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On November 4, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. The ETS is applicable to employers with a total of 100 or more employees with the following exclusions: (i) workplaces covered under the Safer Federal Workforce Task…
Continue ReadingIn a recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Bonta – the Court upheld Assembly Bill 51’s prohibition against arbitration agreements entered into as a condition of employment. In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 51 to…
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Continue ReadingOn June 17, 2021, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved revisions to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). Cal/OSHA has also published FAQs to the revised ETS. Under Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order, these revisions are effective immediately. Below are some of the significant changes to the ETS: Face Coverings Under the revised ETS, face coverings…
Continue ReadingOn May 18, 2021, Santa Clara County issued a new Health Order, which went into effect May 19, 2021. Most significantly, the new Order requires employers to ascertain the vaccination status of “all personnel” by June 1, 2021. Under the Health Order “personnel” is defined as: “the following individuals who provide goods or services or perform…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s complex meal period requirements are a perennial source of anxiety for employers. Companies face potential penalties and expensive litigation for failing to provide their nonexempt employees with compliant meal periods. A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC added a new cautionary consideration to meal period compliance: The…
Continue ReadingOverview With the economy slowly reopening after a year of COVID-19-related shutdowns, federal and state laws were recently enacted which extend paid sick leave benefits to California workers. On March 19, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that extends additional paid sick leave for reasons relating to COVID-19 to California workers. The legislation, SB 95,…
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