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Free Resource: California One-Employee Compliance Checklist

By , J.D., MS-HRM

Published October 26, 2026.

Hiring your first employee in California comes with a chain of deadlines. This checklist puts the steps in order, with the deadline, the penalty where one is published, and the agency page each fact came from.

What is inside

  • An 11-step hire timeline covering workers compensation, EDD registration, the Notice to Employee under Labor Code 2810.5, paid sick leave, the DE 34 new hire report, posters and the Know Your Rights notice
  • An Excel tracker that fills in your deadlines from the start date
  • A poster checklist and a table of numbers to keep

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Built by Urban Human Resources. Every fact was checked against the agency page it came from.

McKinley holds a J.D. but is not a licensed attorney. Articles here are general information, not legal advice. For your specific situation, talk with an employment attorney.

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