CEA - California Employers Association

CEA - California Employers Association is a not-for-profit body that helps companies handle HR and employment law in California. Founded in 1937, it serves more than 20,000 businesses operating in the state, including out-of-state employers with remote staff there.

What CEA - California Employers Association does

• Membership: unlimited phone support, tools and resources for everyday HR questions.
• Training: onsite and virtual courses, hundreds of on-demand online courses and the three-part HR201 certification in advanced HR.
• HR consulting: advice on wage and hour rules, union negotiations and organisational development.
• Workplace investigations: independent fact-finding when complaints are raised.
• Employee handbooks: a do-it-yourself handbook template written for California law.
• Outsourced HR: dedicated HR business partners who act as a company's HR team.

Clients

CEA works with employers of all kinds doing business in California. It also publishes free HR forms, fact sheets and toolkits, and runs events such as harassment prevention training and labour law updates.

Key facts

• Based in: California, United States
• Founded: 1937
• Members served: More than 20,000 businesses
• Type: Not-for-profit employers association