By Rabbie Mojaddidi | Published June 16, 2020 | Posted in Employment Issues, Employment Law | Tagged Tags: CA employment law, COVID-19, essential businesses, non-essential businesses, site-specific protection plan |
Alameda County Update: COVID-19 Site-Specific Protection Plan Replaces Social Distancing Protocol
Alameda County Update: COVID-19 Site-Specific Protection Plan Replaces Social Distancing Protocol Pursuant to the prior May 18, 2020 Order (“Prior Order”), Essential and Outdoor Businesses were required to create, distribute, and post a Social Distancing Protocol (“SDP”), which was included in the Prior Order as Appendix A. However, in the new June 5, 2020 Order Read More
Read MoreWhen Re-Opening, Remember to Update Your Injury and Illness Prevention Program
When Re-Opening, Remember to Update Your Injury and Illness Prevention Program If your business is getting ready to re-open, you need to consider yet another item on the re-opening checklist: an Injury, Illness and Prevention Plan (“IIPP”) to address COVID-19. Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations section 3203 requires every employer to develop Read More
Read MoreShelter-in-Place Orders are Extended Across the San Francisco Bay Area
Shelter-in-Place Orders are Extended Across the San Francisco Bay Area Effective May 3, 2020, the following San Francisco Bay Area counties will extend their existing shelter-in-place orders through May 31, 2020: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo. What’s New in the Extended Orders In addition to extending the shelter-in-place orders, Read More
Read MoreNew Face Covering Requirements in Several Bay Area Counties and Cities
New Face Covering Requirements in Several Bay Area Counties and Cities On Friday April 17, 2020, several Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo and Sonoma) and cities (Fremont and San Francisco) announced a requirement for residents to wear “Face Coverings” when out in public in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This requirement Read More
Read MoreUpdated Guidance To Employers From Federal EEOC and OSHA Regarding COVID-19
Updated Guidance To Employers From Federal EEOC and OSHA Regarding COVID-19 Within the last few days, two federal agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), issued new guidance related to the COVID-19 crisis. EEOC On April 9, the EEOC posted additional guidance for Read More
Read MoreDOL Issues Temporary Regulations for the FFCRA
DOL Issues Temporary Regulations for the FFCRA The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued temporary regulations for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) on April 1, 2020. The regulations answer a number of questions regarding the interpretation of the FFCRA. In particular, the regulations interpret “quarantine or isolation orders” to include “a broad range of governmental Read More
Read MoreNew Round of Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
New Round of Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act As explained in our prior blogs (see Families First Coronavirus Response Act – What We Know and Additional Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act), Congress has created two new forms of paid leave benefits that will go into effect on April 1, Read More
Read MoreDeploying Force Majeure Clauses in the Age of COVID-19
Deploying Force Majeure Clauses in the Age of COVID-19 As a result of the continuing coronavirus pandemic more commonly referred to as COVID-19, nearly a dozen county public health departments across California including seven counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have issued a shelter-in-place order (“Order” or “Orders”) lasting through at least April 7, Read More
Read MoreFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act – What We Know (So Far)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act – What We Know (So Far) On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which will go into effect by no later than April 2, 2020. The FFCRA creates two new forms of paid leave benefits for employees impacted by the COVID-19 or “Coronavirus” Read More
Read MoreCalifornia Employer Guidelines on COVID-19 Part II: What should business owners do now?
California Employer Guidelines on COVID-19 Part II: What should business owners do now? As a California employer, you likely have questions about how best to respond to COVID-19, how to continue to serve your customers, how to keep your employees safe, and what to do about new regulations and orders from local, state, and federal Read More
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