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State Gives Update on COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing Efforts
The status of California’s efforts to expand testing for COVID-19 and contact tracing were one focus of the Governor’s April 22 briefing.
Expanding testing and...
On-Call Rules to Know to Avoid Liability
In Episode 63 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss the...
HRWatchdog Explains Documenting, Calculating Employees’ Leaves
To address employers’ lingering questions about the requirements of the federal law providing COVID-19-related emergency paid sick leave and emergency family and medical leave,...
COVID-19 Prompts Extra Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector Workers
On April 16, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-51-20, creating a COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave that requires employers, who are covered by...
CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg Named to Governor’s Business/Jobs Recovery Task Force
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg will join four former governors and other high-level advisers on an economic recovery task force named by Governor Gavin Newsom.
6 Factors to Determine When Economy Can Start Reopening
Governor Gavin Newsom this week outlined the six key indicators that will guide California’s decision on when to modify stay-at-home orders and slowly begin...
State, Local Entities Taking Varied Approaches to Fighting COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life across the nation, forcing state and local governments to develop public protection measures on the fly.
In California,...
Telework During Pandemic Could Affect Future Remote Work Requests
If an employer allows employees to telework during the COVID-19 pandemic, will the employer have to allow them to continue teleworking after the California...
Alert Moves to Digital-Only Publication
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the California Chamber of Commerce is suspending production of the printed version of the Alert newsletter, starting with the...
CalChamber Podcasts Tackle Variety of COVID-19-Related Issues
Over the last month, The Workplace podcast presented by the California Chamber of Commerce has uploaded a variety of episodes addressing workplace-related issues concerning...
