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Fall Biz Update: 1-Hour Virtual Event: “Stay Safe”
Please Join the CalWorkSafety & HR Fall Business Update: 1-Hr. Virtual Event:“STAY SAFE” TOPICS: AB 2557: Changes to Independent Contractor Classifications Changes to the COVID-19 Return to Work Landscape Payroll Tax Update Changes to California Law: Independent...
How Leave Laws Interact When a Couple Works for Same Employer
Matthew J. Roberts, Esq. How do the federal COVID-19 leave laws adopted this year interact with related state laws, including pregnancy leave, the family rights act and baby bonding time for a married couple at our business? Due to COVID-19, Congress enacted the...
Governor Signs Bill to Ease Work Share Difficulties
By Nicky Jatana, Jackson Lewis PC On September 28, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1731 (“AB 1731”), which creates an alternative process for employers to submit and be approved for work-sharing plan programs. Previously some employees would be eligible for...
Top Work Injury Causes & What Companies Must Do
The annual Workplace Safety Index ranks the top 10 causes of disabling work-related injuries and we tell you how you can ensure you aren’t part of these statistics. Liberty Mutual’s 2020 Workplace Safety Index finds that serious, nonfatal workplace injuries amounted...
The City of San Diego Enacts COVID-19 Related Worker Recall and Retention Ordinances
By Kelly D. Gemelli & Arcelia N. Magaña, Jackson Lewis The City of San Diego enacted emergency ordinances requiring fair employment practices in response to job and economic insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home directives. The City of San...
New California Law Significantly Expands Employee Entitlement to Family and Medical Leave
By Susan E. Groff and Jennifer S. Grock California employers with as few as five employees must provide family and medical leave rights to their employees under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17, 2020. The new law significantly expands the...
Assembly Bill 685 Changes Employer Notification Requirements on COVID-19 and Enhances Cal OSHA Enforcement Abilities
By Cressinda D. Schlag & Amy P. Frenzen - Jackson Lewis PC On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 685, which requires employers to provide written notifications to employees within one business day of receiving notice of potential...
Cal/OSHA Drops the Hammer on Employers and Issues COVID-19 Safety Citations
By: Thomas B. Song Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP Last month we forecasted that Cal/OSHA was primed to issue COVID-19 safety citations in the near future. Low and behold those predictions have come to fruition, and just in time for the Labor Day holiday....
The Road to COVID-19 Recovery
Managing your firm’s recovery from the problems and rules created during the COVID-19 pandemic is the topic of a comprehensive and fast-paced workshop being presented this Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 a.m. PST. Tenured presenter and trainer Pat Haley will define...
New Study Finds Dining Out Increases Chances of Catching Coronavirus
The report shows adults infected with the virus were more than twice as likely to report dining out in the 14 days before getting sick. Author: David Gonzalez (KHOU) Published: September 12, 2020 HOUSTON — Restaurants in Texas are still operating at a limited...
COVID-19 and the Local Ordinance Landscape: Looking Ahead to 2021
September 10, 2020 | From HRCalifornia Extra by Bianca N. Saad, J.D.; Employment Law Counsel/Subject Matter Expert, CalChamber Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’ve seen numerous changes to all aspects of life — and employment law is no different, with things like...











