On April 15, 2021, California opened Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone who is 16 years old or older. This expansion of who is now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine is another step closer to California’s effort to safely reopen all communities.
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Few have been damaged more than restaurants by the pandemic. Some persons have estimated that as many as fifty percent (50%) of the restaurants in San Francisco will never reopen. So many of these restaurants were individually or family-owned and built up
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Lately we have been asked by our clients whether or not they can mandate the Covid-19 Vaccine for their employees. While the answer is “yes,” whether they should or not requires a careful evaluation of not only the industry they operate in,
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On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed SB 95 into law that dramatically extends and expands the requirement for employers to provide Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to employees impacted by Covid-19 that is set to take effect this Monday, March 29, 2021,
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In its recent Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC decision, the California Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal decision and held that “employers cannot engage in the practice of rounding time punches – that is adjusting the hours that an employee has
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An Employee Handbook is an important tool for both employers and employees. California has extensive and complicated labor laws that an employer is accountable for; and an employee Handbook can help ensure that your business is compliant with these requirements and assist
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As we hit the one-year mark since the first shelter in place was instituted, San Mateo is moving to the less restrictive Orange Tier in the State’s reopening plan starting Wednesday, March 17, 2021. San Mateo County’s move to the Orange Tier
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The San Francisco Office of Standards and Labor Enforcement (“OLSE”) has been busy adopting multiple ordinances that afford San Francisco employees with greater protection in light of Covid-19. Employers beware! On March 7, 2021, the San Francisco Covid-19 Related Employment Protection Ordinance
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As the Covid-19 vaccine begins to become more widely administered and San Mateo County’s (“County”) Covid-19 positivity rates have dropped, Governor Newsom announced that effective Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the County will move from the most restrictive Purple Tier to the Red
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If employers are not yet aware, California is an employee-friendly state. Meaning, that with several counties in California hopefully opening back up over the next several weeks, employers need to start taking the necessary steps to ensure that, not only are they
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