On January 14, 2022, Cal/OSHA published fact sheets and updated its FAQs on COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). The fact sheets clarify the isolation and quarantine requirements for employers and employees (the image above is a portion of the fact sheet published by Cal/OSHA). A major clarification from Cal/OSHA set forth that employees who
The Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its sweeping vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies, but allowed a vaccine mandate to stand for medical facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid payments. In this YouTube short, I briefly discuss how this will effect California employers.
Additional information about the Cal/OSHA ETS can be
[*Update: Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) has been extended until at least May 6, 2022, and Cal/OSHA has the ability to extend the ETS until the end of 2022.]
California employers must remember to comply with the nuances of the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), which became effective in November 2020, and are
AB 654 is a new law that took effect on October 5, 2021 and modified California employer’s duty to notify workers of a potential COVID-19 exposure at the workplace. The new law modifies and updates AB 685 which became effective on January 1, 2021 (see our post discussing AB 685 here). The new law
On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked the implementation of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that would require employers with 100 or more employee to implement a mandatory COVID-19 or weekly testing employees. Our prior post here set forth what California employers need to know
[Update: On November 6, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked the implementation of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that would require employers with 100 or more employee to implement a mandatory COVID-19 or weekly testing employees. Our update on the court’s ruling is here.]
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Today, June 29, 2021, Cal/OSHA published a revised COVID-19 Model Prevention Program that reflect the changes made to the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on June 17, 2021.
The revised COVID-19 Model Prevention Program can be downloaded from Cal/OSHA’s website here.
Most employers in California are required to establish and implement an effective written COVID-19
As we previous wrote about here, on June 17, 2021, the Board for Cal/OSHA approved revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) that govern employer’s duties to fight COVID-19. The Governor signed an Executive Order making the revised ETS effective the same day. On June 18, Cal/OSHA published FAQs regarding the new revised ETS
California employers have been on a four-week rollercoaster ride over Cal/OSHA’s revisions to its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). The ETS was originally effective November 2020. In May 2021, the Board for Cal/OSHA approved revisions to the ETS, and then withdrew the revisions five days before California’s state-wide reopening on June 15. Days later the Board
Late on June 9, 2021, Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board withdrew the revisions to its COVID-19 prevention emergency temporary standards (“ETS”) that were approved on June 3, 2021 and were expected to take effect by June 15, 2021, in connection with California’s reopening and lifting of the restrictions under the “Blueprint for a Safer Economy.” We wrote