NEW- requirement to report if 3 or more employees in a workplace are identified with COVID-19 Los Angeles County has been the epicenter of COVID-19 in California, and it is only getting worse. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LA Department of Public...
By Daniella McGuigan Following recent events, employers may experience an increase in the number of race discrimination complaints in the workplace. Many organisations in the United Kingdom, in the United States, and globally have made public statements to reinforce...
By: Robin E. Largent Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP © 2020 We have been getting more and more questions from employers about what to do if they have an employee who reports that they have tested positive for COVID-19. Cal-OSHA likely has been getting...
On June 16, 2020, several employees at a McDonald’s franchise in Oakland, California filed a lawsuit against their employer, in a matter entitled Hernandez v. VES McDonald’s (No. RG20064825, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda). The lawsuit consists of...
By Katie Culliton It’s been almost two weeks since the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) required Californians to wear a cloth face mask when outside the home, with limited exceptions. As cases of COVID-19 rise, it’s becoming increasingly more important to...
As clinical trials continue across the world for a COVID-19 vaccine, many employers are asking whether they will be able to require employees to take the vaccine when it becomes available in the United States. Like with so many questions surrounding COVID-19, the...
By John J. Porta, Hadley M. Simonett, Keerthi Sugumaran and Carolyn A. Trotta -Jackson Lewis, PC. As businesses begin to reopen and many workers return to work, one of the main provisions of the CARES Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, is set to expire next...
CalWorkSafety clients are currently reporting new instances every day that their employees are testing positive for COVID-19. It is now critical to enforce face coverings at work, and to encourage those who have been in contact with someone who tests positive, to get...
HR California - Cal Chamber Yes. Although you can’t force a furloughed employee to return to work, their refusal to return may disqualify them from receiving unemployment benefits. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released general guidance on...
The new guidance outlines the differences between cloth face coverings, surgical masks and respirators. WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a series of frequently asked questions and...
By Jessica Mulholland, HR Watchdog – Cal Chamber In early May, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order extending workers’ compensation benefits to California employees who contract COVID-19 while working outside of their homes during the state’s stay-at-home...
By Ellen E. Cohen & Sarah H. Scheinhorn, Jacon Lewis PC At the beginning of May, California implemented a staged reopening for businesses closed due to the shelter in place orders resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan, referred to as the “Resilience...
