Coronavirus
COVID-19 Compliance Tax Credit Moves in Senate
Legislation to reimburse employers for the cost of complying with COVID-19 prevention regulations in 2023 and 2024 passed a Senate policy committee this week.
The...
State Health Department, Cal/OSHA Update COVID-19 Order, Guidance
On March 3, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its COVID-19 public health order and guidance following the end of the...
Cal/OSHA COVID Rule Shifts to ‘Non-Emergency’
After years of rapid change, the potentially final form of California’s COVID-19 regulation has been filed with the Secretary of State and went into...
Budget: CalChamber Backs COVID Sick Leave Grants
The California Chamber of Commerce is supporting the Governor’s budget proposal to allocate $250 million for relief grants to help small businesses and nonprofits...
Cal/OSHA Considers Removing Exclusion Pay Mandate from New COVID Rule
As the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) prepares to vote on the next iteration of California’s COVID-19 emergency regulation, one important...
COVID-19 Regulation: Cal/OSHA Makes Big Changes Ahead of December Vote
California employers may want to get out their measuring tape — because the size (in cubic feet) of a workspace just became an important...
CalChamber Calls for Changes to Nonemergency COVID Draft Rule
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board’s draft proposal to extend the state’s COVID-19 regulation for another two years — with some significant changes from the COVID-19...
COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Relief Bill Awaits Action
Legislation establishing the COVID-19 Relief Grant Program within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) awaits action by the Governor.
AB 152 (Committee...
Update on COVID Paid Sick Leave
AB 152 (Committee on Budget) COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave passed the Legislature on August 31 and awaits action by the Governor.
The bill establishes...
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...
