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Friday, March 26, 2021

GGRA Model Employee Handbook Available for Members 
Prepared by Industry Partner Fisher Phillips

GGRA’s Model 2021 Employee Handbook and accompanying documents are available to download for current GGRA members! These documents are meant to be a template for your restaurant in an easy to edit .docx format.

Simply login to the GGRA Membership Portal to download your copy.
PLEASE NOTE: Your GGRA Membership must be active in order to gain access.

Documents Available to Download:

  • 2021 GGRA Model Employee Handbook 
  • 2021 GGRA San Francisco Addendum to the Employee Handbook 
  • 2021 GGRA Meal and Rest Period Acknowledgment and Waiver 
  • 2021 GGRA Standalone Harassment Policy 
  • 2021 GGRA Dispute Resolution Agreement 
  • 2021 GGRA Voluntary Dispute Resolution Policy

Please reach out to Chhavi at chhavi@ggra.org with any questions. 

Join us for a webinar with our Industry Partner Fisher Phillips as they go over the 2021 Employee Handbook and accompanying documents. 

DATE: Monday, March 29, 2021
TIME: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: http://bit.ly/GGRAFisherPhillips2021HandbookUpdate

Fisher Phillips Attorney, Nina Montazeri, will review changes and updates to the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s (GGRA) sample handbook. She will cover revisions and additions including new laws and guidance specific to COVID-19.

Register Here

Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) 2020 Annual Reporting - 
Postponed for Now + Hopefully Waived Soon!

The Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has postponed the Health Care Security Ordinance and Fair Chance Ordinance employer annual reporting deadline for calendar year 2020. This action accommodates proposed legislation currently pending at the Board of Supervisors (more below) that would waive the reporting requirement for 2020 only due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. 
 
As of now, employers covered by the Health Care Security Ordinance are required to submit the Employer Annual Reporting Form by October 31, 2021 or face penalties of up to $500 per quarter.

We have been working to help get the following item calendared and passed:
 
Legislation (File # 210218) was introduced by Supervisor Stefani on March 2, 2021, amending the Administrative Code to waive the requirement for employers to report compliance with the Health Care Security Ordinance for 2020, codifying the previous waiver of such requirement for 2019, amending the Police Code to waive the requirement for employers to report compliance with the Fair Chance Ordinance for 2020, and codifying the previous waiver of such requirement for 2019. The legislation has to wait for 30 days to be heard (as per normal rules of process), but we are hearing that this will be passed in early April.  
 
This does NOT waive the underlying requirements that employers have to make the required per hour spend in 2020. The requirement for the spend still continues as per the posted rates for 2021, BUT when Supervisor Stefani’s legislation passes, it will remove only the reporting requirement for 2020, usually due by April 30th, 2021. 
 
We will continue to monitor and keep you informed! You can learn more about HCSO here: https://sfgov.org/olse/health-care-security-ordinance-hcso

Food Safety + Beverage Service Trainings 

The Golden Gate Restaurant Association is excited to partner with StateFoodSafety to offer our members discounted online training programs.
 
StateFoodSafety develops and publishes technology-enhanced food safety certification and training programs that provide superior value to regulatory, restaurant, and hospitality communities. StateFoodSafety’s goal is to be the most credible, current, and customer-centric food safety education company in America.
 
Current GGRA members can access discounted trainings via our custom online training portal at http://ggra.statefoodsafety.com/.
 

Online Trainings Available: 

  • Food Safety Manager Certification 

    • Available in English, Español, 普通话

    • Training + Exam option OR Exam only option available.

    • Please note Food Safety Manager training and exams are all done virtually with a remote proctor.

    • Learn more about how online proctoring works at StateFoodSafety here.

  • California Food Handlers Card

    • Available in English, Español, 普通话, 한국어, Việt, American Sign Language, Tagalog

  • California Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training

    • Available in English

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Employees

As of January 1, 2021, California law requires all employers of 5 or more employees to provide 1 hour of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to nonsupervisory employees and 2 hours of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to supervisors and managers once every two years. The law requires the training to include practical examples of harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
 
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing provides free online training courses on preventing sexual harassment and abusive conduct in the workplace that satisfy California’s legal training requirements pursuant to Gov’t Code 12950.1.
 
You can access the FREE training here: https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/shpt/

Sexual Harassment Training Prevention Employer FAQ

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