Los Angeles County updated its requirements for employers who have employees working within the County. This Friday’s Five highlights five issues employers in Los Angeles County should review (and the need to monitor for further updates that the County is currently working on):
1. Mask requirements
Los Angeles County sets forth that employers must now
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
In November of 2020, Cal/OSHA came out with the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), which we covered here. The ETS provided guidance to employers in regard to developing workplace safety policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and required employers to draft written COVID-19 Prevention Programs. Since then, the ETS has been updated to
On January 8, 2021, Cal/OSHA updated the Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). For some background on the ETS, see our prior posts here. California employers need to continue to adjust their practices to ensure compliance with this updated guidance from Cal/OSHA. The complete FAQs can be found here
On November 30, 2020, California’s Office of Administrative Law approved Cal/OSHA’s emergency standards setting forth new requirements for California employers. Under the new requirements employers must develop a written COVID-19 prevention program, train employees, provide personal protective equipment to employees, provide certain information to employees, and abide by record keeping and new reporting requirements.
California passed sweeping legislation that imposes new reporting requirements in 2021 on employers regarding COVID-19 cases in the workplace. The new law, AB 685, also provides California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) expansive authority to close workplaces based on the threat of COVID-19. Here are five issues California employers need to understand
Governor Newsom had a September 30, 2020 deadline to approve or veto any new laws for 2021. Today, our team from Zaller Law hosted a webinar covering the major employment laws approved by the Governor and what these new laws mean for employers. We will be hosting another webinar soon discussing some of the laws