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Reimbursing California Remote Employees' Expenses: Obligation Confirmed

Reimbursing employees for job-related expenses has become a hot-button issue with so many employees working remotely and even on-site employees communicating with their employers by way of their personal cell phones. The...more

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Cal/OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Workplace Rules

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

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California and Local Orders Remove Mask Mandate from Schools

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As positivity rates decline in the Golden State, effective March 12, 2022, California’s Public Health Department no longer requires the use of masks indoors in schools or childcare settings and Los Angeles County followed...more

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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Unmasks Indoor Spaces

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Effective March 4, 2022, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) eliminated a masking requirement for all persons, regardless of vaccination status, in most indoor public settings which aligns with the...more

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California Employers Can Make Reasoned Choices as State Reduces Formal Workplace Masking Requirements

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Effective March 1, 2022, there is no longer a hard requirement under the Cal/OSHA statewide Emergency Temporary Standard (CA ETS) or any other statewide requirement for employers to require unvaccinated persons (or fully...more

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California Department of Public Health Updated Guidance for Face Mask Use

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The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has issued new face mask use guidance, some of which went into effect on March 1, 2022, the remainder of which will go into effect on March 11, 2022....more

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Mask Mandates In California Schools Will Remain Through At Least February 28

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At the end of today, the statewide California mask mandate applicable in all public indoor settings expires.  As we published yesterday, under the new guidance, starting tomorrow, vaccinated employees and customers may no...more

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California Lowers Masking Requirements Effective February 15, 2022

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On February 15, 2022, the Department of Public Health (CDPH) Order requiring masking of almost all Californians in most indoor public spaces will expire.  Last week, CDPH issued new guidance that goes into effect on February...more

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California to End Its Indoor Mask Mandate

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

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Preparing Your Cannabis Business for California’s New Employment Laws in 2022 - February 22nd, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for cannabis employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these changes. ...more

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[Webinar] Preparing Your Wine Business for California’s New Employment Laws in 2022 - February 16th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for wine business employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these changes. ...more

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Los Angeles Employers Now Must Provide and Monitor Masks in the Workplace

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which has responsibility for the County’s more than 10 million residents, kicked off the new year with a brand new Health Officer Order on January 5, 2022. Among other...more

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California Mask “Mandate” Guidance Extended; Los Angeles Increases Mask Burden on Employers

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On January 5, 2022, the California Department of Public Health announced the extension of its statewide mask guidance for masking in all indoor public settings through February 15, 2022.  ...more

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CA Reinstates Mask Mandate for All Indoor Public Settings

California employers may need to update their existing policies regarding masks in the workplace. The California Department of Public Health has issued an Order requiring masks be worn in all California indoor public...more

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CDPH Strikes Again – New Guidance on Masking, Mega Events, and Travel Guidance

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On December 13, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued updated “guidance” related to masking, the timing of COVID testing of non-vaccinated persons at Mega Events, and COVID testing for persons...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 Issues Universal Masking Order Covering All “Indoor Public Settings”

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On December 13, 2021, the California Department of Public Heath (CDPH) issued new guidance requiring universal statewide masking indoors, irrespective of vaccination status, between December 15, 2021 and January 15, 2022 (New...more

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Cal/OSHA Passes New Workplace Regulations Ending Face Mask and Social Distancing Requirements for Vaccinated Employees in...

On June 17, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to approve certain revisions to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA’s) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards...more

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Santa Clara County Orders Businesses To Track Employees’ COVID-19 Vaccination Status

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Santa Clara County wasted no time in altering its public health regulations in response to the county’s graduation to the ‘yellow tier’ of California’s Blueprint For a Safer Economy on May 18, 2021. Within hours, the County...more

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Updated Guidance From California’s DFEH At The One Year Mark Of The Pandemic

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California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the agency charged with administering California’s employment discrimination statute and regulations, has updated its COVID-19 guidance for employers. The updates...more

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California Labor & Employment Law Update – New Laws to Take Effect in 2021

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California employers operate under the most comprehensive Labor Code and legal regime in the Nation. The past year has challenged employers with unprecedented compliance during a global pandemic, which has already led to an...more

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New California Laws Set Stage for the Future

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The Biden Plan for Strengthening Worker Organizing Collective Bargaining and Unions specifically endorses several California employment laws as models for the whole country. Accordingly, the many new employment laws set to...more

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Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standard Takes Effect

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Cal/OSHA has promulgated emergency regulations for preventing COVID-19 transmission in the workplace (the “Emergency Standard,” or the “Standard”). The Emergency Standard became effective immediately upon approval by the...more

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Bay Area COVID-19 Regulations Tracker - UPDATED September 2020 #1

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In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, California on Aug. 31 released the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on business, health and recreational activities at...more

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Statewide Closures And More Counties Added To State Monitoring List

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On July 13, 2020, the State of California announced that, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the following industries must close indoor operations on a statewide basis: •Restaurants •Wineries and...more

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