UPDATE: Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency Standard on COVID-19 Prevention
December 2, 2020The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board rolled out emergency temporary regulations on COVID-19 prevention governing employers and workplaces…
Read MoreSupreme Court Reviews Union Organizing Rule
November 25, 2020The U.S. Supreme Court will decide next year whether a California regulation allowing union organizers to visit a farmer's private property to encourage employees to join…
Read MoreSteps for Implementing Policy to Comply with Notice Requirements under AB 685
November 16, 2020November 16, 2020: FELS Group Legal Service Program partner law firm Barsamian & Moody has furnished templates for employers to provide required…
Read MoreLegislature Passes Landmark COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Bill
October 26, 2020The California Legislature passed sweeping workers’ compensation legislation in its 2020 session. This legislation (SB 1159, Hill) address circumstances…
Read MoreGuidance for Implementation and Compliance with Presidential Memorandum Deferring Employee Social Security Tax Withholding
October 8, 2020On August 8, 2020, President Trump directed the Secretary of the Treasury to allow employees to defer the payment of the employee share of payroll taxes due to COVID-19.…
Read MoreSupplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867
September 21, 2020Barsamian & Moody Sept. 21, 2020 On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867 into law creating two new Labor Code sections: 248 (food…
Read MoreDOL Issues Revised FFCRA Regs
September 21, 2020In response to an early August ruling from a federal judge in a lawsuit brought by the state government of New York, the U.S. Department of Labor issued revised regulations…
Read MoreSupplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867
September 21, 2020On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867 into law creating two new Labor Code sections: 248 (food service workers) and 248.1(covered workers),…
Read MoreNew Large Non-Food Sector Paid Sick Leave Mandate Effective Sept. 19
September 18, 2020AB 1867 (signed by Gov. Newsom on September 6) mandates both food sector employers and employers in other industries employing 500 or more employees (employers not already…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Issues COVID-19 Citations
September 4, 2020The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the California Department of Industrial Relations (Cal/OSHA) has announced citations “…for not protecting employees…
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