Tag: COVID-19
California Family Rights Act Leave Raises Issues and Questions
My employee has used her Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)/California Family Rights Act (CFRA) time last year to care for her mother. Now...
Green & Gold Recovery: Ireland, California Can Shape Future Post-Pandemic Economy
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Robert O’Driscoll, Consul General of Ireland in San Francisco, and...
Governor’s State of State Recaps COVID Efforts
Flanked by video screens in an empty stadium, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered the first virtual State of the State address this week.
The number of...
Steps to Consider When Employee Telecommutes from Another State
As a result of COVID-19, we’ve had a lot of employees working remotely, but now some of them are planning to move out of...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Calls for Legislative Action
The California Chamber of Commerce is leading a coalition of more than 75 allied groups in urging Governor Gavin Newsom and California legislators to...
Cal/OSHA Gathering Feedback on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
The Cal/OSHA advisory committee’s February meetings on the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) offer some hints as to the future of California’s ETS.
Before the...
California Employers Should Not Be New Social Safety Net for Workers
The Super Bowl may be over, but that hasn’t stopped California labor unions and their allies from moving the goal posts.
Currently, labor unions are...
Just-Signed Bills Offer Relief from Pandemic Hardship
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week to provide relief to Californians experiencing pandemic hardship.
Included in the package were bills to allocate another $2.1...
California Releases Employer COVID-19 Compliance Portal
As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark, federal, state and local governments have spent the last year continually developing new laws, regulations, ordinances,...
Employee Quitting Due to COVID May Still Collect Unemployment
I have several employees who have quit for COVID-19 related reasons, including lack of child care and fear of being in the workplace. Why...
