On May 8, 2020, the EEOC announced, in a notice that can be found here, that in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, it is delaying its […]
OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance on Recording COVID-19 Cases
May 20, 2020 Update. On May 19, 2020 OSHA announced that the below interim guidance on its recordkeeping requirements for recording cases of COVID-19 will be rescinded on […]
California Expands Workers’ Compensation in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
May 20, 2020 Update. The California Department of Industrial Relations issued guidance related to the implementation of the Executive Order in the form of Questions and Answers. This […]
CDC Issues Guidance for Employers in Office Buildings in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) issued guidance on the steps “[o]ffice building employers, building owners and managers, and building […]
CDC Issues Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing
June 17, 2020 Update. On June 17, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) updated its technical assistance bulletin entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 […]
Los Angeles Adopts Right of Recall and Worker Retention Ordinances in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
June 17, 2020 Update. On June 16, 2020, the Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards published Rules and Regulations implementing the Right of Recall Ordinance and Worker Retention […]
California’s COVID-19 Industry Guidance for Reopening Office Workspaces
Under California’s reopening plan, California counties can reopen as they meet certain metrics. Parts of California are currently in Stage 2 of the previously issued Resilience Roadmap. During […]
San Francisco Enacts Back-to-Work Emergency Ordinance Mandating Reemployment for Certain Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
On July 3, 2020, San Francisco enacted a Back-to-Work Emergency Ordinance temporarily creating a right to reemployment for certain employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic if their […]
White House Issues Memorandum Directing FEMA to Create a COVID-19 Lost Wage Assistance Program
August 19, 2020 Update. On August 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor released Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 27-20, as well as a Questions and Answers document, […]
California Expands COVID-19 Worker Protections
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new bills as part of his worker protection package. The first, SB 1159, expands the presumption of workers’ […]