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ONE CERTAIN CONSTANT: CHANGE
Likely to be quickly signed by Governor Newsom, Senate Bill (SB) 95 significantly expands California employer obligations to provide COVID-related paid sick leave in addition to established sick leave benefits, retroactive to January 1, 2021.
STAY-AWAY “EXCLUSION” PAY
With only limited exceptions, Cal/OSHA’s mandatory COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) (effective November, 2020) apply to all California employers. See, What’s New in 2021: Infection Prevention Direction CAL/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (February 5, 2021)
PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION IN A PANDEMIC
Closely paralleling national standards, California employers must balance COVID-19 health and safety guidelines with the required Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protections for those who seek accommodation for a physical or mental disability or religious conviction and practice.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2021 ONE-STOP COVID SHOP NEW CALIFORNIA WEBSITE AND EMPLOYER PORTAL
The California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) has launched a new website consolidating COVID resources previously only available through separate state and local online websites including:
CAUTIONARY TALE EPISODE 40 BIG STICK COMPLIANCECAL/OSHA FINES NUMEROUS BUSINESSES FOR COVID-19 VIOLATIONS
Cal/OSHA continues to “encourage” business compliance with its pandemic regulations by targeting, fining and announcing violators on broad scale. Starting with several supermarkets and a frozen food plant we earlier reported, Cal/OSHA has now issued COVID-19 fines to businesses and facilities that include: