Legal Updates
Important Changes Impacting Employer Obligations Relating to Paid COVID-19 Leave
As 2020 came to an end, the federal government passed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, [...]
The CCPA Meets the CPRA
The ink has barely dried on the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and its regulations, yet California Proposition [...]
California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) Adopts Emergency Temporary Cal/OSHA Standards to Protect Workers from COVID-19
On November 30, 2020, the OAL adopted Cal/OSHA's extensive emergency temporary standards regarding COVID-19. The temporary standards, which are effective [...]
California Extends Family and Medical Leave to Employees of Small Employers with as Few as Five Employees and Expands the Scope of Protected Leaves
In legislation described as giving more employees the ability “to take time off to care for themselves or [...]
California Workers’ Compensation Act Creates Disputable Presumption Related to COVID-19
Senate Bill (SB) 1159, which takes effect immediately as an urgency statute, amends the California Labor Code to [...]
California Adopts New OSHA Provisions Related to COVID-19 Outbreaks in the Workplace
Governor Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill (AB) 685, creating new liabilities and obligations for employers related to COVID-19 [...]
