Just today, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) revised the definition of “close contact” when conducting contract tracing in the workplace. Now, the CDC defines “close contact” as “within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of
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As we near the end of 2020, we want to remind all Employers of their responsibility to make sure that all Employees are provided with sexual harassment training by January 1, 2021 in compliance with California Government Code §12950.1. Just as a
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Cal/OSHA has recently cited 11 employers in an array of industries, including food processing, health care, agriculture, and retail industries for failing to protect employees from potential exposure to Covid-19. These employers have been cited for multiple violations with proposed penalties ranging
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San Mateo and Alameda Counties have just been moved to a lower level in Governor Newsom’s California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The Blueprint, which is broken down into four-tiers—Widespread (Purple), Substantial (Red), Moderate (Orange), and Minimal (Yellow) outlines the transitions counties
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Just this past Thursday, September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 1383 (“Bill”) that is set to take effect on January 1, 2021. This Bill will expand the California Family Rights Act, which currently applies to employers with 50 or
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Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released new guidelines regarding the rights of opioid users in the workplace under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). While the use of illegal drugs in the workplace remains an unprotected activity, employees who are
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As we continue to navigate the effects of Covid-19, California continues to take steps to provide additional leave benefits for California employees. Last week, Governor Newsom signed AB 1867 into law, which is set to take effect within 10 days. AB 1867
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Employers and certain industries have been complaining about AB 5 and why it should not apply to them since its inception. AB 5 was signed into law in September 2019 expanding California’s Supreme Court decision in the Dynamex case which created the
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Generally, Employers, to prevent discrimination on the basis of a disability under the Americans With Disability Act (“ADA”), are required to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Now, you may be asking yourself, what is a “reasonable accommodation”? A
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As of this week, employees throughout the United States have filed more than 532 Covid-19 related lawsuits against employers and former employers. The Covid-19 lawsuits range from wage & hour, discrimination, retaliation, denial of Families First Coronavirus Response Act or other leaves,
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