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Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Not So Fast: Updated CDC Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation Has Limited Application for Employers

On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is updating its COVID-19 guidance and is no longer recommending that individuals who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days....more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Some, But Not All, California COVID-19 Laws Will Sunset at the End of 2023

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California’s COVID-19 notice requirements under California Labor Code § 6409.6, requiring employer notice to employees of COVID-19 exposures in the workplace, will expire at the end of 2023....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employer Not Liable for Employee’s Spouse’s COVID-19

Answering certified questions from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court found that public policy precluded holding an employer liable where an employee’s spouse suffered from COVID-19...more

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California Rejects Employer Liability for “Take-Home” COVID-19

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Ruling on a lingering legal issue from the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Supreme Court held that an employer is not liable for cases of “take-home” COVID-19 — that is, where a household member allegedly caught the virus...more

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Cal/OSHA Definition Changes Make Outbreaks Less Likely

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 20, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its guidance to local health departments on the definition of a COVID-19 outbreak. The new definition changes the timeframe for...more

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What the End of COVID-19 Emergency Declarations Means for Employers

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President Biden signed into law a House bill on April 10 that immediately ended the COVID-19 presidential declaration of national emergency established in March 2020. The COVID-19 federal public health emergency—a separate...more

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Cal/OSHA Publishes Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard

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Following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has finally revisited its indoor heat illness prevention standard (the Standard)....more

CDF Labor Law LLP

COVID-19 Workplace Rules Linger For California Employers Even Absent a COVID-19 Emergency

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Effective February 3, 2023 and in place until February 3, 2025, Cal-OSHA’s Non-Emergency Regulations direct all employers to continue to follow certain COVID-19 guidance. As a result, employers should vigilantly monitor the...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from February 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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California’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulations Are Now Effective

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The California Office of Administrative Law has approved the California Division of Occupational Health and Safety’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (Non-Emergency Regulations). As a result, on...more

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What Cal/OSHA’s “Permanent” COVID Standards Mean for Employers

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Effective Feb. 3, 2023, California has implemented new, “permanent,” COVID-19 standards. The new regulations were adopted by Cal/OSHA on Dec. 15, 2022, but only became effective upon the review and final approval by the...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Here to Stay: Non-Emergency COVID-19 Standards Now in Effect

As discussed in our prior alert, Cal/OSHA approved non-emergency standards to regulate employers’ responses to COVID-19. Since then the standards have been with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) awaiting approval. But...more

Lewitt Hackman

New COVID-19 Prevention Regulations Are Now in Effect: The End of Exclusion Pay

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Download PDF On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to adopt non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations.”) The New Regulations, which went into effect...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Cal/OSHA Makes Major Update to California Workplace COVID Rules

On Friday, February 3, 2023, Cal/OSHA's new COVID semi-permanent rule went into effect, ending the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that applied to most employers in California since November 2020. The Cal/OSHA...more

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Cal/OSHA’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Regulation Is Approved and in Effect for Next Two Years

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On February 3, 2023, California’s Office of Administrative Law approved Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulation (NER). The NER is now the operative COVID-19 regulation for most California employers. Cal/OSHA also...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Cal/OSHA Approves COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations

On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) voted to adopt COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (Non-Emergency Regulations). Approval by the Office of Administrative...more

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Cal/OSHA Adopts Non-Emergency COVID-19 Regulation

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After several rounds of revisions and contentious public meetings, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopted the agency’s proposed non-emergency regulatory standard for COVID-19 on December 15. The new standard extends many of the...more

Fisher Phillips

Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed Over the Holidays

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Happy 2023! We hope you had some time to unwind and recharge over the winter holiday season – but you may be feeling out of the loop now that your attention is turned back to work. We know it’s hard to keep up with all the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Summary of Cal/OSHA’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulations

On December 31, 2022, the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), as previously summarized, expire after being in place since November 2020. On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ring in the New Year With a Refresher on California's COVID-19 Regulations and Laws

As the end of the year draws near, it is important for employers in California to remember there are multiple COVID-19 regulations and laws that will still apply to the workplace in 2023. The Division of Occupational Safety...more

Morgan Lewis

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Approves Non-Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Standard

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The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board voted on December 15 to approve a non-emergency COVID-19 prevention standard. If approved by the Office of Administrative Law, this non-emergency...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Here to Stay: Cal/OSHA Approves “Permanent” COVID-19 Standard

Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted the COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations which incorporate some revisions to the current COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards. The current...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Cal/OSHA Adopts New “Non-Emergency” COVID-19 Prevention Regulations

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For the last two years, California employers have been subject to the careful eye of Cal/OSHA and its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (or “ETS”). Yesterday, the Standards Board finally voted to adopt a new,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cal/OSHA Approves Non-Emergency COVID-19 Standard In Time for the Holidays

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“OSHSB”) approved the long-proposed 2-year “permanent” COVID-19 standard. The new standard will take effect on January 1,...more

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The State of COVID-19 Requirements in California: Five Developments to Keep in Mind

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Almost three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state regulators are taking steps to prepare for a longer term response to COVID-19. Here are five developments to keep in mind: 1. The Definitions of “Close...more

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