More Arbitration News for California Employers

On June 16, 2022, we posted about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana. There, the Court struck down the waiver in Viking’s arbitration agreement of Moriana’s right to bring a representative PAGA claim.  However, it upheld the...

Governor Signs COVID-19 Sick Leave Bill

It’s done.  California Supplemental COVID-19 sick leave is back!  Governor Newsom signed SB 114 into law this morning, and it’s effective on February 19, 2022. Get your policies, paystubs, and posters ready to go!  (The DLSE will release the poster soon.) ...

New Cal/OSHA ETS FAQs

The California Department of Industrial Relations issued revised COVID-19 FAQs on January 6, 2022, to address the interplay of the new CDPH isolation and quarantine guidance and the Cal/OSHA ETS.  (Thank you, DIR!).  Here is a link: ...
Cal/OSHA Board Reverses Course

Cal/OSHA Board Reverses Course

At its emergency meeting yesterday, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board withdrew the amended Emergency Temporary Standards. For now, that means the original regulations remain in place. (Read the current ETS here.) The Board meets again on the 17th. Stay tuned. Read the...
Several COVID-19 Developments…

Several COVID-19 Developments…

Wow. A few days pass over a long weekend, and there are a million (ok, not quite that many!) COVID-19 developments. We will discuss them in detail during upcoming webinars. The first, “Vaccinations, Masks, Covid-19 Reasonable Accommodations, And California’s...
The New Mask Guidance

The New Mask Guidance

One of our favorite clients (ok, you are ALL our favorites) emailed me recently about the CDC’s new mask guidance. She asked a very practical question: “Do I follow the CDC guidance, or California’s guidance? And why the %$^* does everything keep changing! I have a...

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