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Articles Discussing California Workplace Health And Safety Issues.

Cal/OSHA COVID-19–Related Citations May Provide Leverage to Labor Unions and Their Members

February 19, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

A February 2021 California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) press release trumpeted the agency’s enforcement efforts and its recently issued citations for COVID-19–related violations. Cal/OSHA continues to aggressively issue “serious” classification citations to California employers. For example, Cal/OSHA issued “serious” and “willful-serious” citations with hundreds of thousands of

Emergency Paid Sick Leave Changes in Sonoma County, San Francisco, and the City of Los Angeles

February 12, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

Littler

On February 9, 2021, the Sonoma County, California Board of Supervisors enacted an urgency ordinance that, effective immediately, expands coverage under its emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance while clarifying and/or amending leave and notice requirements.

Wednesday Wake-Up with Jen! What is “Exclusion Pay” and Why Should You Care?

February 11, 2021 | Shaw Law Group, PC Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

Many employers are confused about the “exclusion pay” provisions in Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. Join Jennifer for a practical explanation and tips for compliance.

Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers Trending

February 8, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

Jackson Lewis

Following in the footsteps of the City of Long Beach, the cities of Montebello and Oakland have passed premium pay ordinances mandating additional pay for certain grocery and drug store employees. Premium pay or “hazard pay” for grocery employees seems to be the new trend in COVID-19 regulations. This trend

Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulations – Strike One on An Initial Challenge

February 4, 2021 | CDF Labor Law LLP Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

By: Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulations – Strike One on An Initial Challenge

Last week, in a tentative ruling, Judge Ethan Schulman of the San Francisco Superior Court indicated that he was inclined to deny a request made by two separate industry groups in two separate consolidated lawsuits filed in order to try

Cal/OSHA’s ETS Under Scrutiny: California Judge Hears Oral Argument to Enjoin Enforcement

February 3, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

Following the implementation of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on November 30, 2020, several employers and trade associations filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court for declaratory and injunctive relief against Cal/OSHA. The lawsuit, National Retail Federation, et al. v.

COVID-19 and Construction: Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards Address Issues for Industry Employers

January 29, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) guidance, “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions”. The FAQs clarified some areas of the regulation and provided additional guidance for California employers, particularly construction companies. Under the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) adopted on

A bit of good news in these crazy times

January 28, 2021 | Shaw Law Group, PC Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

A bit of good news in these crazy times…new Cal/OSHA FAQS regarding the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard! (Many of you will be happy with number 52 regarding pay.)  

MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINES AT WORK? NOT SO FAST.

January 28, 2021 | Shaw Law Group, PC Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

The first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in California in mid-December. Although vaccines will not widely be available to most employees for many months, it is not too early for employers to start planning.

Cal/OSHA Issues FAQs Addressing COVID-19 Testing and Outbreaks Under the Emergency Temporary Standards

January 22, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

On January 8, 2021, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released an updated version of its frequently asked questions (FAQs) guidance, entitled “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions,” which includes information about COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards. The FAQs address a number of issues about COVID-19 testing

Cal/OSHA Publishes Updated FAQs on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

January 12, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

Littler

On January 8, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued a much-awaited second set of FAQs to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS).  The following are ten key takeaways:

Cal/OSHA Clarifies COVID-19–Related Paid Time Off Requirements

January 12, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

On January 8, 2021, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued an updated version of its frequently asked questions (FAQs) guidance, “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions,” about COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards. The FAQs address many issues about which employers had questions, including paid time off

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Holds Stakeholders Meeting on COVID-19 ETS

December 22, 2020 | Littler Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

Littler

On December 18, 2020, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Standards Board)1 conducted a Stakeholders Meeting to address employer concerns about the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued

CA Governor Issues Executive Order Modifying Cal/OSHA Employer Quarantine Requirements

December 17, 2020 | CDF Labor Law LLP Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

To makes things endlessly confusing and hard for California employers to keep up with, this week, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) the quarantine requirements of the Cal/OSHA emergency regulations that just took effect November 30. The EO is effective immediately. Thus, employers who just scrambled to implement policies, practices, and training to comply with the strict Cal/OSHA requirements will now need to quickly modify those policies and practices to comply with the EO.

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Issues ETS Guidelines for COVID-19 Prevention Plans

December 10, 2020 | Goldberg Segalla Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

In response to the rising number of reported COVID-19 cases in California, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted emergency temporary standards (ETS), which went into effect immediately on November 30, 2020

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