Los Angeles Employers Must Provide Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On June 24, 2021, Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti issued an order that requires employers to provide paid leave of up to four ...
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Los Angeles Enacts Supplemental Sick Leave Ordinance
UPDATED – On June 24, 2021, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti revised his Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Due to COVID-19 Order and...
[Updated] Michigan Signals Enforcement of COVID-19 Health and Safety Rules
On November 10, 2020, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“Michigan OSHA”) adopted an Interim Enforcement Plan specific to office work ...
Washington State Amends its Paid Family and Medical Leave Act due to COVID-19 through June 2023
The state of Washington has amended the state’s existing Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program to create assistance ...
New York Employees can use General Sick Leave to Recover from COVID-19 Vaccine
On May 27, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (NY DOL) announced that employees in New York must be permitted to ...
[Updated] California Approves Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved emergency temporary COVID-19 standards (“emergency standards”) for health and ...
County of Los Angeles Enacts Paid Vaccine Leave Ordinance
On May 18, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors enacted an urgency ordinance (“Ordinance”) that requires employers to provide supplemental ...
[Updated] New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order (“Order”) requiring employers that require (or permit) their workers ...
Chicago Enacts Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance
On April 21, 2021, the City Council of Chicago passed a COVID-19 Vaccination Rights Ordinance (“Ordinance”) that allows workers in Chicago – including ...
IRS Releases Highly Anticipated ARPA COBRA Subsidy Guidance
This article was curated and further revised by the Sequoia Compliance Team and posted in partnership with Marathas Barrow Weatherhead...
Philadelphia Re-Enacts and Expands Public Health Emergency Leave
On March 29, 2021, the City of Philadelphia passed an updated version of the Philadelphia Public Health Emergency Leave (2021 PHEL) requiring up ...
[Updated] Potential Issues for Employers when Adopting COVID Relief for DC FSAs
Under the recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Congress provided temporary relief to ...
