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Last month, I commented on the "weird" definition of "hedge fund" in AB 3129 (Wood). On the last day of the current session, the legislature passed the bill. It is now on Governor Newsom's desk....more
Depending upon many different factors, a state-wide minimum wage has been established for healthcare workers in California which will be phased in over time. On October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 525,...more
As an update to our previous post, on Monday, May 15, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 112 (“AB 112”), which is designed to provide critical relief to qualified struggling hospitals across...more
California lawmakers have greenlighted emergency loans to support struggling hospitals facing financial challenges across the state. These loans will serve as a critical lifeline, helping eligible hospitals stabilize...more
On June 30, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-184 into law, which, among other things, created a new Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) within the CA Department of Health Care Access and Information. ...more
Governor Gavin Newsom signed 997 bills into law in 2022, including a substantial number relating to health care. In Part II of our legislative update, we summarize many of the laws relevant to health facilities, a number of...more
On June 30, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to stabilize and promote the retention of California’s healthcare workforce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This response included the allocation of $1.3...more
COVID-19 Rates and Hospitalizations Continue to Fall; Death Rate May Have Peaked - Over the past week, both new case rates and hospitalizations have continued to fall in the County, and it appears that daily death rates...more
A Dangerous COVID-19 Surge - Last week, Los Angeles County faced an unprecedented rise in new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The County experienced a record number of new cases, peaking at 10,528 on Sunday,...more
On December 3, California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a Regional Stay at Home Order, aimed at keeping hospitals and their intensive care capacity from becoming...more
On September 29, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2537 (AB 2537), the latest in a series of legislative enactments designed to protect employees from COVID-19 exposures in the workplace. ...more
Increasing Cases and New Restrictions - Last week saw a continuation in the rise of cases reported in L.A. County—over 2,000 new cases every day of the week—as well as rising hospitalization rates. The County paused...more
Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors. Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more
On March 18, 2020, we authored an update regarding housing construction under the shelter-in-place orders jointly issued by six Bay Area counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa...more
From the national travel ban to the shelter-in-place orders issued by many states and municipalities, the COVID-19 quarantine has had a major impact on the travel industry. While hotels struggle with low occupancy rates and...more
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, California has taken the extraordinary action of limiting the regulatory enforcement of most licensed health facility requirements. On March 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued...more
In response to an executive order by California Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health has issued an All Facilities Letter waiving hospital regulatory requirements and suspending regulatory...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the statewide stay-at-home mandate issued by Governor Newsom on March 19, 2020, three California counties, Amador, Merced, and Ventura, and the City of Palm Springs issued their own orders to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 21, 2020, the California State Public Health Officer released a list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” that accompanies Governor Newsom’s recent Executive Order directing all but...more
Big Pharma, with its relentless price gouging, may finally have poked in the eye the wrong people. But even as patients wait to see if hospitals, and now states and insurers, can beat down skyrocketing drug prices, isn’t it...more