New Tool to Help Employers Comply with Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Regulations
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, several new regulations to protect people in the workplace have been adopted. Recently, California’s Occupational ...
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Oregon Issues Statewide OSHA Requirements Related to COVID-19
On November 6, 2020, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“Oregon OSHA”) adopted a final version of the Temporary Rule Addressing ...
Policies for Remote Work: Cybersecurity
The past few months have significantly altered the landscape of our workforce. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, employees have had to ...
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claims
The pandemic has changed the workers’ compensation game when it comes to regulatory requirements, with new and pending legislation in ...
Cyber Liability in the Time of Covid: Ransomware
In an age where we depend on technology for so many aspects of our everyday lives, cyber-attacks are almost expected. ...
Providing Time to Vote in the COVID-19 Era
As employers and employees continue to face challenges due to COVID-19, employers should be reminded of the various state voting ...
Five Lessons Learned from Companies Who Have Returned to the Office
We‘ve spent more than half of the year in quarantine, and many companies and some of their employees are ...
2020 Update on California Rebuttal Presumption Extension to 2023
On May 6, 2020, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order establishing a rebuttable, time-limited legal presumption that certain cases ...
Effective Strategies for Managing a Distributed Workforce
On September 25, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 855 (SB 855), which requires California insurers to cover more extensive ...
Philadelphia Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Leave
On September 17, 2020, Philadelphia Mayor Kenney signed an amendment to the Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Ordinance ( “Ordinance”) temporarily requiring new ...
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California Passes Legislation Requiring Employers to Provide Notices for COVID-19 Workplace Exposures
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 685, which requires employers to notify employees and public health authorities of certain ...
CA Enacts Statewide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867 (“AB 1867” or “the law”) which codifies supplemental COVID-19-related sick leave for 1) food-sector ...
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The Toolkit Every Employer Will Need This School Year
This fall will be a trial by fire for working parents, as they attempt to juggle remote work with the ...
Cal OSHA Issues COVID-19 Case Recording Guidance
In June, the State of California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) issued guidance for ...
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[Updated] San Francisco Creates Temporary Right to Reemployment Following Layoff Due to COVID-19
On June 23, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the “Back to Work” emergency ordinance (the “Ordinance”) to address severe ...
Colorado Enacts Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave During 2020
On June 23, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the “Back to Work” emergency ordinance (the “Ordinance”) to address severe ...
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The President Temporarily Suspends Entry for Certain Nonimmigrant Visas
On June 22, 2020, the President issued a “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor ...
COVID-19: Understanding Your State’s Guidance
As state governments across the country ease up on the stringent business closures and stay-at-home orders that helped the nation ...
IRS Extends Many Tax Filings, But Not Retirement 5500s
To help taxpayers, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-23 to provide additional key ...
CA Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Filing; Effective July 1, 2020
The California Insurance Commissioner has approved the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s (WCIRB’s) July 1, 2020 Special Regulatory ...
The Political Risk Landscape in 2020
With the coronavirus interrupting business operations in the United States and around the world, public officials have discussed the possibility ...
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