On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is updating its COVID-19 guidance and is no longer recommending that individuals who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days....more
While some of us may have thought COVID-19 would be temporary, we now know it is here to stay. Yesterday, the CDC released new guidance on what to do after being exposed to someone with COVID-19. Additionally, Cal/OSHA is...more
While some of us may have thought COVID-19 would be temporary, we now know it is here to stay. Yesterday, the CDC released new guidance on what to do after being exposed to someone with COVID-19. Additionally, Cal/OSHA is...more
On December 30, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) updated its guidance to conform with the Centers for Disease Control’s (“CDC”) guidelines regarding isolation and quarantine. Both the CDPH and CDC...more
Employers must wait a few more weeks for updates loosening the requirements of Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards. Yesterday, the OSHA Standards Board voted to postpone any decision so that the changes would become...more
California’s new supplemental sick leave requirement, effective March 29, 2021 and yet retroactive to January 1, effectively supersedes the FFCRA provided sick leave for most employments, adding broader supplemental sick...more
Should You Consider Clear Masks and Other Accommodations for the Hard of Hearing? At the end of January Nike agreed to a settlement requiring its California workers to be provided with clear masks. The settlement was reached...more
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