New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 2 of 2

New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 2 of 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our October review of the end-of-year employment measures signed by the Governor. In the prior article we discussed new leave requirements and health and safety rules that will likely require updates to company handbooks. This installment covers...
New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 2 of 2

New Employment Laws for 2023 Part 1 of 2

It’s that time of year again! With October comes the annual slew of bills passed by the Governor. This year, Governor Newsom signed into law a host of new and revised labor and employment laws. There’s so much packed into the new bills that this will be a two-part...
New Cal-OSHA Isolation and Quarantine Mandates

New Cal-OSHA Isolation and Quarantine Mandates

I’ve been fielding a lot of calls from employers and employees with questions about how to handle workplace exposures and workers who are out sick, possibly due to COVID-19. The rise in COVID-19 cases is resulting in a lot of absences from work. Cal-OSHA’s...
Cal-OSHA Updates COVID-19 Workplace Rules

Cal-OSHA Updates COVID-19 Workplace Rules

New COVID-19 Workplace Regulations Cal-OSHA finally issued new COVID-19 workplace rules regarding employer obligations related to COVID-19 in the workplace. An executive order from Gavin Newsom makes the regulations effective immediately. Note that this article is...