While state and local governments and local health authorities can continue to require individuals and businesses to maintain stricter standards than the CDC’s recently updated guidance, the changes reflect the CDC’s current...more
The California Department of Public Health on December 13 announced that it will require all people—regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status—to wear face masks in all “indoor public settings” from December 15 through at...more
Due to increased COVID-19 positivity and hospitalization rates stemming from the Delta variant, including a rising number of breakthrough cases, public health officers in seven Bay Area counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin,...more
After reviewing the updated CDC Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People and in response to the recent surge in COVID-19 rates and hospitalizations, particularly in areas with lower vaccination rates,...more
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted on June 17 to “readopt” the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) with several revisions that brought the ETS rules for fully vaccinated employees more in line with the...more
In another reversal, on June 9 the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board unanimously voted to withdraw the “Readopted” Emergency Temporary Standards that it had approved just six...more
The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board has decided to delay approving Cal/OSHA’s proposed “readoption” of the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards pending Cal/OSHA’s anticipated...more
California will keep its existing mask guidance in place until June 15, 2021, when it aims to “fully reopen the economy.” Thereafter, California will align its mask guidance with the Centers for Disease Control and...more