The Senate unanimously passed the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020 (“Bill”) on June 3, 2020, which loosens some of the rules small businesses must follow when applying or using Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. Although we are still waiting for President
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On May 29, 2020, in alignment with the Governor’s order loosening the statewide shelter in place restrictions, San Mateo County has issued an updated Shelter in Place Order (“Order”). This updated Order, set to take effect on June 1, 2020, will allow
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While we as a nation continue to navigate COVID-19, California continues to hold employers to its stringent laws. As such, employers need to ensure that policies are updated to address the brand new COVID-19 protocols. This requires, among other things, having a
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On May 13, 2020, Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, signed both the Right to Recall Ordinance and the Worker Retention Ordinance into law. Both ordinances which we previously wrote about here will now take effect on June 14, 2020. For more
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) passed in March 2020 provides eligible employees with leave benefits for qualifying reasons related to Covid-19. One of these leave benefits under FFCRA provides, eligible employees to use FFCRA leave benefits “to care for a
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The Six Bay Area county Shelter-in-Place orders have been extended once again! On April 27, 2020, the Six Bay Area counties issued a joint statement announcing that the current Shelter-in-Place orders, which were set to expire on May 3, are to be
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In conjunction with the federal CARES Act, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) implemented the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program to offer unemployment benefits to qualifying independent contractors, business owners, self-employed individuals and other workers who typically are not eligible for
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Effective April 22, 2020, Six Bay Area counties will require all individuals to wear a face covering when leaving their home or when out obtaining essential goods. Additionally, all “essential businesses” will need to require that employees wear face coverings at the
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Following Governor Newsom’s press conference unveiling six key indicators to open up California this past week, the Federal government has followed suit. On April 16, 2020, the White House announced a three-phase plan to assist state and local official to reopen their
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On April 14, 2020, Governor Newsom held a press conference and unveiled six key factors he is taking into account when considering future modifications to the stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These key indicators are: The ability to monitor and
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