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(Podcast) California Employment News: SB616 – Changes to Paid Sick Leave Law for 2024

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California recently amended its sick leave law, the Healthy Families Healthy Workplace Act, by increasing paid sick leave accrual mandates and sick time cap amounts. Lizbeth (“Beth”) West and Shauna Correia discuss these...more

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California Court Affirms FEHA Does Not Bar Health Care Employer’s Termination for Failure to Comply with Mandatory Vaccine Policy

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California health care employers that apply mandatory vaccination policies objectively can take great comfort in a recent California Court of Appeal decision. In Hodges v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the court found...more

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Some Post-COVID Clarity: Important California Updates on Third-Party Liability, Outbreak Definitions, and Employer Vaccine...

Despite all attempts to put the COVID-19 public health emergency in the rearview mirror, the virus is not entirely gone, and the pandemic was not long ago, at least in the law’s long memory. We can reasonably assume we are...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Assemblymember Pulls Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Legislation

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, just a day before her bill was slated to be heard in the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) announced that she would hold the bill, which would have...more

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New Bill Seeks to Impose Statewide COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Employees and Contractors

On February 10, 2022, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks introduced Assembly Bill 1993 (“AB 1993”), which would impose COVID-19 vaccination requirements on virtually all employees and independent contractors working in California,...more

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California Legislature Considers Employer Vaccine Mandate

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As COVID-19 restrictions loosen around the state, California’s legislature continues its consideration of legislation pertaining to the pandemic. Assembly Bill (AB) 1993 which was introduced in February proposes that...more

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The California Legislature Is Back in Town – Employers Should Monitor These 10 Bills

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The last two years have been an interesting respite for California employers. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the legislature – just like other businesses – which resulted in abbreviated legislative schedules, fewer bills...more

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COVID-19 Employer Updates – Where Do We Stand Now?

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It depends where you stand. Here are some of the latest updates – California: Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that restores the expired supplemental paid leave requirements that he signed into law back...more

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California and New York City Issue Updated COVID-19 Mandates

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On December 13, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), citing the Omicron variant and the need for additional protection during the holiday season, issued statewide guidance requiring face masks to be worn...more

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California Issues New Indoor Mask Mandate

On Monday, December 13, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health announced a renewed mask mandate for all indoor settings. The new mandate requires that face coverings be worn by all...more

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California Mandates Vaccination For Workers In The Health Care Industry By September 30th

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With the significant increase in COVID-19 cases, the state of California has started implementing new measures to try to combat the rise. On July 26, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an order...more

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California Mandates Either Vaccination or Weekly COVID-19 Testing for All Health Care Workers

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With COVID-19 rates again rising rapidly among unvaccinated individuals, California health care and government leaders are pushing to increase vaccination rates for healthcare workers in the state. On July 26, 2021,...more

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CA Governor Expected to Sign Order Eliminating Workplace Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Personnel

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California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal-OSHA) has released proposed revisions to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). The revisions, key aspects of which are summarized in this alert,...more

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Santa Clara County Updates Health Order to Require Businesses to Ascertain COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Personnel

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In connection with Santa Clara County’s move into California’s yellow COVID-19 tier, the state’s lowest pandemic restriction level under its tier system, the county’s health officer updated its Health Order, effective May 19,...more

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Labor Commissioner Issues COVID-19 Testing And Vaccination Guidance

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20 million Californians have already been vaccinated, with all individuals age 16 and up eligible for vaccination effective April 15th. The Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently released updated COVID-19...more

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Another Lawsuit Challenging Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

Faegre Drinker previously reported on one of the first lawsuits challenging a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. As employers continue to evaluate employee vaccination, another lawsuit has been filed in the Central District of...more

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Don’t Forget About Mandated Retirement Plans For California Employers

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All the way back in 2016, California passed legislation that employers who do not sponsor an employee-retirement plan must participate in a state-run retirement program. This program became known as CalSavers. While...more

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