California law is complicated. When doing business in California, it helps to get the small things right – like mandatory postings. Keep reading for the signs California employers must post in the workplace...more
2/11/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Cal-OSHA ,
California ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Popular ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following its June 3, 2021 meeting, when the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to approve Cal/OSHA’s controversial revisions to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), the Board convened an emergency...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Less than a week after the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to approve Cal/OSHA’s controversial revisions to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), it convened an emergency meeting on June 9, 2021,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 3, 2021, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted late in the evening to approve Cal/OSHA’s proposed revised Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The revised ETS...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Santa Clara recently issued an order that requires employers to ascertain and document their workers’ vaccination status by June 1, 2021. This directive has left businesses confused and concerned, with...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) was supposed to consider changes to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on May 20, 2021. But after the CDC published a May 13,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved an Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19, effective November 30, 2020. After holding a stakeholders...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Office of Administrative Law has approved a California OSHA emergency temporary standard regarding COVID-19, effective November 30, 2020. It brings with it...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: California Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted a California OSHA emergency temporary standard regarding COVID-19. The emergency temporary...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Along with other locations across the country, California, Oregon, Washington, and New Mexico imposed sweeping restrictions and new guidance to contain the surge in COVID-19 infections. The latest round of...more
11/19/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
State and Local Government ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: As California’s legislative session comes to an end, a wave of new COVID-19 related laws that impact employers are being signed into law. On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 685, which will...more
9/23/2020
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Legislation ,
Notification Requirements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: As California’s legislative session comes to an end, a wave of new COVID-19 related laws that impact employers are being signed into law. On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 685, which will...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, which requires private employers with 500 or more employees nationwide to provide COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave to their...more
9/18/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Food Service Workers ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, which requires private employers with 500 or more employees nationwide to provide COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave to their...more
9/11/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food Service Workers ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Workplace Safety
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: 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