Beza Sileshi November 15, 2021 HR Watchdog California’s labor shortage is immense. A recent column in CalMatters noted that while the state has one of the highest unemployment rates, employers also “have hundreds of thousands of jobs going unfilled, from teachers,...
By Eli Rosenberg and Ann E. Marimow Nov. 12 - The Washington Post A federal appeals court in New Orleans has halted the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement for private businesses, delivering another political setback to one of the White House’s...
Alert- Not a surprise but causing unfortunate confusion, is all the news about Federal OSHA’s latest COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard regarding vaccination policies and the alternative of weekly COVID-19 testing. First- this is a Federal Rule and not now...
By Scott P. Jang, Jonathan A. Siegel, Erika M. Barbara and Cecilie E. Read https://www.jacksonlewis.com October 21, 2021 The California legislature has passed and Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a number of bills that address wage and hour practices and other issues...
By Sean Paisan & Sierra Vierra on October 25, 2021-Jackson Lewis law firm Since the drama in passing the amended COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) in June, the Cal/OSHA Board has been relatively quiet, though discussing a more permanent COVID-19...
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By Sean Paisan on October 6, 2021-Jackson Lewis PC On October 5, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 654 (AB 654), which expands the types of employers who are exempt from COVID-19 outbreak reporting requirements. Specifically, under AB 654, employers such as...
HRWatchdog September 28, 2021 COVID-19 continues to dominate discussions around workplace safety in California and across the nation — and big changes for businesses are on the horizon this fall and in early 2022. What Is Coming From Washington D.C.? For those of you...
September 14, 2021- provided by Victoria Hill For California employers, conducting comprehensive and accurate pre-employment background checks is critical for ensuring that they hire trustworthy, qualified employees. The background check process in California was...
By Laura A. Pierson-Scheinberg & Kymiya St. Pierre on September 17, 2021-Jackson Lewis law firm After the announcement of President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan, employers across the country, including California started to consider how to implement vaccination...
Matthew J. Roberts, Esq. September 10, 2021 HR Watchdog On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. Department of Labor through its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is working to create an emergency temporary standard (ETS)...
By Jonathan A. Siegel, Chris D. Schlag & Jianna Yun on August 30, 2021-Jackson Lewis PC In June, with much fanfare, California announced it was reopening and lifting many of the COVID-19 restrictions that had been in place through state executive and health...
