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Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update for California Employers # 12 – Cal-OSHA Updated Guidance Re Injury and Illness Plans
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
Employers preparing to re-open after government imposed shutdowns or operations reductions have many tasks to accomplish. One of them is to ensure adequate, legally compliant, safety standards are updated, and implemented. Cal-OSHA, the state agency responsible for...
US Department of Labor Modifies Regulations Governing “7(i)” Retail Commission Employee Exemption
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
The Fair Labor Standards Act exempts from overtime premium requirements certain sales employees in the "retail" industry. California's Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Order 7-2001 contains an analogous exemption. Note that the "inside sales" exemption, as it is...
Updated COVID-19 / CoronaVirus Resources Page as of 5/15/2020
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
We’ve updated our combined resources page as of 5/15/20, here. There’s a new Oakland paid leave requirement, and we links to the San Jose and LA County supplemental ordinances.
Updated COVID-19 / CoronaVirus Resources Page as of 5/8/2020
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
We've updated our combined resources page as of 5/8/20, here. There's new information from the IRS, SBA, and Governor Newsom.
Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update for California Employers # 11 – EEOC Modifies COVID-19-Related Guidance
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
Here is part 11 of our guidance for California employers regarding COVID-19-related issues. You can view the other posts on the blog here. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has published a number of notices and other guidance concerning COVID-19 and issues...
Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update for California Employers # 10 – CA Governor’s Executive Order Re Workers’ Compensation
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
California Governor Gavin Newsom just issued Executive Order N-62-20. Read it here. This one affects workers' compensation benefits for certain workers who contract COVID-19. The Order provides that workers' compensation benefits are available to employees who become...
Some Recent Non-COVID-Related Employment Law Decisions for California Employers
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
Here are summaries of a few recent, non-COVID-related decisions that may be of interest to California employers. Fair Credit Reporting Act The Fair Credit Reporting Act is the federal law regulating how background / credit checks are conducted. California has its own...
CoronaVirus / COVID-19 – Some Employment Law Issues # 6D – Additional DOL Guidance on FFCRA
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
Welcome to another post about Coronavirus and employment law. This is "# 6D" because it's another update to the U.S. Department of Labor's guidance for employers implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act or FFCRA (numbered 6A-6D). The FFCRA (at least...
Coronavirus / COVID-19 – Some Employment Law Issues # 9 – Updated Resources for CA employers and MORE
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
UPDATED CORONA COVID-19 RESOURCES POST We updated our resources post here. NEW information includes San Francisco public health emergency leave. New EEOC guidance Los Angeles COVID-19-related info. New California Governor Executive Order implementing new sick leave...
CoronaVirus / COVID-19 – Some Employment Law Issues # 8 – CA CREATES NEW PAID SICK LEAVE FOR FOODSERVICE WORKERS UPDATED 4/27/20
By D. Gregory Valenza | |
Greetings and welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts about Coronavirus / COVID-19 related employment law for California employers. UPDATE - NEW NOTICE ISSUED 4/27/20 HERE. Employers must post the notice where employees can read it. For those employees working...
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