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If you’ve gotten used to navigating supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19, there’s no need to change course. 

Unlike many of the new COVID-related laws in California that add to or modify the existing labor code, Senate Bill (SB) 93  is a new creation surrounding COVID-related layoffs. So what does it say?

Have you ever “just” had a cold, and decided it wasn’t bad enough to keep you from working? Have you ever “toughed it out” and showed up to the office, even though you weren’t feeling 100 percent?

Two controversial bills passed the California Assembly on Monday—AB 84 and SB 95. At the heart of each is, yet again, COVID-19 leave.

The Small Business Administration’s initial planning and rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a mixed bag. It provided loans to support businesses across the country amid the COVID-19 crisis. However, many business owners had rejected applications or found that they were ineligible to participate.

Recognizing the sweeping nature of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards and the breadth of the challenge to organizations in complying with requirements in the short timeframe allowed, CalChamber has requested Cal/OSHA make changes to the Standards and extend an enforcement grace period to employers. 

In early December, Cal/OSHA doubled down on workplace safety by passing the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards requirements, the purpose of which is to keep our workplaces—and employees—as safe and illness-free as possible. 

California has passed several laws regarding COVID-19 since September, all of which will be effective by January 1, 2021. This article examines Senate Bill (SB) 1159. 

California has passed several laws regarding COVID-19 since September, all of which will be effective by January 1, 2021. This entry examines Assembly Bill 685.

The pandemic has caused innumerable changes to the workplace in 2020. One of the clearest issues for employers since the coronavirus reached the United States is an all-time high in leave-of-absence requests.