On March 13, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the Act) two months after it passed through the Illinois Legislature. While Chicago and Cook County employers are sure to be...more
On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1159 into law, expanding access to workers’ compensation and making it easier for first responders, health care workers, and other workers who test positive for COVID-19 due to...more
9/24/2020
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On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 685, implementing new reporting and notice requirements and granting Cal OSHA additional powers following employee exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace. AB 685 will take...more
9/24/2020
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On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, requiring large employers to provide COVID-19 related supplemental paid sick leave to their California employees. The bill, codified at Labor Code § 248.1,...more
We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more
7/6/2020
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On June 10, 2020, a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision limiting its own jurisdiction over the faculty of self-identified religious educational institutions. ...more
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed two new ordinances, the Right of Recall Ordinance and the Worker Retention Ordinance, each effective June 14, 2020, which place heavy burdens on certain Los Angeles employers that reopen...more
On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published revised enforcement guidance detailing when employers must record COVID-19 illnesses. ...more
On May 6, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order facilitating access to workers’ compensation benefits for essential workers who contract COVID-19 on the job....more
A few short weeks ago, employer-mandated temperature checks would have been considered an overbroad medical exam under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. In the midst of...more
On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-51-20 extending COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to qualified food sector workers in California. ...more
On April 7, 2020, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued an order titled: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Due to COVID-19. The order suspended and replaced Article 5-72HH of Chapter XX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, for the...more
Changes to local law in California cities and municipalities continue at a rapid pace. In the past few days the city of Los Angeles, and six counties and two cities in the Bay Area have enacted new ordinances and orders in...more