by Shawn Larry | Aug 1, 2021 | COVID-19
Following the June 17 vote by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt the revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to allow the revisions to immediately take effect on June 17. The...
by Shawn Larry | Nov 21, 2020 | COVID-19
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Boards of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted temporary COVID-19 regulations intended to combat the spread of COVID-19 in California workplaces. The next step...
by Shawn Larry | Oct 21, 2020 | COVID-19
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. The plan imposes risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening COVID-19 allowable activities and expands the length of...
by Shawn Larry | Oct 20, 2020 | COVID-19
California had begun easing into a phased reopening plan when COVID-19 cases started surging, which caused the state to pause or even roll back its reopening. Employers, who had started reopening and recalling their workforces, have started asking new questions about...
by Shawn Larry | Oct 19, 2020 | COVID-19
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour...
by Shawn Larry | Oct 2, 2020 | COVID-19
On May 6, 2020, California Governor issued Executive Order N-62-20, creating a temporary rebuttable presumption that employees who were working outside of their homes and tested positive for COVID-19, could receive workers’ compensation benefits. The Executive Order...
