COVID-19 and Paid Sick Leave Laws

A number of states and localities have implemented emergency paid sick leave orders/ordinances in order to provide emergency supplemental paid sick leave to employees not covered by the federal [...]

by Julie Martel We have compiled the following list of frequently asked questions to address employers’ key COVID-19 issues. Please check back for updates as guidance from public health [...]

On June 11, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Board”) proposed new revisions to the Cal/OSHA COVID Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), after withdrawing the [...]

On June 3, after a marathon session, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Board”) ultimately adopted revised COVID Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), after an [...]

Santa Clara County is now in the Yellow Tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy.  In connection with moving to a new tier, the Santa Clara County Health Officer issued a new Health [...]

Since April 2020, employers with fewer than 500 employees have been required under the federal Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA) to provide Emergency Family and Medical Leave (EFMLA) and [...]

10/14/2020 (Updated 1/12/2021) By Benjamin Croft On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1383 which significantly expands the right of employees to take up to 12 weeks of protected [...]

9/10/2020 by Julie Martel On September 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2257, modifying AB 5 —California’s landmark worker classification law — to exempt additional occupations [...]

On July 16, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) published new versions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms for employers to provide required notices to employees and for [...]

To help employers keep track of the evolving rules as states, counties, and cities reopen, we prepared the chart below with links to the orders and guidance for all 50 states and select local [...]