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California’s Department of Public Health Casts a Wide Net for Mandatory Vaccinations
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. On August 5, 2021, California’s Department of Public Health issued a Statewide Order (the “Order”) mandating that Workers in covered Health Care Facilities[1] receive their first dose of a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine or their second dose...
California Premium Pay Must Include Non-Discretionary Pay
California Supreme Court rules meal and rest break premiums must be paid at the regular rate of compensation, including nondiscretionary pay, retroactively.
California’s New Laws in 2021- Focus on Safety, COVID-19 Response and Employment Equality
By Barry A. Bradley, Esq. There was nothing funny, unexpected, or too wacky about this year’s crop of new laws passed in California. Largely due to the shortened legislative session (thanks to COVID-19), Governor Gavin Newsom signed only 372 new laws. This was fewer...
FFCRA COVID-19 Paid Leave Obligations Have Expired
Employers are no longer obligated to provide FFCRA paid leave to employees, despite the common belief that these entitlements would be extended into 2021.
Keeping Up with COVID-19: New Executive Order and Department of Health Guidance Shortening Return to Work Quarantine Requirements
California Department of Public Health Reduces Quarantine Period for Asymptomatic Exposures and Certain Critical Infrastructure Workers
The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Light at the End of the Tunnel or a Deepening Legal Quandary
On March 4, 2020, the City of Los Angeles declared a local emergency and put all of its residents into lockdown in an effort to reduce the spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19. It seems like light years ago...
California Enacts Mandatory COVID-19 Notice and Reporting Requirements
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed another COVID-19 related bill into law – Assembly Bill 685. This new bill imposes strict notice and reporting requirements upon California employers, in both the public and private...
California Passes Historic Expansion of State Family and Medical Leave Law Creating New Obligations for Employers
On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation that will expand the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), significantly impacting both small and large California employers across the board.
California Expands Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Requirements
The new supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave (CPSL) law essentially aims to fill the gaps left by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
DOL Guidance on FFCRA Paid Leave for Remote Learning
These FAQs explain eligibility for qualifying for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) relative to the varied formats and schedules schools have announced as they reopen
Courts Promote Online Independence and Disabled Persons’ Rights in the Face of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, we have all had to change our lifestyles to some extent, finding different means of doing things than before. For example, on the recent 4th of July holiday, the beautiful fireworks shows that so many of us enjoy were...
California’s July 1, 2020 Minimum Wage Increase
On July 1, 2020 California localities increased their minimum wage requirements