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Coronavirus Updates
COVID-19 BLOG POSTS:
- **NEW** *UPDATED* More Relaxed Masking, Distancing Among Cal/OSHA’s Latest Changes To Safety Rules
- To Mask Or Not To Mask? Cal/OSHA Still Sorting It Out
- Cal/OSHA Issues New Vaccine Guidelines
- Hospitality Industry Must Rehire Employees Laid Off Due To COVID-19
- Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Returns: Retroactive Application, Immediate Consequences for California Employers
- EEOC Issues Employer Vaccination Guidance
- Cal/OSHA’s 14-Day Quarantine Requirement Reduced to 10 Days (If Local Requirements Allow)
- UPDATE: New California COVID-19 Health & Safety Measures Effective Immediately
- Cal-OSHA Approves New Health and Safety Regulations
- DOL Issues New FFCRA Rule In Response to US District Court in NY
- As School Year Starts, Remember “Families First” Paid Leave Is Available
- California Food Sector Workers Are Eligible For Paid Sick Leave
- Update on California Sick Leave Ordinances – SF, LA, Oakland
- California Employer’s Guide To The Basics Of Unemployment Law
- San Francisco & San Jose Emergency Sick Pay Ordinances Cover FFCRA Gaps
- Los Angeles Alters COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
- HR Pros: Workload Slowing Down? Five Things You Can Do To Get Ahead Now!
- Los Angeles Employers of 500+ Ordered To Provide Paid Sick Leave
- Corporate Governance in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- DOL Issues FFCRA Poster & FAQs
- DFEH Issues Guidance on COVID-19 In The Workplace
- What Employers Need To Know About The Newly Enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Reducing Employee Hours – What You Need To Know
- Calif. Governor Eases 60-Day Cal-WARN Notice Requirement for Plant Closings and Layoffs
- What Employers Need to Know About Emergency Coronavirus Legislation
- Managing Remote-Working Employees During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Guidance for Employers to Protect Against Coronavirus
Special Report: Major Changes For California Employers in 2021
Click to download: CHECKLIST FOR RETURNING EMPLOYEES TO WORK
PLANNING FOR THE REBOUND: Click here for our comprehensive 20-post blog series on employer-focused issues about COVID and the workplace
Webinars
UPCOMING WEBINARS:
- July 29, 2021: Global Mobility and the New Employment Frontier
PREVIOUS WEBINARS (on-demand):
- July 8, 2021: Canadian Cross-Border Travel in Pandemic Times
- July 15, 2021: Welcome Back America! HR Considerations For The 2021 U.S. Workplace
- June 25, 2021: Demystifying California’s Workplace Reopening: To Mask or Not To Mask (and all your other questions answered)
- June 23, 2021: New Wave of OSHA Whistleblower Claims in the U.S.: Are You Prepared?
- April 20, 2021: The Future of Work: Legal Updates from APAC, US, and UK
- January – March 2021: ELA’s Global Insights: Employment Law Year In Review (various dates for North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa/Middle East)
- February 18, 2021: COVID-19 in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
- January 29, 2021: Managing Employees in a Time of Chaos: A 2021 Employment Law Overview
- January 21, 2021: ELA Webinar – Employment Law in the U.S.: A Year In Review
- December 14, 2020: New Cal-OSHA Regulations and Their Impact on Employers During COVID-19
- November 17, 2020: E-Learning in the Age of COVID-19
- October 30, 2020: The Narcissistic Executive
- October 29, 2020: Managing Pandemic-Era Workplace Threats: An Employer’s Guide To The New Normal
- October 29, 2020: The Future of the Professions in the Age of COVID-19
- October 27, 2020: Addressing Employees’ Political Speech and Activity in the U.S.
- October 27, 2020: The Future of Work: Embracing Remote Workplaces
- September 30, 2020: Campus Speech in 2020: Social Justice, Social Media, COVID-19, and an Election
- September 16, 2020: Redundancy in the Nordics: Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden
- September 3, 2020: Surviving the Back To School Frenzy: Employment Law Considerations When Employees’ Children are in Virtual or Hybrid School
- August 26, 2020: OSHA: Inspections & Investigations
- June 30-August 15, 2020: The Reimagined Workplace: Global Employment Law Webinar Series (individual webinars for North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa/Middle East)
- June 18, 2020: Reopen, Restructure, Rebuild: Meeting Today’s Extraordinary Operational Challenges in Higher Education
- June 17, 2020: Canada’s Return To The New Workplace
- June 2, 2020: Reopening The Workplace
- May 28, 2020: Bankruptcy in the U.S.
- May 21, 2020: Employee Benefits
- May 19, 2020: Landlord Tenant Agreements
- May 12, 2020: Business Interruption Insurance Coverage
- May 7, 2020: Economic Recovery Efforts Across Europe
- May 6, 2020: Workplace Safety & OSHA Regulations
- April 28, 2020: Mental Health & Wellness in the Virtual Workplace
- April 1, 2020: Navigating COVID-19: Real-Time Advice from Insurance Brokers, Employment Law Attorneys, and Tax Professionals
- April 2, 2020: Managing a Global Workforce During the Pandemic: A U.S. Immigration Law Perspective
- March 25, 2020: Coronavirus Response: What Agent-Brokers Need To Know
Resources
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC):
- **NEW** CDC – Vaccine Toolkit
- CDC – General Guidance For Businesses & Employers To Respond To Coronavirus
- CDC – What To Do For Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 in the Workplace
- CDC – Symptom Checker for COVID-19
- CDC – Guidance for Cleaning & Disinfecting
- CDC – Handwashing Guidelines
U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR:
- DOL Guidance: Tracking Teleworking Employees’ Hours Worked
- DOL FFCRA Rights – FAQs
- DOL FFRCA Poster Requirements – FAQs
- DOL FFCRA Fact Sheet: Employee Paid Leave Rights
- DOL FFCRA Fact Sheet: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
- CLICK HERE for link to master list of all DOL FFCRA information for employers
- DOL – OSHA: COVID-19 Main Page
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)
- EEOC – Coronavirus and COVID-19
- EEOC – What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
CALIFORNIA STATE RESOURCES:
- **NEW** Employer Vaccination Toolkit
- **NEW** June 18, 2021: Latest Cal/OSHA Updated Emergency Temporary Standards – eff. 6/18/2021
- May 11, 2021: Cal/OSHA Updated Emergency Temporary Standards
- March 29, 2021: Required Poster re: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law
- Dec. 18, 2020: Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Fact Sheets and Model Prevention Program
- Dec. 2, 2020: New COVID-19 Safety Regulations Effective Immediately
- Cal/OSHA: Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
COUNTY RESOURCES:
- **NEW** July 16, 2021: L.A. County Reinstates Indoor Masking For All, Even if Vaccinated
- June 28, 2021: Delta Variant Spurs Los Angeles County to Issue Masking Recommendations
- Los Angeles County – FAQs for Managers
OTHER:
- **NEW** June 22, 2021: World Health Organization – Vaccine Advice
- World Health Organization – COVID-19 Updates