August 2008) This annual report is an overview of current conditions and notable trends affecting the American labor market and economic activity. Chapter 6 examines the job opportunities that will arise by 2016 and what will be required of the American workforce.
- Databases, Tables, Calculators By subject from the Bureau of Labor Statistics -
Employment, Unemployment, Workplace Injuries, Productivity, Spending & Time Use...
Labor
- Employer Services
EASTBAY Works One Stop Career Centers offer services to employers at no cost. - Work Opportunity Tax Credit Are you taking advantage of a Federal tax credit up to $9,000 when you hire new employees?
- Labor Market Information The Local Area Profile pulls together labor market information for a single geographic area all in one place. The data elements include current unemployment rate, occupations with the fastest job growth, high wage occupations, CPI, and population.
- Unemployment Rate The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County provides monthly five-year comparison Unemployment Rate reports for the Oakland, Fremont, Hayward Metropolitan Division, Contra Costa County, Alameda County and cities and cdp's in Contra Costa.
- California Labor Law Posters Source for mandatory state and federal labor law posters.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Access statistical time series covering such topics as the consumer price indexes, employee cost index, and local area unemployment statistics.
- How the Government Measures Unemployment This guide defines what unemployment information is collected, how this information is defined, and where you can go to find the data. See the "More Information" pop-up.
Salaries & Wages
- Salary Information - JobStar Over 300 salary surveys - general and profession-specific.
- Salary Expert Determine the mean salary, total compensation, and equivalent “renter’s buying power” for a chosen job title in a chosen zip code or metro area. Try out the international version along with the links to many other career sites.
- Salary.com Offers “in-depth coverage of salary information over a comprehensive set of industries and thousands of job titles.” The Salary Wizard tool searches for salary ranges by occupation and by region.
- eComp Online Provides recent executive compensation data covering over 32,000 executives from over 9,000 U.S. public companies. Users can search by company name, ticker symbol, state, sector, and industry.
- Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Employment statistics by wages & occupations for California counties.
- Prevailing Wages - Department of California Industrial Relations The prevailing wage rate is the basic hourly rate paid on public works projects to a majority of workers engaged in a particular craft. This site provides answers to frequently asked questions.
- Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations A federal law passed in 1931, also called prevailing wage law. Stipulated that construction wages and benefits paid under federal service contracts must be no lower than locally prevailing union or nonunion wages and benefits for the same kind of work.
- Work it out from the California Department of Industrial Relations Compensation site that includes information on the minimum wage, what it is, and to whom it applies.
- Northern California Basic Trades Apprenticeship Schedules General prevailing wage determinations made by the director of industrial relations.
- Payroll Tax from the California State Employment Development Department How to register as an employer, how to report and pay taxes, filing and payment options, forms and publications, rates and schedules, and frequently asked questions for employers doing business in the State.
Employment
- CalJobs California's Internet system for linking employer job listings and job seeker résumés.
- Major Employers in Contra Costa County A list of the largest employers in this county developed from the 2005 America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS) Employer Database.
- Employment and Human Resources FindLaw for Small Business. Select forms and contracts.
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit The WOTC is one tool in a diverse toolbox of flexible strategies designed to help move people from welfare into gainful employment and obtain on-the-job experience. It joins other tax credits, education, and workforce training programs that help American workers with barriers to employment prepare for good jobs.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- OSHA - Small Business Page Forms for recording work-related injuries and illnesses.
- OSHA SMALL BUSINESS HANDBOOK The handbook should help small business employers meet the legal requirements imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act), and achieve an in-compliance status before an OSHA inspection.
- All About OSHA A brochure in pdf format that briefly explains OSHA
Employer Training
Labor Occupational Health Program - Provides training and technical assistance, many online publications, and a library and telephone reference service.
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Berkeley, CA 94720
P. (510) 642-5507
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California Employer Advisory Council
The Contra Costa County Employer Advisory Council is a non- profit corporation. The purpose of the Advisory Council is to:
- To facilitate communication and support between EDD and employers to convey the services available, such as employment services, management aids, tax and unemployment insurance and other relevant information.
- To host educational seminars, workshops and events
- To sponsor scholarship and community programs and projects
- To provide a forum for employers to network and share best practices
Their 2009 Seminar Schedule
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