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FAQs released yesterday by the State of
Continue Reading Newly-Released FAQs Aid Employers in Complying with Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation
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[UPDATE: Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Regulation went into effect
Continue Reading Demanding Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulation Set to Become Effective
[UPDATES: On November 19, 2020, subsequent to the post below, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted a 21-page Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation, as anticipated by my post
Continue Reading Cal/OSHA Board Set to Act on Emergency COVID-19 Regulation
How employers will need to defend California employment lawsuits, Labor Commissioner actions and even arbitrations must evolve come the New Year due to changes in the law that become effective
Continue Reading Employers’ Litigation Strategies Must Evolve in the New Year as California Laws Change
Employers in California are subject to a layer cake of requirements to report suspected and diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in their workforce. Federal, state and local agencies each impose obligations
Continue Reading Obligations to Report COVID-19 in the Workforce: What Employers Need to Know
[UPDATE: Guidance issued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on these new requirements may be found here.]
California employers with 100 or more employees are now
Continue Reading Employers Beware! The New Pay Data Reports You File will be Used to Target Enforcement Actions
Employees who suffer physical or mental injury due to a crime will be entitled to job-protected leave and other protections from their employers under legislation signed this week by Governor
Continue Reading Employees who are Crime Victims Gain New Protections Under Bill Approved by Governor Newsom
Effective January 1, 2021, California employers must report to their workforces instances in which employees may have been exposed to COVID-19 and to local public health departments any “outbreak” of
Continue Reading New Obligations Coming for California Employers to Report Potential COVID-19 Exposure
Newly signed legislation makes it easier and faster for employees to obtain workers compensation benefits for contracting COVID-19. The statutes, which went into effect on Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of
Continue Reading Employers Face Greater Burdens for COVID-19-Related Workers Compensation Claims
Small employers in California – those with only five employees or more – will be obligated to provide eligible employees up to 12 weeks of family care and medical leave
Continue Reading Governor Newsom Approves Historic Expansion of California Family Rights Act