Category: Local Ordinances
City of Berkeley Issues Mandatory Vaccination Order for Certain Businesses
As we keep seeing during the pandemic, local public health agencies can issue public health orders that will supersede state orders. On August 5, 2021,…
Los Angeles County Imposes Additional Paid Leave for Employees to Get Vaccinated
On May 18, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance requiring employers to provide paid leave to eligible employees who…
Summer Is Almost Here, So Are July 1 Local Minimum Wage Increases
Summer is quickly approaching, and with it comes local minimum wage increases for a number of California localities. Here’s a list of localities that will…
New Sonoma County COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Applies to All Employers
As you may recall, on January 26, 2021, Sonoma County revised and extended its COVID-19 paid sick leave ordinance. The urgency ordinance took effect immediately…
Santa Rosa Latest to Extend COVID-19-Related Paid Sick Leave
On February 2, 2021, Santa Rosa’s City Council adopted a newly revised local urgency ordinance, replacing the initial ordinance that was in place July 7,…
LA County, Sonoma County Revise, Extend COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinances
On January 26, 2021, both Los Angeles County and Sonoma County revised and extended their COVID-19 paid sick leave ordinances. Los Angeles County’s urgency ordinance…
Oakland Extends Emergency COVID-19-Related Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
On January 19, 2021, Oakland’s City Council approved an emergency ordinance extending the city’s emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance through the duration of Oakland’s…
San Jose Revises, Extends COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
On January 5, 2021, San Jose’s City Council approved an urgency ordinance extending the city’s supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave to June 30, 2021. Passed…
New Minimum Wage Ordinances, Increases Coming January 1
In addition to the slew of new laws that employers must prepare for (and some of which are already in effect), employers shouldn’t lose sight…
Sacramento County’s New COVID-19-Related Ordinance
On September 1, 2020, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance called the “Sacramento County Worker Protection, Health, and Safety Act of 2020,”…
