Tag: quarantine
State Change in COVID-19 Definition of ‘Close Contact’ Leaves Questions for California Employers
One of the most well-known elements of COVID-19 workplace safety was changed last month — to relatively little fanfare — and it has left California…
Cal/OSHA Updates ETS Fact Sheets, FAQs
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has posted new FAQs on COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) and posted fact sheets —…
COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules Update
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Robert Moutrie give an update on the latest…
CDPH Mandates Vaccine Boosters for Health Care, Direct Care Workers
Prior to the California Department of Health’s (CDPH) isolation and quarantine guidance update, the department released two orders that may have flown under some people’s…
CDPH Updates Isolation, Quarantine Guidance
On December 30, 2021, shortly after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it shortened its recommended isolation and quarantine periods for…
CDC Shortens Recommended Isolation, Quarantine Periods for Public — But Employers Must Follow Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS
On December 27, 2021, just days after updating its infection and exposure guidance for health care workers on December 23, the Centers for Disease Control…
California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Is Back
On March 19, 2021, the Governor signed SB 95, bringing back the state’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave — with some big changes. SB 95…
New Executive Order, COVID-19 Quarantine CDPH Guidance
On December 14, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-84-20, addressing a number of issues in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including updating…
