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The City of San Diego Enacts COVID-19 Related Worker Recall and Retention Ordinances
By Kelly D. Gemelli & Arcelia N. Magaña, Jackson Lewis The City of San Diego enacted emergency ordinances requiring fair employment practices in response to job and economic insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home directives. The City of San...
New California Law Significantly Expands Employee Entitlement to Family and Medical Leave
By Susan E. Groff and Jennifer S. Grock California employers with as few as five employees must provide family and medical leave rights to their employees under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17, 2020. The new law significantly expands the...
Assembly Bill 685 Changes Employer Notification Requirements on COVID-19 and Enhances Cal OSHA Enforcement Abilities
By Cressinda D. Schlag & Amy P. Frenzen - Jackson Lewis PC On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 685, which requires employers to provide written notifications to employees within one business day of receiving notice of potential...
Cal/OSHA Drops the Hammer on Employers and Issues COVID-19 Safety Citations
By: Thomas B. Song Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP Last month we forecasted that Cal/OSHA was primed to issue COVID-19 safety citations in the near future. Low and behold those predictions have come to fruition, and just in time for the Labor Day holiday....
The Road to COVID-19 Recovery
Managing your firm’s recovery from the problems and rules created during the COVID-19 pandemic is the topic of a comprehensive and fast-paced workshop being presented this Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 a.m. PST. Tenured presenter and trainer Pat Haley will define...
New Study Finds Dining Out Increases Chances of Catching Coronavirus
The report shows adults infected with the virus were more than twice as likely to report dining out in the 14 days before getting sick. Author: David Gonzalez (KHOU) Published: September 12, 2020 HOUSTON — Restaurants in Texas are still operating at a limited...
COVID-19 and the Local Ordinance Landscape: Looking Ahead to 2021
September 10, 2020 | From HRCalifornia Extra by Bianca N. Saad, J.D.; Employment Law Counsel/Subject Matter Expert, CalChamber Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’ve seen numerous changes to all aspects of life — and employment law is no different, with things like...
Governor Newsom Signs Bills to Support Small Businesses Grappling with Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic, Bolster Economic Recovery
Published: Office of Governor AB 1577 allows small businesses to exclude PPP loans from gross income for state taxes SB 1447 authorizes $100 million Main Street hiring tax credit program for small businesses SB 115 accelerates $230.5 million in state bond funding to...
Employment-Related Urgency Bills Await Governor’s Signature
HRWatchdog Last Monday, the California legislature concluded its 2019-2020 legislative session. Several of the bills that were passed will go into effect immediately should the Governor sign them. Governor Newsom has indicated he plans to sign the following urgency...
IRS Issues Guidelines to President’s Payroll Tax Deferral Order
By CalChamber The U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidelines to President Donald Trump’s payroll tax deferral executive order on Friday night, Aug. 28. The guidelines are available at: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-20-65.pdf...
California Announces New COVID-19 Reopening Plan
Sacramento, CA Andrew Nixon /CapRadio Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a retooled process for loosening and tightening COVID-19 restrictions Friday. Labeled a “Blueprint for a Safer California,” the system puts California’s 58 counties into four tiers based on the number...