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Citing a spike in new COVID cases following the Thanksgiving holiday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued an indoor mask mandate that will remain in place through January 15, 2022. Starting December 15, 2021, all persons, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask in all indoor public settings.   California employers located in…

Several Bay Area counties, including San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma counties, as well as the city of Berkeley, have joined Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Yolo counties in requiring that all persons, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask indoors. These mandates follow recent guidance from the U.S. Centers…

In news that will be welcomed by employers, Cal/OSHA has finally updated its Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to address whether fully vaccinated employees must be excluded from the workplace if exposed to COVID-19. Prior to the updated guidance, an employer was required to exclude all employees from the workplace, regardless of vaccination status, if (1) they…

On December 14, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order which changes the quarantine requirements of Cal/OSHA’s recently implemented Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) . Reduced Quarantine Period for Asymptomatic Exposures As we previously reported, Cal/OSHA’s ETS require that employers remove all employees exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace for 14 days. (“Exposed” means the employee…

** UPDATE ** Dec. 18, 2020 — Rules are changing rapidly – see also this post on changes to quarantine limits. ** UPDATE ** Dec. 14, 2020 — Listen to Michelle Freeman’s podcast on this subject here. ** UPDATE ** Dec. 2, 2020 — As we previously reported (below), on Nov. 19, Cal/OSHA approved new safety…