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2025 California Legal Updates: What You Need to Know – Part Three

In Part Three of the New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation for 2025 focusing on emergency response, local government, construction, workplace safety, road safety and accident prevention includes...more

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Legal Update: If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 113: California Officially Expands Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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What You Need to Know: On September 13, 2023, the California legislature passed S.B. 616, which expanded the State’s existing paid sick leave mandate, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, in significant...more

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Temporary Restraining Order Against the FAST Recovery Act

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While the Secretary of State continued to count signatures to determine if a potential referendum on the FAST Recovery Act (the Act) will make it on the ballot, a lawsuit was filed by a coalition of California small business...more

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Cal/OSHA Adopts Fourth Iteration of COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards

On April 21, 2022, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) Standards Board adopted the fourth iteration of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). Sheppard Mullin previously wrote...more

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California Extends, Intends to Update COVID-19 Cal/OSHA ETS

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On February 28, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom extended the second readoption of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) currently...more

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California “Job-Killer” SB 1044 Passes Senate Committee

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SB 1044 passed the California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on Monday, March 21, 2022. SB 1044 would prohibit an employer, in the event of a state of emergency or an emergency condition, from taking...more

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Doing Business in California, a Totally Helpful (and Free) Resource for You!

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Getting ready to return to the office in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how...more

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California Department of Public Health Requires Health Care Workers to Receive the Booster Vaccine by February 1, 2022

On December 22, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued an order requiring workers in health care facilities to receive booster vaccinations to help combat COVID-19. Health care workers must receive...more

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Happy New Year, California: New California Employment Laws Effective January 1, 2022

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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a slew of new bills into law at the close of California’s legislative season. Below is a summary of the new employment laws, all of which take effect on January 1, 2022....more

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2021 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

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With the 2021 California legislative year closed, it is now time to examine the new legislation that will affect California companies. We have summarized the key new legislation below, with relevant action items noted....more

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California Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations for All Non-Exempt Hospital Workers by September 30

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By September 30, all hospital workers—including physicians—must be vaccinated. As COVID-19’s Delta variant surges across California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) again took action to help curtail the...more

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As Businesses Re-Open In California, COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Continues

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While the past week brought many changes around California for COVID-19 requirements, both the state statute and several local supplemental paid sick leave ordinances persist. The statewide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid...more

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California Moves Toward Reopening, But Employers Will Still Have COVID-19 Obligations

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While California has announced tentative plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions by June 15, 2021, the difficulties for employers are not over. For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, California struggled to get infection rates...more

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State Of California Releases New Employer Portal To Assist With COVID-19 Compliance

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As the state of California approaches one year of being under various shelter-in-place orders, the Labor & Workforce Development Agency and the Department of Industrial Relations have consolidated resources for employers into...more

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California Imposes Sweeping COVID-19 Requirements on Employers Related to Prevention, Notification, Reporting, Testing, Mandatory...

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Effective November 30, 2020, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal-OSHA”) has adopted broad emergency regulations on COVID-19 workplace prevention. These requirements remain in effect for 180 days and...more

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Cal/OSHA Emergency Workplace COVID-19 Regulation: 10 Frequently Asked Questions

On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted and approved an emergency COVID-19 regulation governing employers and workplaces. That regulation is scheduled for adoption and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

CA Employers Face Yet More Requirements On COVID And Leavefund

A cornucopia of new laws, effective now or soon. The Fall season brings brightly colored leaves, cooler weather, pumpkin spice whatever, and . . . new employment laws in California.Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has continued that...more

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New Obligations Coming For California Employers To Report Potential COVID-19 Exposure

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Effective January 1, 2021, California employers must report to their workforces instances in which employees may have been exposed to COVID-19 and to local public health departments any “outbreak” of three or more employees...more

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Cal OSHA issues Updated Infection Prevention Guidance For Agricultural Employers

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To assist with protecting the essential workers who work in the agricultural industry, California’s Department Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal OSHA”) issued updated guidance on...more

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What California Employers Should Know About Face Coverings

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On June 18th the California Department of Public Health issued guidance broadly mandating that individuals in California wear face coverings in most circumstances. This new state guidance follows face-covering mandates...more

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California Employers Face Different Recording And Reporting Requirements For COVID-19 Cases

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Requirements for recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses are unique in California, with the state having more stringent obligations than federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...more

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Cars, Flowers, Toys, Books, Clothes and Sporting Goods: Los Angeles Opens Up Some Businesses

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Effective May 8, 2020, the City and County of Los Angeles announced that specific retail businesses are permitted to open for online or phone orders, with curbside pickup only, including florists, toy stores, music stores,...more

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COVID-19 - Safety Guidance for Construction

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Since first issuing stay-in-place orders, many California governmental authorities have begun to restrict construction activities by way of limiting what qualifies as an “Essential Business” in the construction sector. The...more

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