Governor Gavin Newsom just issued an Executive Order that potentially reduces the quarantine exclusion period for COVID-19 exposed employees in California under a recently approved Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by...more
12/16/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Public Health ,
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Workplace Safety
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board just adopted an emergency standard related to COVID-19 prevention in the workplace, imposing some significant requirements on California employers. Most notably, the new rule finalized yesterday...more
11/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
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Masks ,
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Notification Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Quarantine ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Sick Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Distancing ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Safety
Governor Newsom just signed into law a bill that will require public and private California employers to provide detailed notices to employees when there is a COVID-19 exposure in the workplace, and to provide notice to local...more
9/17/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
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Public Health ,
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Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
As we reported in January, after nearly six years of discussion and debate, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board (Board) approved a standard on “Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention.” The final regulation was recently...more
3/15/2018
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Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
New Regulations ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Unions ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Investigations ,
Workplace Safety
Last week, (by their constitutional June 15 deadline) the California Legislature passed and sent to the Governor a $184.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2017-18. Most of the media attention focused on tobacco tax...more
6/22/2017
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Penalties ,
Public Employees ,
Public Works ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
State Contractors ,
State-Run Retirement Plans ,
Union Dues
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...more
6/16/2017
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Cal-OSHA ,
Code of Conduct ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
LGBTQ ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Maternity Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Organizers
In the California Legislature, bills first are referred to the appropriate policy committee for hearing. Labor bills are referred to the Labor Committee, crime bills are referred to the Public Safety Committee, health bills...more
5/19/2017
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Ban the Box ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Emergency Response ,
Farm Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigrant Protection Laws ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
LGBTQ ,
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OSHA ,
Parental Leave ,
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Product Labels ,
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Public Works ,
Raids ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
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Tax Credits ,
Tips ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week....more
5/16/2017
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Ban the Box ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Code of Conduct ,
Colleges ,
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Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Human Trafficking ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
OSHA ,
Paternity Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Secret Settlements ,
State Contractors
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...more
4/15/2017
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Claim Procedures ,
Commercial Driving Licenses ,
Drivers ,
Emergency Response ,
Farm Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigrant Protection Laws ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Micro Entity Status ,
Minimum Salary ,
Opportunity To Work Laws ,
Over-Time ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Patient Rights ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Private Schools ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Right to Work ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sales Commissions ,
Search Warrant ,
Small Business ,
State Labor Departments ,
Teachers ,
Tips ,
Veterans
After several years of discussion and debate, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board (Board) recently issued a proposed standard on “Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention.” The proposal currently is open for public...more
4/13/2017
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Hotels ,
Industry Examinations ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Public Hearing ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Unions ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Investigations ,
Workplace Safety
For the past 12 years, California has maintained a Cal/OSHA standard designed to minimize heat illness in outdoor places of employment. However, legislation enacted last year (SB 1167) now requires Cal/OSHA to develop a heat...more
As the 2017-18 legislative session gets underway in California, policy committees are beginning to hear and vote on bills – including numerous proposals that impact California employers. Our weekly “hot list” will provide you...more
3/10/2017
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Emergency Response ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Works ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Workplace Safety
Last month, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed state budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. This move represents only the opening salvo in a months-long budget negotiation that will occur over the next six months...more