Now that California employers have their Workplace Violence Prevention Plans (WVPP) in place (as of July 1) some grey areas have come up that warrant awareness and discussion.
•Some employers have had the foresight to...more
Nearly all employers in the state of California must prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (“WVPP” or “Plan”) by July 1, 2024 and Cal/OSHA just published the highly anticipated model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan...more
This month’s change in CDC guidance on Covid-19 exposures and cases continues to sow confusion amongst CA employers.
While the CDC does not require testing for Covid-19 exposures or for positive cases to end isolation,...more
Cal/OSHA updated its FAQs to conform to the new recommendations of the California Department of Health (CDPH). So, hot off the presses, here are the latest rules for California workplaces. A couple interesting points to note:...more
Just two weeks ago, we detailed the readopted Cal/OSHA rules on quarantining in the event of a COVID-19 case or exposure. Now, the CDC and the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) have weighed in. Most notably, the CDPH...more
A little over a year ago, Cal/OSHA adopted the first emergency temporary standards (“ETS”) to address COVID-19 cases in the workplace. Now, the second set of revisions will take effect on January 14, 2022 and are expected to...more
As the pandemic landscape continues to evolve for employers, earlier today, OSHA published new emergency temporary standards on employee vaccination (ETS). California employers now need to navigate the nuances of the federal...more
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This week has been full of back to work buzz. Can we return to work? What about planning a team happy hour? Questions abound, yet answers require sorting through a myriad of state and county guidance documents...more