Tag: COVID-19
And Just Like That! Fed OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards Are Back On.
On the evening of Friday, December 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the stay previously in effect for the federal…
Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board Adopts Revised COVID-19 ETS
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) met on December 16, 2021, to consider a second readoption of its COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Temporary Standard…
Cal/OSHA ETS Readoption to Change Testing, Vaccination and Exclusion Provisions
This Thursday, Cal/OSHA will vote on the second readoption of the COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Temporary Standard (the “COVID-19 ETS”) which will govern COVID-19 safety protocols…
Courts Halt More Federal Vaccine Mandates
A lot’s been happening lately in the world of vaccine mandates; or rather, there’s a lot NOT happening after several federal courts put a hold…
Download the Free New 2022 California Employment Laws White Paper!
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to be a primary focus in 2021, the California Legislature crafted and sent several hundred bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. As 2021 winds to…
How to Handle Paystub Listing for COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
I read that the California COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave expired on Sept. 30, but I haven’t seen anything about the requirement to list the…
OSHA Pauses Vaccine Standard Activities Pending Litigation, Creating Uncertainty in California
As previously reported, on November 5, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an emergency temporary standard in the Federal Register which…
Federal Vaccination Rule Put on Hold
Just one day after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its mandatory vaccination emergency temporary standard, a federal court has put the rule on…
Federal Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard Released
Editor’s note: Most of the information in this blog is valid, however, the most current information is available in a subsequent blog, titled, “And Just…
New 2022 California Employment Laws
This year’s legislative session officially ended with Governor Newsom signing the last batch of bills over the weekend. The COVID-19 pandemic was still challenging for…
