California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled his May Revision to his January $297 billion spending proposal for FY2023-24. His new proposal totals $307 billion and addresses a projected $31.5 billion deficit, a $9 billion...more
On Thursday, April 21, 2022, the Standards Board of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted streamlined COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) regulations after several months of...more
4/26/2022
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With new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations falling to pre-surge levels, on February 25, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom acted to lift almost all of the remaining provisions of his COVID-19 executive orders (EOs)....more
With the recent Omicron surge of COVID-19 easing, on Monday, February 7, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would be ending its statewide indoor mask mandate on February 15, 2022. The change will apply only...more
Proposed Legislation Will Require Employers to Provide Additional Leave -
Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced they had reached an agreement to restore California’s requirement that businesses provide...more
1/27/2022
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After a brief period of uncertainty, it appears that California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) will bring COVID-19 workplace mask regulations in line with federal and other state regulations that permit vaccinated...more
Most Counties to Remain in Most Restrictive Tier of the State’s Blueprint -
As California begins to see the recent surge in COVID-19 infections recede, the state is lifting some of the most stringent restrictions on...more
Last week, in response to rising rates of new COVID-19 infections, the state, some counties and many cities put new restrictions in place....more
Some Counties Appear to Have Stabilized, but Next Steps Remain Unclear -
On Monday, August 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has resolved data reporting issues with its COVID-19 database, and...more
Most California Schools Expected to Start Remotely -
On Friday, July 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced criteria for permitting public and private K-12 schools in the state to reopen given the ongoing...more
On Monday, July 13, 2020, Governor Newsom took action to address the rising number of COVID-19 infections in California, ordering all counties across the state to close indoor activities including restaurants, bars and...more
Gov. Newsom Orders 19 Counties Across the State to Reverse Course -
On Wednesday, July 1, Governor Newsom ordered restaurants and other indoor activities in much of the state to close down for a three-week period, due to...more
On Thursday, June 18, 2020, Governor Newsom and California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an Order requiring all Californians to wear masks or other face coverings when in high-risk situations, including...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved applications from 18 of the state’s 58 counties to “reopen for business” just a week after releasing a new public health order permitting counties to apply to reopen if they “can...more
To support our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide below links to the Governor’s Executive Orders and California County directives and mandates. Given the rapidly changing environment, we will update this page...more