Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 19, 2020, the City of Long Beach joined a growing number of California cities and counties that have extended COVID-19 related paid sick leave to employees who would not be eligible for analogous...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 7, 2020, the City and County of Los Angeles as well as the City of San Francisco released new orders and/or guidance regarding reopening plans for certain types of businesses....more
5/11/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Essential Workers ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 29, 2020, the City of Los Angeles approved amended versions of right-of-recall and worker retention ordinances, which require certain employers to give priority in hiring to previously laid-off...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Los Angeles continues to enact local COVID-19 ordinances at the County and City level. On April 28, 2020, the County of Los Angeles passed an ordinance requiring employers with over 500 employees to provide...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the San Jose City Council enacted emergency ordinances to expand paid sick leave beyond that provided under the federal Families First Coronavirus...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-51-20, requiring employers of Food Sector Workers to provide up to two weeks of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) to...more
4/17/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employee Benefits ,
Essential Workers ,
Executive Orders ,
Food Service Workers ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State and Local Government ,
State of Emergency ,
Supplemental Payments
Seyfarth Synopsis: While most of the country is subject to shutdown orders, federal and local leaders are contemplating when and how to bring people back to work. ...more
4/17/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equipment Lease ,
Equipment Rentals ,
Health and Safety ,
Inventory ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 27, 2020, the Los Angeles City Council passed several COVID-19 related ordinances, which were submitted to Mayor Garcetti for consideration. Among these were ordinances requiring certain employers...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers offering bonuses to workers during the COVID-19 crisis must beware the famous saying that “wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good.” Some bonuses trigger special rules that employers...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 27, 2020, the Los Angeles City Council is slated to vote on several new worker protection ordinances, providing for, among other things, a right to reinstatement after layoffs during the pandemic,...more